Category: Conferences (Peer-reviewed Abstracts)

Presented at workshop on Health Rights at the Public/Private Intersection at the University of Toronto. This conference brought together health law and policy scholars from around the world, to discuss the impact of health rights litigation on equality of access to health care. In addition to presenting on health rights in Canada, I co-hosted the event with Aeyal Gross. October 22, 2010, Toronto, Ontario.

Moderated and led a workshop with deputy ministers and assistant deputy ministers from all provinces and territories – Financing, Sustainability and Governance Workshop. October 13, 2010, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Moderated and organized an in-camera exchange (Best Brains) with the Saskatchewan government on “Developing and Implementing a Framework for Patient and Family-Centred Care”. October 6, 2010, Regina, Saskatchewan.

Presented at the Annual Canadian Association of Health Services and Policy Research Conference, presentation titled “The Evidentiary Burden for Overturning Government’s Choice of Regulatory Instrument: Direct-to-Consumer Advertising”. May 11, 2010, Toronto, Ontario.

Presented at the Annual Canadian Association of Health Services and Policy Research Conference, presentation titled “The Evidentiary Burden for Overturning Government’s Choice of Regulatory Instrument: Direct-to-Consumer Advertising”. May 11, 2010, Toronto, Ontario.

CIHR Best Brains Exchange co-hosted by Health Canada and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) on the topic, “Whether results based on current data sources and pharmacoepidemiological research methods will be sufficiently robust for decision makers”. March 29, 2010, Toronto, Ontario.

CIHR Best Brain Consultation on “Clearing a path to mental health: How can we improve access to effective mental healthcare services”. Hosted by: CIHR Institute of Health Services and Policy Research in partnership with the Mental Health Commission of Canada. February, 2010, Montreal, Quebec.

Presentation at the 5th International Conference on Priorities in Health Care. I presented in the session about “Who calls the shots?– the role of key players in priority setting”. November 3-5, 2004, Wellington, New Zealand.