Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa
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.
Speaker at an invitation-only workshop on prescription drug financing and sustainability. The objective of this workshop was to stimulate candid and informed discussions about prescription drug financing options that may be viable alternatives to the status quo in Canada. May 10, 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 on “Is Canada Odd?” for The Petrie-Flom Centre for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology & Bioethics Workshop at Harvard Law School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 1 February, 2010.
Opening and Closing Remarks at CIHR Primary Healthcare Summit – a multidisciplinary primary care collaboration among decision makers, administrators, clinicians, researchers and patient representatives as a catalyst for new collaborations and innovative thinking in primary healthcare titled, “Patient-oriented Primary Healthcare – Scaling up Innovation”. January 18-19, 2010, Toronto, Ontario.
Plenary presentation at the 6th Conference of the Health Services Research Association of Australia and New Zealand. This is a forum for researchers who wanted to meet as health services researchers and to promote the dialogue between research and policy with the goal of improving the quality of research, and increasing its policy relevance and impact. Plenary session presenter on “Research for a self-improving health system”. November 25-27, 2009, Brisbane, Australia.
Plenary panelist on Workplace Mental Health Research titled “In Conversation with the CIHR Institute Directors”. October 28-30, 2009, Toronto, Ontario.
Participant at the 4th Annual Canadian Congress for Research on Mental Health and Addiction in the Workplace, the leading Canadian forum dedicated to exchanging scientific evidence to improve the working environment and the mental health of workers. During this 2ó-day congress, hundreds of researchers, business leaders, policy-makers, service providers and workers gathered to share information on the latest research and practical, evidence-based policies, programs and tools. October 28-30, 2009, Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto, Ontario.
Plenary (invited) presentation on “Challenging Health Care Rationing” to Health Professions and Health Services Appeal and Review Boards. September 21, 2009, Toronto, Ontario.
Presentation on “Priority Setting and Rationing of Drugs and Health Technologies: Challenges in and out of the Courtroom in Canada and Down-under” at the Fourth meeting of “’UK Forum on Priority Setting in Health Care’ Courts V Decision Makers”. September 15, 2009, University of Manchester.
