President Emeritus / en Dalla Lana School of Public Health hosts distinguished panel on health system innovation /news/dalla-lana-school-public-health-hosts-distinguished-panel-health-system-innovation <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Dalla Lana School of Public Health hosts distinguished panel on health system innovation</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>sgupta</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2016-02-11T05:28:33-05:00" title="Thursday, February 11, 2016 - 05:28" class="datetime">Thu, 02/11/2016 - 05:28</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item">Dr. Ross Upshur, Leslee Thompson, Dr. Peter Pisters, Dr. David Naylor, Dr. Adalsteinn Brown, Dr. Howard Hu, Andr茅 Picard and Susan Fitzpatrick (photo by David Pike)</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/nicole-bodnar" hreflang="en">Nicole Bodnar</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-legacy field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Author legacy</div> <div class="field__item">Nicole Bodnar</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/more-news" hreflang="en">More News</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/president-emeritus" hreflang="en">President Emeritus</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/dalla-lana-school-public-health" hreflang="en">Dalla Lana School of Public Health</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>An expert panel of thought leaders with distinctive viewpoints on Canada鈥檚 health-care system met on Feb.&nbsp;3, 2016 at the 处女视频 to address the question: can we innovate our way to a sustainable health system?&nbsp;</p> <p>More than 350 students, alumni, faculty, staff and partners attended the event where this question, posed by <strong>Dr. David Naylor</strong>, 处女视频 President Emeritus, guided discussion at the Dean鈥檚 Leadership Series inaugural event, which was presented by the Dalla Lana School of Public Health (DLSPH). &nbsp;<a href="http://www.dlsph.utoronto.ca/deans-corner/">Dean <strong>Howard Hu</strong></a>鈥檚 aim for the series is to educate Canadians on significant issues facing the health system and to stimulate discussion on how society can respond to these challenges.</p> <p>鈥淗ealthcare everywhere is changing in response to an aging population, the revolution in information technology, greater engagement of patients in their own care and unprecedented advances in medical science,鈥 said Dr. Naylor, referencing a report (<a href="http://www.healthycanadians.gc.ca/publications/health-system-systeme-sante/report-healthcare-innovation-rapport-soins/index-eng.php"><em>Unleashing Innovation: Excellent Healthcare for Canada</em></a>) by the Advisory Panel on Healthcare Innovation, which he chaired from June 2014 to July 2015.</p> <p>鈥淐anada is not well-positioned to respond to these forces,鈥 he concluded, summarizing input heard during the advisory panel鈥檚 stakeholder consultations.</p> <p>Following Dr. Naylor鈥檚 keynote address 鈥 his first talk at the University since the conclusion of his presidency in November 2013 鈥 panellists articulated challenges and opportunities for health system innovation. The panellists were: Andr茅 Picard, Globe and Mail columnist; Susan Fitzpatrick, Toronto Central LHIN CEO; Dr. <strong>Peter Pisters</strong>, University Health Network President and CEO; Leslee Thompson, Accreditation Canada President and CEO; and <strong>Dr. Ross Upshur</strong>, DLSPH鈥檚 Clinical Public Health Division Lead.</p> <p>Upon reflection, the panel unanimously agreed that innovative ideas and a wide-scale cultural shift are necessary for transforming Canada from a healthcare laggard to a healthcare leader.</p> <p>鈥淐anadians are tolerant of mediocrity. We think that since healthcare is free, it鈥檚 okay to wait for service. We don鈥檛 realize how much better other systems are,鈥 said Picard.</p> <p>Professor <strong>Adalsteinn Brown</strong>, director of the<a href="http://ihpme.utoronto.ca/"> Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation</a>, skilfully moderated the panel, pressing each member to explain how the system can evolve beyond a zero sum game and affect significant change.</p> <p>Panellist responses included re-aligning physician incentives 鈥 moving from a fee-for-service model to payment for outcomes 鈥 and linking accreditation standards and outcomes as effective levers to system transformation.</p> <p>Professor Upshur鈥檚 optimistic comments emphasized U of T鈥檚 important role as a catalyst for change that stimulates discussion and educates tomorrow鈥檚 leaders.</p> <p>鈥淭oday鈥檚 students are demanding equity and social justice skills and knowledge so they can work with marginalized populations,鈥 said Upshur, who is also a professor in the department of family and community Medicine.</p> <p>鈥淪tudents, healthcare providers, CEOs and everyone between must unite and push the government to affect action.鈥</p> <p>Click <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/128550149@N04/albums/72157664180000691">here</a> for photos from the Dean鈥檚 Leadership Series.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><iframe allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/axp5vy_Vg3c?rel=0" width="560"></iframe></p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-picpath field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">picpath</div> <div class="field__item">sites/default/files/2016-02-12-Dalla-Lana-panel-lede.jpg</div> </div> Thu, 11 Feb 2016 10:28:33 +0000 sgupta 7648 at Honouring the accomplishments of David Naylor /news/honouring-accomplishments-david-naylor <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Honouring the accomplishments of David Naylor</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>sgupta</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2015-10-21T11:29:39-04:00" title="Wednesday, October 21, 2015 - 11:29" class="datetime">Wed, 10/21/2015 - 11:29</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item">David Naylor (pictured above) was known for 鈥渂ringing the best out of others,鈥 says Governing Council Chair Judy Goldring. 鈥淗e inspired us to do better.鈥</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/alan-christie" hreflang="en">Alan Christie</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-legacy field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Author legacy</div> <div class="field__item">Alan Christie</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/more-news" hreflang="en">More News</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/unicersity-college" hreflang="en">Unicersity College</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/president-emeritus" hreflang="en">President Emeritus</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/president" hreflang="en">President</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/medicine" hreflang="en">Medicine</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/honours" hreflang="en">Honours</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/health" hreflang="en">Health</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/chancellor" hreflang="en">Chancellor</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/campus" hreflang="en">Campus</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/alumni" hreflang="en">Alumni</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-subheadline field--type-string-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Subheadline</div> <div class="field__item">C. David Naylor Building at 6 Queen's Park Crescent unveiled</div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>处女视频 President Emeritus <strong>David Naylor</strong>, a distinguished medical innovator, scholar and administrator at U of T, now has a building named after him on the downtown Toronto campus.</p> <p>Naylor is President <strong>Meric Gertler</strong>鈥檚 immediate predecessor, serving as president from 2005 until 2013. Gertler and <strong>Judy Goldring</strong>, chair of the Governing Council, were on hand on Oct. 21 for the official opening of the building, at 6 Queen鈥檚 Park Crescent.</p> <p>The address is significant&nbsp;鈥 it is the original home of U of T鈥檚 botany department, holding&nbsp;鈥減ride of place on Queen鈥檚 Park Circle since 1931,鈥 Gertler said.</p> <p>鈥淲hat a perfect location to honour the accomplishments of David Naylor 鈥 a person who has made important contributions to higher education, health research, innovation and public policy in Canada,鈥 the president told a distinguished group of guests. 鈥淚 can鈥檛 think of a better location.鈥</p> <p>Guests included Chancellor <strong>Michael Wilson</strong>, former chancellors <strong>David Peterson</strong> and <strong>Vivienne Poy</strong>, and <strong>Jack Petch</strong> and <strong>Richard Nunn</strong>, both past chairs of the Governing Council. Former Ontario Premier <strong>William Davis</strong> was slated to attend a reception following the unveiling of the monument on which the name 鈥淐. David Naylor Building鈥 was written.&nbsp;</p> <p>As an undergraduate, Naylor attended University College. He holds a medical degree from U of T and attended Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. He studied internal medicine and clinical epidemiology at Western before joining the Faculty of Medicine at U of T, becoming a full professor in 1996. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2006.</p> <p>Naylor told the gathering that he was 鈥渄eeply humbled by this honour.鈥 Both he and Gertler mentioned another significant aspect of the address.&nbsp;It is a 鈥渟pecial corner鈥 as the building is near: MaRS, established during Naylor鈥檚 term; the provincial legislature;&nbsp;the Leslie Dan building and the Fitzgerald Building, named after the founder of the Connaught Laboratories.&nbsp;</p> <p>Naylor said those buildings and the Medical Sciences Building 鈥渁re very familiar touchstones,鈥 going back to his days as a medical student in 1974. The former president said that while he is grateful for having the building named after him 鈥淚 firmly believe it is I who has to thank the 处女视频 for all it has done for me in my life.鈥</p> <p>The university gave him, Naylor said, the chance to work with 鈥渁 truly remarkable group of people.鈥</p> <p>Goldring said Naylor 鈥渄evoted a great deal of time paying tribute to others鈥 as president. He was known for 鈥渂ringing the best out of others. He inspired us to do better.鈥</p> <p>Even during a time of 鈥減rofound financial crisis,鈥 U of T made 鈥渟ome of its biggest strides,鈥 under Naylor鈥檚 guidance, Goldring said.&nbsp;</p> <p>The building at 6 Queen鈥檚 Park Crescent is the former home of the Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases. Its director, Dr. Peter St&nbsp;George-Hyslop, is internationally known for his research into Alzheimer鈥檚 disease.<br> &nbsp;</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-picpath field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">picpath</div> <div class="field__item">sites/default/files/2015-10-13-naylor_0.jpg</div> </div> Wed, 21 Oct 2015 15:29:39 +0000 sgupta 7371 at