The Walrus Talks: Canada's Health Security

Following the conversation, we invite you to join us for a reception and light refreshments.

Co-presented by:

The Walrus Talks

Johnson & Johnson

The Sandra Rotman Center for Health Sector Strategy

Event Synopsis:

We live in an era of crisis upon crisis, spanning multiple industries, areas, and types. Canada was caught off-guard by the COVID-19 pandemic, and had minimal capability for producing vaccines. Wildfires have grown larger and more frequent, forcing us to turn to other countries for personnel support. In short, Canada has not built the resilient institutional infrastructures needed to prepare us for the next big crisis.

At The Walrus Talks Canada’s Health Security, leaders and experts in health security and crisis initiatives will address how the country should prepare for extreme climate events, international hostilities, and the next health crisis. Where are the gaps in coordination? Does the new Health Emergency Readiness Canada agency have the resources to handle catastrophic events? How do we ensure the failings of our pandemic response are not repeated?

Canada’s ability to respond to global crises impacts us all. Don’t miss this talk, in Toronto or online, to understand what will be needed to confront the next emergency.

Speakers:

Angelique Berg, President & CEO, Canadian Association for Pharmacy Distribution Management

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Professor, Director, Agri-Food Analytics Lab, Dalhousie University

Dr. Leah Cohen, Vice-President, Research and Innovation, and Strategic Initiatives, Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto

Brian Golden, Sandra Rotman Chair in Health Sector Strategy; Director, Global Executvie MBA for Healthcare and Life Sciences, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto

Jessica Hill, MPH, BHSc, Director, Health Emergency Management, First Nations Health Authority

Dr. Allison McGeer, Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto; Senior Clinician Scientist, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health

Dr. Farhad Razak, Canada Research Chair, Data Informed Healthcare Improvement, University of Toronto; Internist, St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto

Event Logistics:

This event is available to attend in-person or virtually via livestream.

Rotman Events is committed to accessibility for all people. If you have any access needs or if there are any ways we can support your full participation in this session, please email Mandi Gosling [events@rotman.utoronto.ca] no later than 2 weeks in advance of the event and we will be glad to work with you to make the appropriate arrangements.

General Admission: In-Person Ticket Details

• The event will be hosted in Desautels Hall at the Rotman School of Management (105 Saint George Street, Toronto, ON M5S 3E6). Your registration fee includes attendance at the event and reception, as well as access to a video replay of the session.

General Admission: Livestream Ticket Details

• The Walrus will email registrants livestream access details one day prior to the event.

Cancellation & Refund Policy

• Refunds will only be issued for cancellations received in writing NO LATER than 24 hours prior to the event. Please email events@rotman.utoronto.ca for processing.

Questions: events@rotman.utoronto.ca, Mandi Gosling