What is it?
Picking Up the Pace is Canada’s premiere event showcasing how to implement change in primary healthcare by presenting real-life examples selected by an expert committee from across Canada.

Where?
Hilton Montreal Bonaventure, Montreal, Quebec

When?
November 1–2, 2010

Who should attend?
Policy leaders, decision-makers and senior healthcare providers who want to exchange ideas and experiences about how to put promising practices into action.

Objective
Picking Up the Pace will highlight primary healthcare innovations, with a focus on sharing the successes and challenges of implementation. Participants – from across disciplines and across the country – will consider strategies for adapting successful and promising initiatives to other parts of Canada.

How do I stay up to date about the conference?
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Why we need Picking Up the Pace
The purpose of Picking up the Pace is to provide tangible examples of how to implement changes that strengthen healthcare in Canada.

This year Picking up the Pace will focus on primary healthcare. It’s well documented that Canada lags other countries in its efforts to improve primary healthcare. Achieving sustainable change in this country is not easy – there is no well-worn path to follow. Despite the challenges, pockets of successful innovation do exist throughout Canada and Picking Up the Pace will draw out what we can learn from those that are working well.
 
CHSRF is looking across Canada for examples of innovation in primary healthcare to serve as discussion centrepieces for the conference. If you are aware of an innovation or promising practice that should be considered, please let us know about it.

Picking Up the Pace reflects CHSRF’s commitment to help accelerate change in healthcare. (Read our strategic priorities.)

If you have any questions, please contact Krista Montelpare by e-mail or by phone at 613-728-2238.