Sponsors

A HUGE thank you to our confirmed sponsors! Without them, none of this would be possible.

Diamond Sponsors

Canadian Patient Safety Institute
The Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI) is a not for profit organization that exists to raise awareness and facilitate implementation of ideas and best practices to achieve a transformation in patient safety. Funded by Health Canada, CPSI reflects the desire to close the gap between the healthcare we have and the healthcare we deserve.

L’Institut canadien pour la sécurité des patients (ICSP) est un organisme de sensibilisation sans but lucratif qui vise à améliorer la sécurité des patients en facilitant la mise en œuvre d’idées novatrices et de pratiques exemplaires. Subventionné par Santé Canada, l’ICSP traduit le souhait de combler l’écart entre de bons soins de santé et d’excellents soins de santé.

Platinum Sponsors

College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta

Good Medical Practice – it’s what we’re all about.

For more than a century, the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta has
focused on one important role – ensuring Albertans can count on their doctors.

With specific roles and responsibilities outlined in Alberta’s Health Professions Act, the
College works with Alberta doctors to help them provide safe and effective medical care
to their patients.

Key areas:

• We register physicians who meet medical education and post-graduate training standards
• We accredit various health facilities to ensure they meet safety and quality standards.
• We support continuing competence of Alberta physicians
• We investigate and resolve physician-related complaints
• We contribute to public policy affecting health care delivery
• We guide professional conduct and ethical behaviour

Gold Sponsors

Alberta Medical Association
The Alberta Medical Association (AMA) stands as an advocate for its physician members, providing leadership and support for their role in the provision of quality health care. Our vision is Patients First®. Our support for the leadership role of physicians includes working with Alberta Health and Alberta Health Services toward quality care in a sustainable health care system.

Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement

The Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement identifies proven innovations and accelerates their spread across Canada by supporting healthcare organizations to adapt, implement and measure improvements in patient care, population health and value-for-money.

We work shoulder-to-shoulder with you to improve health and care for all Canadians.

La Fondation canadienne pour l’amélioration des services de santé recense des innovations éprouvées et accélère leur diffusion partout au Canada en soutenant les organismes de santé dans l’adaptation, la mise en œuvre et l’évaluation de l’amélioration des soins, de la santé de la population et de l’optimisation des ressources.

Nous travaillons main dans la main avec vous afin d’améliorer les soins et la santé de tous les Canadiens et Canadiennes.
 

The Institute of Health Economics (IHE) is an independent, not-for-profit organization that performs excellence in health economics research and health technology assessment. Our core objectives include: supporting decision making in health policy and practice with evidence from research in health economics and health technology assessment; assessing the medical, economic, social, and ethical implications of both established and new health practices, procedures, and technologies; and, facilitating discussions and partnerships among government, academia, industry and healthcare providers to address important issues in health care.

For more information, please call us at (780) 448-4881, email us at info@ihe.ca, or visit our website at ihe.ca.

Silver Sponsors

Accreditation Canada
Officially established in 1958, Accreditation Canada is an independent, not-for-profit organization that is dedicated to improving the quality of health care systems in Canada and across the globe through the rigorous process of accreditation. Initially focused on Canadian health, the organization broadened its scope internationally in 2000. Through our accreditation programs, we work with health care organizations to help them improve quality, safety, and efficiency so they can offer you the best possible care and service.

College of Licenses Practical Nurses of Alberta
The College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta (CLPNA) is the regulatory college for the province’s Licensed Practical Nurses. For the past 70 years, LPNs have demonstrated themselves as client centered and trusted nursing professionals, who are accountable to the CLPNA, the public, clients, the profession, colleagues and themselves.

Health Quality Council of Alberta
The Health Quality Council of Alberta (HQCA) is a provincial agency that pursues opportunities to improve patient safety and health service quality for Albertans. Legislated under the Health Quality Council of Alberta Act, the HQCA works collaboratively with healthcare providers and partners to drive actionable improvements by: measuring and monitoring health system indicators; reviewing identified issues and recommending improvements; transparently reporting the information we collect; enabling stakeholders to develop skills through education opportunities; and supporting effective citizen participation.

College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta
The College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta is the professional and regulatory body for Alberta’s more than 37,000 registered nurses (RNs) and nurse practitioners (NPs) – the largest group of health professionals in Alberta. RNs work in direct care, education, research and administration. They provide direct patient care, but they also work with the public in roles such as disease prevention, education, mental health, research, policy development and management. 
Read more: expertcaring.ca and nurses.ab.ca

 

Alberta College of Pharmacists
The Alberta College of Pharmacists (ACP) governs pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacies in Alberta to support and protect the public's health and well-being. ACP takes responsibility for pharmacy practice by setting and enforcing high standards of competence and ethical conduct.

Physiotherapy Alberta - College + Association regulates physiotherapy practice in Alberta. Through effective regulation and leadership we ensure the physiotherapists we license are qualified to practice and have the appropriate skills to provide competent, ethical and professional physiotherapy care. Albertans place the utmost trust in health-care providers. They expect safe, effective, quality care. We share those expectations and work to ensure the right systems and processes are in place to support quality physiotherapy service delivery.

College & Association of Respiratory Therapists
Protecting the public through quality regulation of the practice of respiratory therapy is the mission of the College & Association of Respiratory Therapists of Alberta. Currently there are over 1,800 regulated members who practice in a wide variety of hospital practice settings including emergency departments, intensive care units of all kinds, operating theatres, community based care, primary care networks, homecare as well as clinics for pulmonary function and sleep diagnostic testing.
 

Cumming School of Medicine
The University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine is a leader in health research, with an international reputation for excellence and innovation in health care research and education. We train the next generation of health practitioners, and take new treatments and diagnostic techniques from the laboratory to the patient, always keeping in mind our goal: Creating the Future of Health.
For more information, visit cumming.ucalgary.ca and follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @UCalgaryMed.

Sponsorship Opportunities

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