CAHR'S WESTERN DAY

WESTERN DAY
ANNUAL REVIEW OF PHARMA & LIFE SCIENCES
POLICY IN WESTERN CANADA

FAIRMONT HOTEL VANCOUVER
900 West Georgia Street, Vancouver

MONDAY FEBRUARY 3, 2025| 6PM – 8PM PT
Hors d’oeuvres & cash bar

EVENING RECEPTION TO HONOUR RECENT INDUSTRY RETIREES
AND FEATURE LECTURE

Prof. Timothy Caulfield, Law Professor, at the University of Alberta

The Impact of Social Media Misinformation on Health Care and Health Care Policy 
Join us for our CAHR Western Day opening reception at which we will offer attendees insights into the growing impact of misinformation on social media channels on health care delivery and policy making. Health policy expert, Tim Caulfield will examine how misinformation can lead to waste and his experiences in battling misinformation, which has led to personal attacks, including death threats, lawsuits and social media trolling.

Moderator: Beth Kidd, Executive Director of the Health Coalition of Alberta

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR RECENT INDUSTRY RETIREES!
Bob Dawson, Pfizer
Kevin Harrington, AbbVie
Pete Simpson, GSK
Cindy Schurman, AbbVie
Geoff Squires, Novartis

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 4, 2025| 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM PT
FULL DAY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM

AGENDA
As of January 31, 2025

8:30 am Breakfast

9:00 am
Welcome & Housekeeping
Emcee: Gerry Jeffcott, 3Sixty Public Affairs

9:15am
Political Keynote Overview

Don Wright, Global Public Affairs and moderated by Derek Badger, AstraZeneca

10:15am
Steve Long Memorial Keynote Address: A Retrospective Review of my Time as a Provincial Drug Plan Manager

Patricia Caetano, Former Executive Director, Provincial Drug Programs, Government of Manitoba 

The former executive director of Manitoba’s provincial drug plan will offer reflections on her almost 10 years in that role. She will share her perspectives and offer insights for innovators who want to optimize their relationships with public payors.

10:50am Networking Break

11:20am
Panel: Rare Diseases
Jamie Myrah, Pulmonary Hypertension Association of Canada
Julie Frappier, Data 4 Actions
Lauren Bresee,  Specialty Medicines BC Ministry of Health
Gail Attara, Gastrointestinal Society

Moderator: Susi Vander Wyk, Cure SMA Canada

12:20pm  Networking Lunch

1:10pm
Panel: Oncology Panel

This session will examine the current state of cancer care in Western Canada from the perspective of experts who also have been cancer patients The session will open with an overview of the cancer care system by a recent former system leader. Then the patient experts will recount their experiences with the cancer care system and reflect on how to improve the system.

Dr. Charles Blanke, Former President of the BC Cancer Agency
Dr. Catalina Lopez-Correa, Cancer survivor and Chief Scientific Officer, Genome Canada
Dr. Roy Jackson, Cancer survivor and Obstetrician and Gynaecological Surgeon
Dianne Balon, Cancer survivor, Alberta Blue Cross

Moderator: Tami Crawley, Tami Crawley Consulting

2:00pm
Panel: AI Innovations for Reimbursement Decision-making

Dr. Calum Neish, IQVIA
Jodi Goebel, Alta ML
Dan Singh, Canada's Drug Agency
Myrna Bittner, RUNWITHIT Synthetics Inc.
Tara Cowling, Medlior Health Outcomes Research Ltd.

Moderator: Dr. Kate Harback, Institute of Health Economics (IHE)

3:00pm   Networking Break

3:30pm
Panel:   Opportunities Amidst Political Turbulence: A Life Sciences Perspective

Andrea Ladouceur, Biosciences Association of Manitoba
Jaspreet Grewal, Bio Alberta

Moderator: Laura Fitzgerald, Moderna

4:15pm
Fireside Chat: pCPA Update Dominic Tan, Acting CEO, pCPA , moderated by Gerry Jeffcott, 3Sixty Public Affairs

We are pleased offer a fireside chat with leadership from the pCPA addressing its continued evolution since becoming a separate agency. Senior leaders from the pCPA Office will join us to share the latest details and address audience questions.

4:55pm
Closing Remarks
Emcee: Gerry Jeffcott, 3Sixty Public Affairs

CAHR reserves the right to cancel or change speakers, content and date
without prior notice. We assume no liability for these changes. 

Cancellation Policy: For cancellations two (2) weeks or more in advance, delegates will receive a 75% refund. Cancellations made less than two (2) weeks in advance, no refunds are given.  Delegate substitutions will be accepted at no cost.