http://www.cahspr.ca/cahspr/Portals/0/2010.CAHSPR_Exhibitor_Prospectus_v1.pdf CAHSPR Conference 2010
The Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research (CAHSPR) will host the 2010 conference at the Westin Harbour Castle in Toronto, Ontario from May 10 (pre-conference/pre-registration day) to May 13.

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Some of our exciting plenary speakers booked to date are:

• Bonnie Adamson, President and CEO of North York General Hospital
• Luc Boileau, Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ)
• Chris Ham, Professor of Health Policy and Management, University of Birmingham
  
• Honourable Bob Rae, Member of Parliament
• Len Syme, University of California, Berkley School of Public Health
• ...and more!
  

Book your accommodations early! The 2010 CAHSPR Conference will be hosted at the beautiful Westin Harbour Castle located in downtown Toronto. The group hotel room rate is $179.00 per night, which includes complimentary high speed internet for the duration of your stay at the hotel. To book your hotel accommodations now, please contact the hotel directly by phone at 1-888-627-8559 and quote “2010 Annual CAHSPR Conference”.

The Annual CAHSPR Conference

The Annual CAHSPR Conference brings together over 400 of Canada’s leading researchers, decision makers, managers and trainees to exchange ideas and share findings from the most recent studies in health services and policy research.

 

Featuring over 200 presentations in plenary, small group and poster formats, the Annual CAHSPR Conference has something for everyone.

 

In addition to emerging research, the Annual CAHSPR Conference features provocative plenary lectures by leaders in health policy. Past marquee speakers include Roy Romanow, head of the Royal Commission on the Future of Health Care and author of the 2002 Romanow Report; Claude Castonguay, head of the 2007 Castonguay task force on Quebec health care; and Robert Evans, one of Canada’s most influential and provocative health economists.

 

The Annual CAHSPR Conference is also the event at which numerous national awards, honours and ceremonies occur. Special events and celebrations at the CAHSPR conference include the following:

§  The Emmett Hall Lectureship is given by an individual nominated by the Justice Emmett Hall Memorial Foundation board for making an outstanding contribution to the advancement of health ideals of equity, fairness, justice and efficiency.

§  The Health Services Research Advancement Award is presented by the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation to an individual, team, or organization that has contributed significantly to the advancement of the health services research community in Canada.

§  The Rising Star Award is presented by the CIHR Institute of Health Services and Policy Research (IHSPR) to recognize the research excellence and knowledge translation initiatives of upcoming Canadian graduate students and post-doctoral Fellows in the area of health services and policy research.

§  Hall Foundation Student Essay Awards are given to the three students who submitted the best essays on any topic related to health services or health policy. The essays are displayed at the Hall Foundation poster session during the CAHSPR conference.

§  The IHSPR Student Poster Competition is co-sponsored by the CIHR-ISHPR and CAHSPR. Three masters and doctoral students are awarded prizes for their outstanding posters, which are presented at the conference.