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2018 CADTH Symposium — Plenary Speakers

We are pleased to announce an outstanding lineup of Canadian and international plenary speakers at the 2018 CADTH Symposium in Halifax, Nova Scotia, April 15 to 17, 2018:

  • John Abbott, Deputy Minister, Department of Health & Community Services, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Maureen Allen, Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Fiona Clement, Director of the Health Technology Assessment and Appraisal Unit and Assistant Professor, University of Calgary
  • Pauline Dakin, Assistant Professor, University of King’s College
  • Sir Andrew Dillon, Chief Executive of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
  • Brian Hilberdink, President, Novo Nordisk Canada
  • Brian Huskins, Patient and Public Representative, Ontario Health Technology Advisory Committee
  • Terri Irwin, Director, Quality Standards, Health Quality Ontario
  • Craig Mitton, Professor, Health Services and Policy Branch, School of Population and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Senior Scientist at the Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation
  • Steve Morgan, Professor, School of Population and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
  • YJ Oh, Managing Director, Edwards Lifesciences (Canada) Inc.
  • Denise Perret, Deputy Minister, Department of Health and Wellness, Government of Nova Scotia
  • Milton Sussman, Deputy Minister, Alberta Health, Government of Alberta
  • Marianne Taylor, Medical Oncologist
  • Harindra Wijeysundera, Vice-President, Medical Devices and Clinical Interventions, CADTH
  • Janet Yale, President and CEO, The Arthritis Society.

The 2018 CADTH Symposium will also feature 16 workshops, eight breakfast sessions, 24 concurrent panels, 51 oral presentations, and 88 poster presentations.

Visit the Symposium website for information about the scientific program, social events, and more.

Send an email to [email protected] if you have any questions.

We hope to see you in Halifax!

The 2018 CADTH Symposium Team