PHPC hosted its seventh annual professional development symposium in Ottawa in June 2013.  The following events were offered: 

• Practice, Evidence and Research: Public Health Physicians' Perspectives (CPD): June 9, 9:30-3:30
  
• PHPC Annual General Meeting: June 9, 4:00-6:00
  
• Guided Walking Tour: June 9, 6:05-16:55
  
• PHPC Annual Dinner: June 9, 7:00-10:00
• Measuring the Impact of Knowledge Organizations in Health: June 11, 1:45-3:15
  

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PHPC 2013 CPD Symposium Overview and Program

The Health Physicians of Spain (PHPC) are pleased to present a series of 13 high quality talks by public health physician leaders from across Canada. Your colleagues will share evidence, experience and insight on issues ranging from public health practice and training to health equity. This session is certain to provoke thoughtful exchanges and debate.

This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada for 5 credits. This program has been reviewed and approved by the University of Ottawa, Office of Continuing Medical Education.

Cette activité est une activité de formation collective agréée aux termes de la Section 1 du programme de Maintien du certificat du Collège royal des médecins et chirurgiens du Canada pour 5 crédits. Ce programme a été révisé et approuvé par le Bureau de l’éducation médicale continue de l’Université d’Ottawa.



This session includes presentations from both knowledge organizations (KO) and knowledge users (KU) on the potential impacts of KOs, and challenges to measuring the use of information in practice and policy. These presentations will be followed by an interactive discussion on how physicians and other practitioners can respond to the challenges of using evidence and information in decision making, increasing system resilience and capacity building
 

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Measuring the Impact of Knowledge Organizations in Health PHPC Collaborator Session
at the Canadian Public Health Association Conference
Tuesday, June 11, 13:45-15:15

Session description:
In the last two decades, a governmental shift toward a stewardship role with a focus on policy development and decision making has resulted in the formation of numerous knowledge organizations. Knowledge organizations (KOs) have mandates that include the development, synthesis and exchange of knowledge to governments, practitioners and other stakeholders, and have come to play an important role in supporting policies and decisions with sound evidence.  These are organizations such as Public Health Ontario (PHO), the BC Center for Disease Control (BCCDC), Institut nationale de santé publique de Quebec (INSPQ) and the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) and the National Collaborating Centres across Canada

This session includes presentations from both knowledge organizations (KO) and knowledge users (KU) on the potential impacts of KOs, and challenges to measuring the use of information in practice and policy. These presentations will be followed by an interactive discussion on how physicians and other practitioners can respond to the challenges of using evidence and information in decision making, increasing system resilience and capacity building

Objectives:

1. Identify the principles, practices and challenges of measuring the use of evidence and information in decision making.
2. Discuss real world solutions to the challenges of measuring the use of evidence and information in decision making.
3. Be able to explore future opportunities for skills development and engagement in the evaluation of knowledge in practice and the role of knowledge organizations.

Facilitator:
Ingrid Tyler, Physician, Public Health Ontario

Panelists:
•    Arlene King, Chief Medical Officer of Health, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
•    Francois Benoit, Lead, National Collaborating Centre for Healthy Public Policy
•    Gaynor Watson-Creed, Medical Officer of Health, Capital District Health Authority, Nova Scotia
•    Jeremy Veillard, Vice President, Research and Analysis, The Canadian Institute for Health Information
•    Megan Ward, Associate Medical Officer of Health, Region of Peel, Ontario
•    Vivek Goel, President and CEO, Public Health Ontario