The hospitalist program has the potential to have a positive impact on hospital inpatient care across the
province by supporting improvements such as reduced wait times and better access to emergency
departments.

The overall learning objective of the conference is to get hospitalists to analyze best practices of different hospitalist models. By the end of the conference, hospitalists will be able to better evaluate the model in their hospital and implement changes if desired.

Discussions at this conference will touch on:

• The definition of hospitalist
• Different hospitalist models
• Evidence regarding the advantages to hospitals where hospitalists function
• Hospitalist compensation


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, approved by the Canadian Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.



AGENDA:

0830h Registration and Continental Breakfast

0900h Welcoming Remarks and Conference Overview

Chair: Dr. Mira Backo-Shannon
President, Medical Staff Association
Halton Healthcare Services

0905h The Hospitalist Model

• History of hospitalist models
• The definition of the hospitalist
• Learning objective: by the end of this session the participants will be able to assess the definition of the hospitalist

Dr. Bob Bell
President and CEO
University Health Network

0945h Best Practices in Different Hospitalist Programs

Best Practices at Toronto East General and More

• After hours coverage
• Scheduling
• Volumes and types of patients
• Learning objective: by the end of this session the participants will be able to evaluate the workload and duties of
  hospitalists at TEGH

Dr. Pieter Jugovic
Lead Hospitalist, Department of Family Practice
Toronto East General Hospital

Best Practices at William Osler and More
• Learning objectives: by the end of this session the participants will be able to appraise:
• Keys to attracting and retaining skilled hospitalists
• How much administrative support a program needs?
• The relationships with specialists and community general practitioners

Dr. Shariq Lodhi
Physician Lead
Acute Medicine Hospitalist Service
Brampton Civic Hospital
William Osler Health System

1045h Networking Refreshment Break

1055h New Areas Where Hospitalists Can Be of Benefit

• The hospitalist subspecialist: oncology or stroke hospitalists
• Above and beyond: hospitalists and the mental health patients
• Learning objective: by the end of this session the participants will be able to differentiate in what new areas the 
  hospitalists can be of benefit in a hospital

Dr. David Gee
Lead Hospitalist
Lakeridge Health Oshawa

1125h Training Programs for Hospitalists

• The Sunnybrook experience
• Determination of what would be appropriate training for hospitalists (looking into the future)
• Moving training forward into residency programs
• Learning objective: by the end of this session the participants will be able to evaluate training programs for
  hospitalists

Dr. Khalil Sivjee
Director of Education, Hospitalist Training Program
Head, Division of Respirology and Clinical Immunology
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Toronto

1200h Networking Luncheon

1300h The Alberta Perspective - Best Practices Focused on Relationships

• Alternate Relationship Plans (ARP) vs. Alternate Payment Plan (APP)
• Creating ownership
• Innovating together (two ends are better than one)
• Learning objective: by the end of this session the participants will be able to assess some of the best practices
  focused on relationships in Alberta and compare to own practices in their program.

Dr. Mark Evans
Hospitalist
Quality Improvement Leader
Calgary Health Region
Board Member
Calgary Hospitalist Governance Association
Associate Clinical Professor, Faculty of Medicine
University of Calgary
Senior Partner
Hospitalist Consulting Solutions

1340h Transitioning to a Hospitalist Model; Challenges from a Paediatric Point of View
• Learning objectives: by the end of this session the participants will be able to:
• Review different paediatric hospitalist systems
• Discuss ways to address the challenges of transitioning to a hospitalist system

Dr. Andrew Latchman
Assistant Professor, McMaster University
Paediatrician, McMaster Children’s Hospital

Dr. Madan Roy
Chief, Division of General Pediatrics
McMaster Children's Hospital
Associate Professor, Pediatrics
McMaster University

1410h The Payment Systems
• Learning objectives: by the end of this session the participants will be able to differentiate:
• What is the system now?
• What would be a better payment system?

Dr. David Wilton
President
Canadian Society of Hospital Medicine

1450h Networking Refreshment Break

1500h Measuring Success

• Methods and results from a large scale program evaluation in Ontario
• Learning objectives: by the end of this session the participants will be able to:
• Evauate what is the evidence for improvements in satisfaction, quality and efficiency?
• Estimate whether a model is working well

Dr. Colin Preyra
Director
The Canadian Health Services Research Group

Patti Cochrane
VP Patient Services & Quality/CNO
Trillium Health Centre
Dr. Norman Hill
VP Medical & Academic Affairs
Trillium Health Centre

1545h The Ministry of Health and Long Term Care Perspective

• Learning objectives: by the end of this session the participants will be able to determine the MOHLTC perspective on what needs to happen next.

Susan Fitzpatrick
Executive Director
Negotiations & Accountability Management Branch
Health System Accountability And Performance Division
Ministry of Health and Long Term Care

Other Speakers TBA

1620h Wrap up & Adjournment for the Day