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Look Globally - Act Locally: Integrating Care in the Community for Vulnerable Populations

A symposium presented by the Canadian Research Network for Care in the Community (CRNCC) and the Ontario Community Support Association (OCSA), held in Richmond Hill, Ontario, on October 20, 2008.

A video highlight of the symposium can be viewed at:

PowerPoint Presentations listed in order of appearance:

• Look Globally - Act Locally Setting the Context: Integrating Care in the Community For Vulnerable Populations
  By Janet Lum, Associate Professor/Co-Director, Graduate Program in Public Policy & Administration, Department of Politics & Public Administration, Ryerson University; and Co-Chair, Canadian Research Network for Care in the Community (CRNCC)
• Integrating Health and Social Care for Older Persons: European Perspectives
  By Kai Leichsenring, Researcher, European Centre for Social Welfare Policy & Research, Austria
• Integrating Health and Social Care: The Question of Outcomes
  By Jenny Billings, Deputy Director/Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Health Service Studies, University of Kent, UK
• Innovations in service integration: dementia care in the Netherlands
  By Henk Nies, CEO, Vilans, the Centre of Expertise for Long-Term Care, the Netherlands
• The Weight of Evidence: Results From the Continuing Care Research Study
  By Marcus Hollander, President, Hollander Analytical Services Ltd, BC and David Pedlar, Director, Research Directorate, Veterans Affairs Canada
• Look Globally, Act Locally: The Balance of Care in Ontario
  A. Paul Williams, Professor, Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (HPME), University of Toronto; and Co-Chair, Canadian Research Network for Care in the Community (CRNCC)

This symposium also featured a “town hall” panel discussion. Local panelists include:

• Scott Dudgeon, CEO, Alzheimer Society of Canada, Toronto, ON
• Kathy Durst, Chair, Waterloo Wellington LHIN, Guelph, ON
• Judi Fisher, Executive Director, Cheshire, London, ON
• Cathy Szabo, Executive Director, Central Community Care Access Centre, Newmarket, ON

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