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Design & Health Canada 2010

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Design & Health Canada 2010 is an international symposium that took place from 7-8 June at the University of Toronto.

To download the speaker presentations, click here to go to the programme page and click on the presentation title of each speaker to download their presentation.

As significant capital funds continue to be invested into health infrastructure in Canada and different finance models continue to be adopted, Design & Health Canada 2010 explored global health perspectives on the planning, procurement, finance, design, construction and operation of health facilities within the local context of infrastructure development in the region.

The symposium discussed how new approaches to providing Canada with a more cost-effective context for enhancing human health, wellbeing and quality of life.

Adopting a holistic approach that recognises the modern day challenges of health delivery, the symposium attracted an interdisciplinary mix of researchers and practitioners from government, academia, health and social care providers, and private industry, including:

  • Hospital CEOs
  • Capital Planning Leadership
  • Clinicians, nurses and health professions
  • Estates and facilities managers
  • Finance directors & managers
  • Architects and designers
  • Health and urban planners
  • Medical technology companies
  • Researchers and scientists
  • P3 / AFP directors
  • Governmental and Municipal representatives
  • Construction and Concessionaire Companies
  • Banks and Private Equity Firms
  • Legal Advisers / Technical Consultancies

The event is now over. To download the presentations, click here to go to the Programme page and click on the presentation title of each speaker to download their presentation.


Background and Symposium Objectives

Partners & Supporting Organisations


As cost pressures rise around the world, new perspectives are needed that recognise more holistic solutions to health and wellbeing


Read about our symposium partners, including leading government, public, trade and professional bodies from around the world  

The Symposium Program

Sponsorship


International experts will join speakers from Canada to bring a global perspective to the region's infrastructure


Sponsors can raise their profile with the world's foremost interdisciplinary network in Toronto in June


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