CAPHC is proud to recognize our 2011 CAPHC Annual Conference Corporate Supporters.  The contributions made by these organizations help make this annual event possible. We are privileged and honoured to welcome all our 2011 Conference Supporters.

Signature Sponsor

We are honoured to welcome back TELUS Health Solutions for the third year as our Annual Conference Signature Sponsor.  TELUS is committed to improving health outcomes by empowering Canadian children, youth and their families to take better care of themselves through the use of innovative consumer technologies.  At our 2009 Conference TELUS Health Solutions introduced us to Upopolis, a private and secure social networking tool for hospitalized children and youth, and in 2010 introduced us to Telus Health Space and MedPals.  Many children’s hospitals across the country are now offering some of these techonogies to the children and youth that they serve. We are honored to welcome TELUS to Ottawa as CAPHC’s 2011 Signature Sponsor and to learning more about new innovations on the horizon.

Founding Sponsor

As CAPHC’s recognized Founding Sponsor,  MEDBUY has actively participated and supported many CAPHC patient safety and quality programs and has been a key conference partner for over a decade.Some of the work that MEDBUY has supported includes CAPHC’s  Paediatric Medication Reconciliation project with the Safer Healthcare Now Campaign, the CAPHC Paediatric Trigger Tool, and the High Alert Medication Delivery in Paediatrics project. By working together with CAPHC, MEDBUY has committed to promoting best practices and partnerships that further strengthen quality of care at a system-wide level and across the continuum of care. CAPHC is proud to welcome MEDBUY to our 2011 Conference in Ottawa.

Honourary Sponsors

The Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario is a pediatric health and research centre providing outstanding family-centered patient care, pioneering breakthrough research, and training to the health care professionals of tomorrow.  CHEO acts as both a regional hospital for a broad geographic region and a center of excellence for complex and specialized care for kids with serious health conditions. As a founder and long-standing member of CAPHC, CHEO has served as a leader and facilitator of many CAPHC national programs and has provided expertise and guidance to the overall operation of our national office. We are privileged to welcome CHEO as our 2011 Conference Hosts and Honorary Sponsor.

Once again this year, CAPHC is proud to welcome the SickKids Foundation as a 2011 Honourary Sponsor. As a longstanding CAPHC partner, the SickKids Foundation has enabled unprecedented national opportunities that have had a direct impact on all children’s hospitals in Canada, as well as many more healthcare organizations spanning the true continuum of care. Over the years, the Foundation’s support of the CAPHC Conference has enabled participation of children and families as speakers, participants at our event, as well as areas of the conference that focus on broad issues around building healthier communities.

The IWK Health Centre provides quality care to women, children, youth and families in the Maritimes and beyond. In addition to providing highly specialized (tertiary) care, the IWK also provides primary care services. The IWK is engaged in leading-edge research; works to promote healthy lifestyles for families; and supports education opportunities for health professionals and other learners. The IWK Health Centre is a founding member of the CAPHC organization dating back to 1968. Over the years the IWK Health Centre has provided tremendous leadership and support to many of CAPHC’s national programs. CAPHC was honored to celebrate the IWK Health Centre’s 100th Birthday at our 2009 Annual Conference in Halifax and we are honored to welcome back our Halifax colleagues as a 2011 Honourary Sponsor.

McMaster Children's Hospital (MCH) is one of the top paediatric academic health science centres in Canada. MCH serves the special and unique healthcare needs of children using a family-centred model of care. Founded in 1988, MCH has rapidly become a leader in pediatric evidence-based care, collaborative research and innovative leading-edge education.  We are proud to welcome the McMaster Children’s Hospital as a 2011 Honourary Sponsor. Our McMaster Children’s Hospital colleagues have been active members and leaders within the CAPHC community for many years. As participants and leaders, our colleagues have contributed to developing standards and promising practices in many areas that impact healthcare service delivery provided to our children and youth across the country and the continuum of care. We are privileged once again this year to welcome our McMaster Children’s Hospital colleagues.

The McMaster Child Health Research Institute has also supported the poster competition at our annual conference for several years and we are proud to welcome them back as partners once again this year.

Gold Sponsors

Established in 2005, Wairever Inc. is a full service health information technology company, with operations in Canada and the US. Wairever offers the most cutting edge Clinical Practice Integration solutions in healthcare. By intelligently facilitating the configuration of clinical content in electronic health records (EHR) systems, they enable clients to capture and capitalize on their clinical team’s expertise, increase the value of the EHR implementation, and accelerate the time to activation, meaningful adoption and value realization. Wairever’s expertise lies in the development of solutions for healthcare that takes advantage of the latest in artificial intelligence technology. CAPHC is delighted to introduce our Wairever colleagues to the CAPHC community and to welcome them as a 2011 Annual Conference Gold sponsor.

The CIHR Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health (IHDCYH) supports research that ensures the best start in life for all Canadians and the achievement of their potential for optimal growth and development. Through its support, researchers address a wide range of health concerns, including those associated with reproduction, early development, childhood, and adolescence. IHDCYH has been a longstanding CAPHC partner and a participant in our Annual Conference and Poster and Exhibit Fair. CAPHC is proud to work with CIHR and many of its resaerch teams, as an uptake partner, bringing research findings to the health service delivery community across the continuum of care.  It is a privilege to welcome our CIHR colleagues to CAPHC 2011 Annual Conference.

 The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) is an independent, not-for-profit organization that provides essential data and analysis on Canada’s health system and the health of Canadians.  CIHI tracks data in many areas, supplied by hospitals, regional health authorities, medical practitioners and governments. In 2005 the CAPHC – Canadian Paediatric Decision Support Network (CPDSN) established a formal partnership with CIHI, setting the stage for an unprecedented child and youth population focused Community of Practice (COP). This partnership provides all CAPHC-CPDSN members with access to analytical software used for reporting and sharing of pan-Canadian paediatric data, housed within CIHI’s national data warehouses.  CIHI has been a participant, leader and supporter of the CAPHC Annual Conference for many years, and we are privileged once again this year to welcome our CIHI colleagues to our 2011 Annual Conference.

The Public Health Agency of Canada’s (PHAC) primary goal is to strengthen Canada’s capacity to protect and improve the health of Canadians and to help reduce pressures on the health-care system. The role of the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is to promote health; prevent and control chronic diseases and injuries; prevent and control infectious diseases; prepare for and respond to public health emergencies, and strengthen public health capacity in a manner consistent with a shared understanding of the determinants of health and of the common factors that maintain health or lead to disease and injury. CAPHC has been proud to partner with the Public Health Agency of Canada for many years working collaboratively on multiple child and youth health programs. CAPHC is honored to welcome our PHAC colleagues to our 2011 Annual Conference and to recognize their commitment to the health and well being of Canada’s children and youth.

Silver Sponsor

The Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI) was established in 2003 as an independent not-for-profit corporation, operating collaboratively with health professionals and organizations, regulatory bodies and governments to build and advance a safer healthcare system for Canadians. CPSI performs a coordinating and leadership role across health sectors and systems, promotes leading practices and raises awareness with stakeholders, patients and the general public about patient safety. Since 2005, CAPHC and CPSI have worked in partnership to address key patient safety and quality improvement challenges specific to the health, safety and well-being of our children and youth. As a long-standing CAPHC conference partner, we look forward to welcoming our CPSI colleagues to our 2010 Conference.

As market leaders in enterprise application software, SAP helps organizations of all sizes and industries run better by generating breakthrough technologies and best practices that shape emerging IT trends. SAP empowers people and organizations to work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Founded in 1972, SAP (which stands for "Systems, Applications, and Products in Data Processing") has a rich history of innovation and growth. Today, SAP has development locations in more than 50 countries worldwide. CAPHC is delighted to introduce our SAP colleagues to the CAPHC community and to welcome SAP as a 2011 Annual Conference Silver sponsor.

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