NACIC24 – The North American Conference on Integrated Care
Creating Health with Integrated Care
The North America Conference on Integrated Care (NACIC24) was co-hosted with the International Foundation for Integrated Care, IFIC Canada, the North America Centre for Integrated Care and the International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) and the Health System Performance Network at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto took place in the Westin Calgary, Canada from 15-17 October 2024. With the overarching theme ‘Creating Health with Integrated Care’, the conference brought together leaders, researchers, clinicians, managers, community representatives, patients and caregivers from around the world who are engaged in the design and delivery of integrated health and care. The conference was kindly supported by our premier partners Health Standards Organization (HSO) and Accreditation Canada.
Conference Themes
Conference Resources
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Videos
Health Signals Podcast - Live at NACIC24
NACIC24 was proud to welcome the Health Signals Podcast to record a live episode on stage during our plenary sessions.
Check out the video below to hear Dr Alika Lafontaine and Dr Katharine Smart discuss the challenges facing the Canadian health system and the solutions presented by the integrated care community.
Keynote Speakers
Prof Áine Carroll
International Foundation for Integrated Care (IFIC)
Professor of Healthcare Integration and Improvement, University College Dublin, National Rehabilitation Hospital
Dr Alika Lafontaine
Canadian Medical Association
Dr Andrew Boozary
Gattuso Centre for Social Medicine
University Health Network
Dr Brenda Reiss-Brennan
Mental Health Integration Director
Primary Care Clinical Program
Intermountain Healthcare
Board Member
International Foundation for Integrated Care (IFIC)
Dr Claudine Cousins
Empower Simcoe
Prof David Price
McMaster University
Dr Ernesto Bascolo
Primary Health Care
Integrated Services Delivery
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
Cllr Evan Spencer
Calgary City Council
Dr Gaynor Watson-Creed
Serving and Engaging Society,
Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University
Georgina Black
Deloitte Canada
Janet Davidson
Nova Scotia Health Authority
Isabel Henderson
Special Projects
Alberta Health Services
Karōria Johns
Kaitohutohu Wheako Ora
Te Tai Tokerau, Aotearoa
Dr Katharine Smart
Canadian Medical Association
Dr Kathleen Ross
Canadian Medical Association (CMA)
Leslee J. Thompson
Health Standards Organization (HSO) and Accreditation Canada (AC)
Meghan McMahon
Institute of Health Services and Policy Research
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Dr Niamh Lennox-Chhugani
International Foundation for Integrated Care (IFIC)
Philiz Goh
Advanced Practice Nurse Educator
Certified Oncology Registered Nurse
Dr Richard Lewanczuk
Primary Care Alberta
Assisted Living Alberta
Professor Emeritus
Department of Medicine
University of Alberta
Ross Baker
Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation
University of Toronto
Co-lead ALIGN Program for Ontario Health
Prof Sacha DeWolfe
Canadian Studies
Mount Allison University
Sanah Jowhari
Pantala Technologies
Tanya Elliott
Ontario and National Executive Lead for Health
Canadian Red Cross
Terrence Ho
Caregiver Partner and Head of Global Sales Education & Operations, Braze Mobility
Walter Wodchis
IFIC Canada
Professor, University of Toronto