AHS Becoming the Best: Building Sustainability – A Knowledge Exchange Conference Series – Summary Report

As part of Alberta Health Services (AHS) Strategic Health Needs Assessment and Service Design 2030 project, “Becoming the Best: Building Sustainability” the Institute of Health Economics (IHE) was commissioned to conduct three Knowledge Exchange events between February and May 2011. These single-day conferences assembled leading international thinkers and experts in Alberta to provide guidance and key learnings that could be adopted by provincial health planners. In addition to that provided by AHS, support for this project was received from Alberta Health and Wellness.

The following report summarises key themes and findings that emerged during the meetings. The first, Game Changing Health Innovations, took place on February 24, 2011. This was followed on April 15 by High-Performing Health Systems and then Population Health Innovations—Addressing Determinants of Health on May 2. A full archive of the event, including videos of the presentations and background documents, is available on the IHE website.