Food on the Public Plate: Lessons from Canada, US & Denmark
Event Information
Description
Nourish invites you to an afternoon of presentations and discussions with local and international guests who will be sharing their inspiring stories of transformative change towards sustainable food in hospitals and other healthcare facilities in Canada, Denmark and United States.
Two Nourish events will be hosted in Toronto on September 10, 2018 - this event and a lunchtime event at St Micheal’s Hospital.
Presentations will be followed by a moderated discussion and Q&A. Light refreshments will be served.
Guests:
Dr. Jens Kondrup
Senior Physician, Head of Clinical Nutrition, Copenhagen Hospital Corporation, University of Copenhagen
Jens brings over a decade of experience around food in Danish health care focused on clinical nutrition, advancing organic procurement and quality of food beyond health care, and insights from his work as the co-founder of the Copenhagen House of Food established by the City of Copenhagen with the mission to create a healthy, happy and sustainable public food culture.
Skip Skivington
Vice President, Healthcare Continuity and Support Services, Kaiser Permanante
Skip has worked at Kaiser Permanente for over 25 years focusing on nutrition services, sustainable procurement, and public policy. He was instrumental in developing the executive strategies that led to Kaiser Permanente’s inclusion in the prestigious Billion Dollar Roundtable in 2014 and is currently focusing on ending homelessness of the medically frail and elderly. Kaiser Permanente is a supporting partner of Michelle Obama-led Partnership for a Healthier America, and one of the early adopters of Health Care Without Harm's Healthy Food in Health Care framework.
Ed Rubinstein
Director, Environmental Compliance, Energy & Sustainability, University Health Network
Ed has been leading UHN’s many award-winning sustainability programs at the intersection of behaviour change, environmental stewardship & patient-centered care for over 15 years. He brings expertise in energy efficiency, waste management, compliance and environmental management in the healthcare setup, which has won UHN several awards, including the Green Hospital of the Year by Ontario Hospital Association, and others by Ontario Water Works Association, Practice Greenhealth, Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment etc.
Event Program:
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4:30pm– Nourish welcome and context-setting - Hayley Lapalme
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4:35pm– MaRS welcome - Jerry Koh
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4:45pm– Speaker introductions
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4:50pm– Presentations
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5:30pm– Discussion
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5:50pm– Q&A
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6:30pm- Event Ends
Partners:
Food Secure Canada, MaRS Discovery District, St. Michael's Hospital, OpenLab, The Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care
Organizer Nourish: the future of food in healthcare | Nourrir la santé
Organizer of Food on the Public Plate: Lessons from Canada, US & Denmark
Nourish is a national community of practice for innovators shaping the future of food in health care. From Haida Gwaii, British Columbia to Gander, Newfoundland, we’ve assembled influencers from across health care who are learning and working collaboratively to develop the strategies, practices, and policies that build a food culture that nourishes patients, staff, and communities, for generations to come. The two year program launched January 2017.
Nourrir la santé est une communauté nationale de pratique pour les innovateurs qui vont façonner l’avenir de l’alimentation dans les soins de santé. De l’archipel Haida Gwaii en Colombie-Britannique jusqu’à Gander à Terre-Neuve, nous avons réuni des personnes influentes du domaine de la santé qui apprennent et collaborent dans le but d’élaborer les stratégies, les pratiques et les politiques qui permettront de bâtir une culture alimentaire qui nourrira les patients, le personnel et les communautés pour des générations à venir. Ce programme de deux ans a été lancé en janvier 2017.
