Women's Health Care Forum Presented by Pacific Blue Cross
Why healthy women are your business.
Women account for half the population and are central to our society. Healthy women benefit our families, communities, businesses and the broader economy. Yet despite decades of dramatic progress and development in health research, practice and policy, the system is not balanced. Health outcomes are not equal and there is a gender gap in health care.
Whether it is you, your employees or their families, you need to understand how important it is to invest in the health of women through the workplace.
Learn about the importance of women's health to increase employee engagement, improve hiring and retention, decrease absenteeism, and lower health care costs.
Welcome and Closing Remarks:
John Crawford
President and Chief Executive Officer
Pacific Blue Cross
Emcee:
Bridgitte Anderson, ICD.D
General Manager
Edelman Vancouver
Moderator:
Heidi Worthington
Senior Vice President & Chief Revenue Officer
Pacific Blue Cross
Opening Keynote:
Serena Ryder
Multiple Award-Winning Singer Songwriter, and Mental Health Advocate
SESSION 1:
The gender care gap: the state of women's health in B.C.
This panel will explore:
- Why is there a gap in care for women?
- What data should we be paying attention to and what trends are we seeing?
- Where is the greatest opportunity for improvement?
Dr. Lori Brotto, Executive Director, Women's Health Research Institute
Genesa Greening, President & CEO, BC Women's Health Foundation
Dr. Unjali Malhotra, Medical Director, Women's Health at First Nations Health Authority
Kim van der Woerd, Principal, Reciprocal Consulting
SESSION 2:
Innovative solutions for closing the health care gap
This panel will explore:
- How do organizations build a business case that pays to pay attention to women's health?
- How to create robust benefit plans for a diverse workforce?
- What does a benefit plan that suits working mothers and supports women's advancement in the workplace look like?
Aaron Brady, Director, Product & Innovation, Pacific Blue Cross
Sarah Hoffman, President & CEO, Healthcare Benefit Trust
Kimberley LeComte, Senior Vice President, West Region Leader Health Solutions, Aon
SESSION 3:
Building a healthy corporate culture with a lens on gender diversity
This panel will explore:
- Why does it make business sense to support gender diverse health & wellness programs?
- Why should your company be prepared for the new gender-fluid reality?
- Why extend beyond gender to other forms of diversity?
Rob Chiarello, Senior Vice President, People & Culture and Chief Privacy Officer, Pacific Blue Cross
Petra Kuret, Senior Vice President, Business Transformation, Vancity
Tina Strehlke, CEO, Minerva BC
