This summit is presented by Save Your Skin Foundation.
Patients Redefining the Future of Health Care in Canada is an annual summit that provides opportunities for patients, caregivers, patient advocates and representatives from diverse disease and disability groups to come together, alongside the broader healthcare ecosystem, to explore and discuss a shared vision for healthcare and better health outcomes in Canada.
The first two two days (November 25 and 26) will be filled with insightful speakers and panels on health and social issues that impact health outcomes. Each day will include breakout sessions to network with colleagues and discuss opportunities for advancing integrated health and social care and to create the needed data infrastructure to address these challenges.
November 27th is an exclusive action--planning session for patients, caregivers, and their organizations to brainstorm together on actions to move us forward to the next Summit and into the next decade.
French-subtitled recordings will be available post-event.
# What Makes This Summit Unique:
# Spotlight on Critical Intersections
This year's program will highlight powerful voices where health meets social policy, featuring:
- Vital First Nations, Inuit, and Métis (FNIM) perspectives building equitable, culturally grounded, and self-determined solutions
- Urgent discussions on Canada's supportive housing crisis response and its health impacts
- The growing financial strain of acute/chronic conditions as systemic barriers to care
# Data Revolution
We're advancing action on:
- Leadership in shaping Canada's connected and equity-informed health data infrastructure
- Inclusive, community-led governance practices
# From Discussion to Impact
These conversations will:
- Examine how socio-economic factors drive health outcomes
- Present solutions that are culturally grounded in FNIM needs and perspectives
- Challenge us to leverage opportunities and support the scaling of real-world solutions
If you are a patient, caregiver, or group representing them, join the action planning session to shape our work together for the coming year.
We hope you will join us!