Health and Civil Society Building links between Canada and India through knowledge, wisdom sharing and action for transformation June 20– 23, 2014 Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel 15269 104th Ave, Surrey, BC ORGANIZED BY CO-HOSTED BY JOINT MEETING WITH SESSION SPONSORS SURREY BOARD of TRADE www.businessinsurrey.com A Message from Premier Christy Clark I am pleased to extend my warmest greetings to everyone As Premier of the Province of British Columbia, I'm very pleased to attending the Canada India Networking Initiative (CINI) 2014. welcome everyone to the Canada India Network Society (CINS) 2014 Initiative in Surrey. This three‐day conference provides a forum for networking and collaboration between Canada and India, with a health and civil society focus. This important two day conference will further highlight the effective, collaborative Our country is home to a vibrant, nearly one‐million‐strong, Indo‐Canadian relationship between B.C. and India in addressing South Asian health care needs and issues. It's a great opportunity to network and connect with opinion leaders bringing forward a community that plays a vital role in Canadaʹs success at home and abroad. Indo‐ diversity of perspectives and experiences, fostering innovation in matters relating to primary Canadians are uniquely well placed to promote and strengthen bilateral ties. care, the role of alternate approaches to care, extended training policies and the effectiveness of social media. I commend the Canada India Networking Society for organizing I applaud the Fraser Health Authority for establishing the South Asian Health Institute and professional and social activities that help support economic, cultural, and social congratulate the CINS for their leadership. Your efforts and your commitment have helped links between Canada and India. I trust that delegates will benefit from this to enhance our health care services and demonstrated that by working together in opportunity to advance the burgeoning Canada‐India relationship. collaboration, we can be effective global leaders in health care. Please accept my best wishes for a successful conference and thank you, once again, for your On behalf of the Government of Canada, I offer my best wishes for passion to connect the dots relating to health care research, knowledge and best practices. a productive and enjoyable conference. Sincerely, Christy Clark Premier The Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper, P.C., M.P. OTTAWA 2014 Greetings On behalf of the steering committee for the CINI 2014’s intentions are focused on making Canada India Networking Initiative (CINI) 2014, specific recommendations for health transformation a warm West Coast welcome to our CINI 2014 which will build a sustainable health care service. delegates. We are pleased to offer special Overall, the program will challenge us on the role of greetings to those who have travelled from health in modern society. CINI 2014 will provide an outside of British Columbia and Canada. excellent opportunity to explore how to get involved and support the next phase of growth in South Asian As we gather to build new links between health care. Canada and India, the Canada India Network Society recognizes the historical links to the As with our past conference, we are excited to Salish First Nations people and the Fraser area. celebrate and share the advances and challenges Building on the success of the Canada India with a packed program bustling with progress in Networking Initiative 2010, our committee has the areas of research collaboration, discovery, worked tirelessly to organize an exciting and networking, and innovation. focused agenda bringing together knowledge CINI 2014 has four sessions: (1) Training of Nursing experts, visionaries and change agents. and Allied Health; (2) Emerging Technology and its The focus of CINI 2014 is Health and Civil Relationship with Health and Economy; (3) Extensive Society—building links between Canada and and Sustainable Transformation of Primary Care India through knowledge, wisdom sharing, and Delivery in British Columbia; and (4) The Role and action for transformation. Modernization of Yoga within Health Care. To elaborate upon this, we have framed Our keynotes and invited speakers come from Civil Society with three foundational pillars: around the world, representing the very best in their education, justice, and health. The values, as fields of expertise. Each session has a local sponsor expressed in our title of building links between for follow-up planning and a collaborative partner Canada and India through knowledge, wisdom in India. sharing and action, capture our ambition of A major recommendation of CINI 2010 included the supporting a stronger Civil Society both locally recognition of the large South Asian population which and globally. Fraser Health serves. The focused population based approach has led to the establishment of the South this conference and a heartfelt thank you to the speakers Asian Health Institute within Fraser Health. A first of its and volunteers for their engagement and participation kind, this institute provides an opportunity to strengthen and immense gratitude to everyone in attendance— Fraser Health’s program mode. It also promotes self- making CINI 2014 a reality. Finally I would like to thank my management in chronic diseases care, an area where family for their encouragement and support. As they say, prevalence is three to four time higher amongst the it takes a village to raise a child; in my case it takes all the South Asian community. friends of CINS to make it possible to organize CINI 2014, Along with the researched discovery and networking so a deep and heartfelt thank you. opportunities of this year’s conference, it is an honor Welcome to Canada and the Canada India Networking to be associated with the Surrey and Delta General Initiative 2014! Practice Division who are hosting an open house of Sincerely, the newly opened South Asian Health Centre. An invitational international workshop on South Asian health research under the leadership of Dr. Nadia Khan should be a catalyst for global collaboration and teachings. Dr. Arun Kumar Garg I would like to end this welcome letter by Chair & President, CINS acknowledging the hard work and outstanding efforts of our organizing committee as the success of the Conference depends on the support of these dedicated individuals. I would also like to extend a special acknowledgment to our sponsors because without their generous support it would not be possible to organize Fraser Health is Welcome from committed to be a global the President and CEO of leader in South Asian Fraser Health Health. On behalf of Fraser Health, greetings and a very warm artery disease, and chronic renal disease that continue welcome to all leaders from Canada and India attending to significant issues for the South Asian population. the Canada India Networking Initiative (CINI) 2014. Your Another conference highlight is the unique session participation promotes better health, best in health care, on technology, which will not only play a role in the and I look forward to collaborating with you. Fraser delivery of health care, but has the potential to help Health is committed to being a global leader in South us develop links with South Asian countries related to Asian health and is delighted to co-host the 2nd CINI innovation, particularly bilateral joint collaboration and conference. The conference will continue to build on the learnings. momentum from CINI 2010 and I am pleased that Fraser Thank you for your support and active participation, Health continues to play a significant role in building and please accept my best wishes for a very capacity and depth of care for population health in successful event. My congratulations to the Canada general and the South Asian population. India Network Society and our community partners for Since our last meeting Fraser Health has launched the arranging a platform to focus on future direction and South Asian Health Institute to foster better health care outcome-focused discussion, and for their passion to on population-based South Asian modeling. Fraser make a difference to the population we serve. Health has a unique population mix and the South Asian population is a significant proportion of the population we serve. I am especially proud of the leadership role Sincerely, my colleagues and physicians are playing in developing this capacity, and their participation in this conference is an indication of their dedication. The broad collaboration and partnership this initiative provides aligns with the Dr. Nigel Murray strategic direction of Fraser Health, and I would like to President and Chief Executive Officer, express my sincere thanks to the Steering Committee Fraser Health and CINI organizers for their commitment to this work. The conference has developed an important program on innovation and transformation of primary care and will focus on chronic diseases such diabetes, coronary Welcome from the President and Vice Chancellor of Simon Fraser University As Canada’s Following on the success of CINI 2010, Simon Fraser “engaged university”, University is again proud to be the co-host of the CINI 2014 conference with its theme of Health and Civil we look forward Society. With a vision to be Canada’s most community- to building links engaged research university, a commitment to a between Canada and comprehensive India strategy since 2006, and home to India to improve the one of Canada’s most comprehensive interdisciplinary healthcare