THInC: The Healthcare Innovation Conference

September 23 - 24, 2024

Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital - Sinai Health - Toronto, Canada

Join us at THInC for an interactive two-day conference packed with a hackathon, co-design sessions, global-reaching panel sessions, inspiring nurses storytelling sessions, and more!

With established nursing leaders from across industries, healthcare systems, academia, nurse intrapreneurs/entrepreneurs, nurse scientists, and startups in attendance - this conference will be a transformative and inspiring two days that will change your life.

See you in Toronto!

Registration Details

SONSIEL Member $300 USD

Discounted rate for SONSIEL members in good standing.

General Admission $380 USD

Includes 1-year membership to SONSIEL.

Student $150 USD

Includes 1-year membership to SONSIEL. Reduced rate for Nursing Students. Kindly send proof of enrolment to info@sonsiel.org

Meet our Keynotes

Leigh Chapman, PhD, RN

Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) Health Canada
Dr. Karima Velji, RN

Chief Nursing Officer - Ontario
Zayna Khayat, PhD

Health Futurist in Residence, Deloitte Canada

AGENDA

September 23, 2024

8 AM - 9 AM Registration and Networking Breakfast

9 AM - 9:10 AM Welcome to THInC

9:10 AM - 9:30 AM Keynote Session Supporting nurse-led retention through innovation: Leigh Chapman, PhD, RN - Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) |Infirmière en chef (IC) du Canada

9:30 AM - 5:00 PM SONSIEL Hackathon

5:30 PM - 7 PM Networking Cocktail Reception

September 24, 2024

8:30 AM - 9 AM Networking & Exhibitor Breakfast

9 AM - 9:05 AM Welcome to Day 2

9:05 AM - 9:30 Day 2 Keynote: Dr. Karima Velji, RN - Chief of Nursing and Professional Practice and an Assistant Deputy Minister for Ontario

9:30 AM - 10 AM Panel Discussion: The Tri-Council for Nursing Innovation in Canada

Speakers:

Valerie Grdisa, PhD, RN - CEO, Canadian Nurses Association
Nancy Lefebre, MN, RN - Senior Vice President and COO, SE Health
Mary Lou Ackerman, MBA, BScN, RN, FIEL - President-elect, SONSIEL, Leader, SONSIEL Canada

10 AM - 10:15 AM - Networking & Exhibitor Break

September 24, 2024 (continued)

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM Panel Discussion: Knowledge Transfer in Innovation

Speakers:

Tracie Risling, PhD, RN - Associate Dean Innovation, Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary and President-Elect, Canadian Nurses Association
Angela Wignall, PhD(c), RN - Interim CEO and Senior Executive Director, Nursing Programs & Policy with the Nurses and Nurse Practitioners of British Columbia (NNPBC)
Felicia Kontopidis, MN, RN - SE Health
Gillian Strudwick, PhD, RN - Chief Clinical Informatics Officer and Scientist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)

11:15 - 12 PM Panel Discussion: Rapid Fire Innovators Panel

Speakers:

Josiah Okesola, RN - TechNurses Africa
Sally Newton-Mason, RN - AutoChart
Shailadi Gupta, RN - Kindshell
Jacqueline Vlahos, MHM, BScN, RN, CHE - SE Health
Sarabeth Silver, RN, MN - Sinai Health

12 PM - 1 PM Lunch & Networking

1 PM - 2:30 PM Afternoon Keynote & Interactive Session: Zayna Khayat, PhD - Health Futurist in Residence, Deloitte Canada, sponsored by Deloitte Canada

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM Networking Break

2:45 PM - 4 PM Interactive Session: Action Plan for the Future of Nursing Innovation

4 PM - 4:30 PM Closing Keynote and Remarks

Meet Our Speakers

Tracie Risling, PhD, RN

Associate Dean Innovation, Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary and President-Elect, Canadian Nurses Association
Josiah Okesola, RN

Founder, TechNurse Africa
Angela Wignall, PhD(c), RN

Interim CEO and Senior Executive Director, Nursing Programs & Policy with the Nurses and Nurse Practitioners of British Columbia (NNPBC)
Shailadi Gupta, RN

Founder, Kindshell
Gillian Strudwick, PhD, RN

Chief Clinical Informatics Officer and Scientist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)
Felicia Kontopidis, MN, RN

SE Health

What Do Attendees Think of THInC?

“The ThinC 2024 exceeded my expectations on every way. I am grateful for the many people anbd members of SONSIEL that have made weekend tremendously insightful and inspirational! and inspirational on every level. It is so encouraging to know I have found a tribe of likeminded change makers who enjoy solving problems as much as I do. ”

— Kimberly D.