Keynote Speakers
Kathleen Bartholomew RN, MN
Before turning to healthcare as a career in 1994, Kathleen Bartholomew held positions in marketing, business, communications and teaching. It was these experiences that allowed her to look at nursing from a different perspective and speak poignantly to the issues that affect nurses today.
Kathleen Bartholomew has been a national speaker for the nursing profession for the past nine years. As the manager of a 57 bed surgical unit in Seattle, Kathleen quickly recognized that creating a culture where staff felt a sense of belonging was critical to retention. Throughout Swedish Medical Center Kathleen spoke to the numerous factors which propel our society toward isolation and encouraged staff to connect and value one another. During her tenure as manager, staff, physician and patient satisfaction improved significantly as she implemented her down-to earth strategies for creating community. Despite the nursing shortage, Kathleen could always depend on a waiting list of nurses for her unit. (Manion, J., Bartholomew, K. 2004. Community in the workplace. Journal of nursing Administration 34(1.)
Kathleen’s passion for nursing is infectious. Her thoughtful presentations inter-laced with research reawaken every nurse’s commitment and love of nursing. Her most ardent desire is to empower nurses through knowledge and the power of story. Every nurse that hears her is inspired.
Michelle Cederberg MKin, BA Psyc, CEP,
Certified Speaking Professional, Co-Active Coach
Health and Productivity Expert, Michelle Cederberg helps people with full schedules and a long list of responsibilities to maximize their personal energy so they can optimize their productivity and success. As a highly accomplished speaker, author, educator, fitness professional, life coach and entrepreneur, she equips people to feel their best so they can do their best. With a Masters in Kinesiology, a BA in Psychology, and a specialization in Health and Exercise Psychology, Michelle combines mind, body, and practicality to inspire change! As a Co-Active Life Coach she helps clients find their focus and create a healthier, happier, more fulfilled life. As a Certified Speaking Professional she shares her experiences in a humorous and realistic way with delighted audiences across North America.
Michelle is the author of three books. Her GOT TO IT accountability journal is a ground-breaking resource that supports people on their path to change. Her second book; If Your Life Sucks It’s Your Fault is a fun and provocative pocket-book on personal responsibility. Her first North America wide publication; ENERGY NOW! Small Steps to an Energetic Life will be released January 2012 in book stores everywhere.
Ron Culberson MSW, CSP
Ron Culberson is the author of Is Your Glass Laugh Full? and My Kneecap Seems Too Loose. As a speaker and humorist, his mission is to help staff and managers achieve a new level of success by understanding the power of Do it Well, Make it Fun. Ron is a former hospice social worker, middle manager, and senior director. He will be president of the National Speakers Association in 2012-2013.
Ron’s third book, Do it Well. Make it Fun. The Key to Success in Life, Death, and Almost Everything in Between will be published in the spring of 2012.
Deb Gordon
Senior Vice President, Health Professions Strategy and Practice and Chief Nursing and Health Professions Officer
Alberta Health Services (AHS)
Deb Gordon is a Registered Nurse with over 20 years of experience. Deb received her baccalaureate degree in nursing from the University of British Columbia and completed a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Alberta in 2000. She is an Associate Faculty member in the Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta and a certified healthcare executive with the Canadian College of Health Leaders.
Deb is responsible and accountable for providing the vision and leadership in the development, design and implementation of Alberta Health Services health professions' workforce plan and provincial professional practice programs and services. She provides support to program leaders, physicians, and all healthcare providers to integrate best practices in the provision of excellent care. Deb works in a dyad partnership with the Chief Medical Officer. She also liaises with government, academic partners, professional groups and regulatory bodies to align objectives and efforts.
Deb's top 3 goals include: (1) ensuring the availability of a well-qualified, effective, efficient and sustainable healthcare workforce in AHS; (2) creating the clinical conditions to enable program leaders, physicians and all health care providers to practice collaboratively to deliver high quality care in AHS; and (3) ensuring the availability of high quality clinical learning and practice education for staff, students and affiliates.
Deb is dedicated to safe, quality patient care. She has an equally strong commitment to supporting staff and physicians. Deb is a dynamic and enthusiastic health services executive.
Fred Horne
MLA, Edmonton - Rutherford
Minister of Health and Wellness
Mr. Horne was elected to his first term as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for Edmonton-Rutherford on March 3, 2008 and was sworn in as the Minister of Health and Wellness on October 12, 2011. Previous appointments include Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Health and Wellness, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Seniors and Community Supports, Chair of the Standing Committee on Health, and Deputy Chair of the Premier's Council on the Status of Persons with Disabilities.
In 2009-10, Mr. Horne served as Co-Chair of the Minister's Advisory Committee on Health. The Committee's final report, A Foundation for Alberta's Health System, was released in January 2010. Recommendations included a new principles-based legislative framework for Alberta's health system (the Alberta Health Act), establishment of an independent entity to support evidence-based decision-making in the province, and a commitment by government to ongoing engagement with Albertans with respect to priority-setting and changes to legislation, regulation and policy.
Upon government's acceptance of the recommendations, Mr. Horne was subsequently appointed to lead a province-wide consultation on their implementation. His report, Putting People First, was submitted and released in September 2010 and included 15 recommendations which were accepted by government. The report provided the foundation for the Alberta Health Act, recently passed by the Alberta Legislature. This legislation formalizes guiding principles for decision-making, mandates a Health Charter for Albertans (now in development), establishes a Health Advocate for Alberta, and sets out requirements for public notice and public consultation with respect to future changes. Future reviews of Alberta's health statutes and regulations will be guided by the framework set out in the Alberta Health Act.
Priori to his election to the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Horne worked as a health policy consultant for over 25 years. He has led many initiatives to improve access and quality in Canadian public health care and has worked extensively with organizations such as the Conference Board of Canada, the Alberta government, and Mayo Clinic.
Mr. Horne holds a Masters of Business Administration degree from Royal Roads University and post-graduate certification in Dispute Resolution from York University. An avid volunteer, he has served on numerous boards including the Alberta Mental Health Board, Athabasca University, the Mediation and Restorative Justice Centre of Edmonton and the Canadian Student Debating Foundation.
Mr. Horne is a former debater and coached Team Canada at the World Schools Debating Championships. For his continued contributions to the development of debate and speech programs, Mr. Horne received the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002. Mr. Horne and his wife, Jennifer, moved to Edmonton in 1992.
Steven Lewis - Moderator
Steven Lewis is a health policy and research consultant based in Saskatoon, and Adjunct Professor of Health Policy at Simon Fraser University. Prior to resuming a full-time consulting practice he headed a health research granting agency and spent 7 years as CEO of the Health Services Utilization and Research Commission in Saskatchewan. He has served on various boards and committees, including the Governing Council of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Saskatchewan Health Quality Council, the Health Council of Canada, and the editorial boards of several journals, including Open Medicine. He writes frequently on improving quality, equity, and performance in health care, and is the moderator of the M.A.S.H. blog – Meaningful Analogies in Sports and Health.
Glenn Monteith
Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Workforce Division
Alberta Health and Wellness
Glenn has been Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Workforce Division at Alberta Health and Wellness since 2007. In his portfolio, he has four branches including Workforce Policy and Planning, Labour Relations, Innovative Compensation Strategy and Pharmaceutical Funding and Guidance. Prior to becoming an Assistant Deputy Minister, Glenn was the Executive Director of Pharmaceuticals and Life Sciences Branch. Prior to joining Alberta Health and Wellness in 2004, Glenn was Vice President of a strategic communications company based in Victoria. As well, Glenn held several senior positions with GlaxoSmithKline and its predecessor companies, GlaxoWellcome and SmithKline Beecham. From 1990-96, Glenn was a Senior Consultant and later a principal with a consulting firm based in Eastern Canada that specialized in health care and pharmaceuticals initiatives in both the public and private sector. Glenn also served as Senior Economist at Saskatchewan Health. He has extensive health consulting experience with a wide range of private sector, NGO and health advocacy groups.
Linda Stanger BN MSA
Executive Director/Registrar
College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta
Currently Executive Director of the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta, Linda has championed the LPN profession throughout her entire 35 year career. Linda’s belief in the LPN as an essential and valued member of any team where health care is delivered has been evidenced in both rural and urban Alberta where she consistently promoted involvement of the profession in all areas of care delivery.
Since assuming the role of Executive Director of the CLPNA in 2006, Linda has continued to promote research, employer initiatives, and educational opportunities that support more effective utilization of the LPN. She is currently involved in a number of provincial and national initiatives in support of this vision. Linda sees strong partnerships as integral to achieving this goal and values the relationships CLPNA has cultivated over the years. "Great things can best be accomplished when good people and good organizations work in concert."
Linda Stanger graduated in 1974 with a Baccalaureate degree in Nursing, from the University of Calgary and in 1991 completed a Master of Science Degree in Administration with a Health focus from Central Michigan University.
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