Presentations

Below are talks, rounds, and presentations that either the POWER Principal Investigator or our Researchers have been invited to give.

2012

Arlene S. Bierman. The Role of Performance Measurement and Reporting in Achieving Health Equity: Resources and Tools from the POWER Study. Research to Policy Dialogues Event, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC), Toronto ON. November 15, 2012.

Arlene S. Bierman. Achieving Health Equity: Opportunities for Intervention and Improvement. Academy Health Annual Meeting, Orlando FL. June 25, 2012.

Arlene S. Bierman. Achieving Health Equity: Opportunities for Intervention and Improvement. Wellesley Health Equity Round Table. July 17, 2012.

Arlene S. Bierman. Improving population health in Ontario through chronic disease prevention: Insights from the POWER Study. Lunch and Learn Session. Standards, Programs and Community Development Branch, Ministry of Health and Long Term Care, Toronto, ON. May 10, 2012.

Arlene S. Bierman. Fostering Active Aging in Ontario: Optimizing Quality of Care and Quality of Life (Annual CRCO Bayne-Galloway Lecture). 31st Annual Ontario Gerontology Association Conference: Making Ontario the Best Place to Grow Older through Innovation, Toronto ON. Keynote Speaker. April 26, 2012.
The Annual CRCO Bayne-Galloway Lecture was initiated to share the work of internationally recognized researchers with practitioners and the academic community in Ontario

Arlene S. Bierman. A 10-Point Road Map to Health Equity in Ontario – Insights from the POWER Study. Annual World Health Day Lecture, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, Toronto ON. April 10, 2012.

Arlene S. Bierman. Measurement, data & indicators to drive action on equity. MAgIC (Measuring & Managing Access Gaps in Care) & the Wellesley Institute, Toronto ON. March 7, 2012.

Arlene S. Bierman. Care Transitions. Recommendations for Senior Friendly Hospital Care in Ontario. St. Michael’s Hospital. Toronto ON. February 28, 2012

Arlene S. Bierman. Improving Access, Quality and Outcomes of Care for Diverse Populations. Central West LHIN Diversity & Health Equity Forum, Mississauga ON. January 27, 2012

Arlene S. Bierman. Improving the Health and Health Care of Older Women: Insights from the POWER Study. Medical Grand Rounds, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto ON. January 11, 2012.

2011

Arlene S. Bierman. POWER Study in Canada: What Have We Learned about Determinants of Health and Disease? Centre for Gender Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 10 Years Jubilee, Stockholm Sweden. October 17, 2011.

Arlene S. Bierman. Health Inequities in Ontario: How can we close the gaps? 2011 Queen’s Health and Human Rights Conference. Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario. October 1, 2011.

Arlene S. Bierman. Heart Failure in Ontario. Cardiac Care Network, Heart Failure Working Group. Toronto ON. September 15, 2011.

Arlene Bierman. Quality of Care Performance Measurement and Gender. Academy Health 2011 Gender and Health Interest Group Meeting. Seattle, Washington. June 11, 2011.

Arlene S. Bierman. Assuring Equitable Access to Effective Care. Every Woman Matters – Black Women and Women of Colour and Access to Primary Healthcare. Women’s Health in Women’s Hands Community Health Centre, Toronto, ON. April 28, 2011.

Arlene S. Bierman. Excellent Care for All? Health Equity in Ontario. ICES/CEU Conjoint Evaluative Sciences Rounds. Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. Toronto, ON. April 19, 2011.

Elizabeth Lin. Post-Discharge Care for Depression in Ontario. How Are We Doing? Women’s Mental Health Program Grand Rounds, Women’s College Hospital. Toronto, ON. March 11, 2011.

Gillian Booth (Guest Speaker). Gender Differences in Diabetes Care and Outcomes: Findings From the Project for an Ontario Women’s Health Evidence-Based Report (POWER) Diabetes Study. Diabetes Update: An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Management of Diabetes. Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Toronto, ON. March 1, 2011.

Ahmed Bayoumi. HIV, Aging and Co-Morbidities. St. Michael’s Hospital Department of Medicine Grand Rounds. Toronto, ON. March 2, 2011.

Gillian Hawker. Findings from a Longitudinal Study to Explain the Pain-Depression Link In Older Adults with Osteoarthritis. St. Michael’s Hospital Clinical Epidemiology and Research Methods Rounds. Toronto, ON. February 3, 2011.

Lorraine Lipscombe. The Increasing Influence of Income on Diabetes. St. Michael’s Hospital Clinical Epidemiology and Research Rounds. St. Michael’s Hospital. Toronto, ON. January 27, 2011.

Arlene S. Bierman. The POWER Study: Access and Equity in Primary Care. Health Equity Grand Rounds. Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON. January 19, 2011.

2010

Nahid Azad. Update in Cardiovascular Disease in Women – Results from the POWER Study on Cardiovascular Disease and Heart Failure. Grand Rounds Presentation to the Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa. Ottawa Hospital. Ottawa, ON. December, 2010.

Arlene S. Bierman. Choosing and Using Indicators to Drive Improvement. Health Analytics Branch, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Retreat. Ontario Heritage Centre, Toronto, ON. December 16, 2010.

Arlene S. Bierman. Using PROMs to Assess Illness Burden and Quality of Care. Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) Symposium. Ministry of Health. Victoria, BC. December 9, 2010.

Arlene S. Bierman. Performance Measurement and Quality Improvement in Geriatrics. Geriatric Medicine Seminar, St. Michael’s Hospital. Toronto, ON. December 2, 2010.

Arlene S. Bierman. Towards Equity in Health and Health Care in Ontario: Opportunities for Hospitals. Equity and Diversity: Essential to Excellent Care for All Conference, the Ontario Hospital Association. Toronto, ON. December 3, 2010.

Arlene S. Bierman. Performance Measurement and Reporting and Health Equity: A Tool for Knowledge Translation. University of Brasilia; Brasilia, Brazil. November 25, 2010.

Arlene S. Bierman. Gender and Socioeconomic Inequities in Health and Health Care: The Role of Performance Measurement and Reporting in Closing the Gap. University of Brasilia; Brasilia, Brazil. November 25, 2010.

Arlene S. Bierman. Health Equity and Primary Care: The Role of Performance Measurement and Reporting. ExpoEpi 10th Annual Meeting Brasilia, Brazil. November 24, 2010.

Arlene S. Bierman. A 21st Century Data Strategy for health and health Care Surveys. Their Unique Contribution to Improving Health Outcomes and Reducing Disparities.  AHRQ (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) 2010 Annual Conference. Washington DC. September 29, 2010.

Moira Kapral. Stroke in Women. Atlantic Canada Stroke Conference. Halifax, NS. September  2010.

Arlene S. Bierman. Towards Gender and Socioeconomic Equity in Health – The POWER Study. Ministry of Health Quarterly Research Stakeholder Meeting. Toronto, ON. July 26, 2010.

Monika K. Krzyzanowska. Incorporating Equity into Performance Measurement. Results from the Cancer Chapter of the Project for an Ontario Women’s Health Evidence-Based Report Card. RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA. June 2010.

Nahid Azad. Update in Cardiovascular Disease in Women – Results from the POWER Study on CVD and Heart Failure. Grand Rounds Presentation to Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital. Ottawa, ON. June 10, 2010.

Naushaba Degani. Health Equity and Ethnicity: Selected Findings from the POWER Study. Roundtable on Racialization and Health Research. Toronto, ON. June 10, 2010.

Arlene S. Bierman. Avoidable emergency room visits, hospital admissions and readmissions in Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care Forum on Avoidable Hospitalizations and Readmissions. Toronto ON. May 31, 2010.

Arlene S. Bierman. Avoidable emergency room visits, hospital admissions and readmissions in Ontario. Ontario Health Quality Council OHQC Board. Toronto ON. May 7, 2010.

Arlene S. Bierman. Improving Access, Quality, and Outcomes of Primary Care. Best Brain Exchange for the New Brunswick Department of Health sponsored by the CIHR Institute of Health Services and Policy Research.  Fredericton, New Brunswick. May 28, 2010.

Arlene S. Bierman (Plenary Speaker). Chronic Disease Management, Equity and Performance Measurement. Canadian Geriatrics Society. Ottawa, ON. April 16, 2010.

Arlene S. Bierman. Assessing Quality and Outcomes of Care for Older Adults: Insights from the POWER Study (Webcast). Institute for Life Course and Aging, University of Toronto and the National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly (NICE). Toronto, ON. April 6, 2010.

Arlene S. Bierman. Closing the Gaps: Identifying Opportunities in Ontario’s LHINs: Identifying Opportunities for Intervention and Improvement. Echo: Improving Women’s Health in Ontario and the Ontario Hospital Association Exploring Equity in Ontario Meeting. Toronto, ON. March 24, 2010.

Arlene S. Bierman. Using Performance Measurement to Drive Improvement and Equity in Health in Ontario: Insights from the POWER Study. Echo: Improving Women’s Health in Ontario and the Ontario Hospital Association Exploring Equity in Ontario Meeting. Toronto, ON. February 25, 2010.

Arlene S. Bierman. POWER Study Findings and the Implications for the Ontario Women’s Health Strategy. Echo: Ontario Women’s Health Strategy Meeting. Toronto, ON. February 23, 2010.

Arlene S. Bierman. Assessing Quality and Outcomes of Care for Older Adults – Insights from the POWER Study. Seminar. Institute for Life Course and Aging. Toronto ON. February 9, 2010.

Moria Kapral. Sex Differences in Stroke Care and Outcomes. Clinical Epidemiology Rounds, Toronto General Hospital. Toronto, ON. February 8, 2010.

Nahid Azad. Heart Failure: Age and Gender Differences. The City Wide Multidisciplinary Rounds, Regional Geriatric Assessment Program, The Ottawa Hospital. Ottawa, ON. January 29, 2010.

2009

Monika K. Krzyzanowska. Echo Conversations: Equity in Cancer Screening for Women in Ontario. Echo Conversations Meeting. Toronto, ON. December 7, 2009.

Beth Abramson. Gender Equity in 2009 – CV Results of the POWER Study (Rounds). St. Michael’s Hospital – Cardiology Rounds. Toronto, ON. November 23, 2009.

Arlene S. Bierman (Guest Speaker). Performance Measurement and Health Equity: Insights from the POWER Study. Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Health System Performance Research Network. Toronto ON. November 18, 2009.

Beth Abramson. Heart Truth Workshop. Canadian Cardiovascular Congress (100 Healthcare Professionals). Toronto, ON. October 27, 2009.

Arlene S. Bierman (Invited Speaker). Improving Women’s Health Across the Lifecourse: A View from Canada. International Seminar. 1.6 Million Club. Oscarteatern, Stockholm, Sweden. October 22, 2009.

Arlene S. Bierman (Visiting Professor). The Role of Socioeconomic Status in Women’s Health. Karolinska Institute, Centre for Gender Medicine. Stockholm, Sweden. October 22, 2009.

Arlene S. Bierman (Visiting Professor). Using Performance Measurement and Reporting to Drive Gender and Socioeconomic Equity in Health. Uppsala University Hospital and Uppsala University Faculty of Medicine, Uppsala, Sweden. October 19, 2009.

Arlene S. Bierman. Using Performance Measurement and Reporting to Drive Gender Equity in Health: The POWER Study. Bolivian & Chilean Delegation. International Programs and CIDA-Brazil. University of Toronto. Toronto, ON. September 1, 2009.

Arlene S. Bierman. The Intersection of Gender, Race/Ethnicity and Poverty: Implications for Research & Policy  (Panel Presentation). Academy Health Annual Research Meeting. Chicago, Illinois, USA.  June 29, 2009.

Arlene S. Bierman, Monika K. Krzyzanowska. Results from the Cancer Chapter of the POWER Study. Cancer Care Ontario (CCO). Cancer Quality Council of Ontario (CQCO). Toronto, ON. June 24, 2009.

Arlene S. Bierman (Invited Speaker). Reducing Inequities in Women’s Health: Addressing the Challenge – Ontario and the Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant LHIN. YWCA Hamilton Board of Directors Annual General Meeting. Hamilton, ON. June 23, 2009.

Arlene S. Bierman (Invited Speaker). Reducing Inequities in Health and Health Care: Think Globally, Act Locally. Findings from the POWER Study. North Simcoe Muskoka LHIN, ON. June 22, 2009.

Arlene S. Bierman. Chronic Disease Management in Elderly Women: Dealing with the Geriatric Issue. Women’s Heart Health Day. Toronto, ON. June 20, 2009.

Arlene S. Bierman. Gender Equity in Health: From Evidence to Action. International Society for Equity in Health (ISEqH) 5th International Conference. Theme: Social and Societal Influences on Equity in Health. Isle of Crete, Greece. Symposium. June 9, 2009.

Arlene S. Bierman. Sex, Gender, and the Social Determinants of Health: Addressing Health Inequities among Women. The Institute of Gender and Health of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Organization for the Study of Sex Differences (OSSD) Satellite Workshop: “Sex Cells but Gender Matters: New Frontiers in Health Research in Toronto”. Toronto, ON. June 4, 2009.

Moira K. Kapral. Stroke Care for Women in Ontario. Research rounds at Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario, Toronto, ON. May 28, 2009.

Arlene S. Bierman. Disparities in Cancer Screening. Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. Toronto, ON. May 19, 2009.

Arlene S. Bierman. Improving Women’s Health While Reducing Inequities: Challenges and Opportunities. The Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Nursing Week Public Lecture 2009. Toronto, ON. May 12, 2009.

Arlene S. Bierman (Keynote Speaker). Issues in Women’s Health: Diversity in Research. Annual Graduate Student Research Day, University of Toronto. Toronto, ON. May 7, 2009.

Arlene S. Bierman. Reducing Inequities in Women’s Health: Think Globally, Act Locally. Muskoka YWCA Annual General Meeting. Muskoka, ON. April 23, 2009.

Arlene S. Bierman. Evaluating Primary Care Performance. Collaborative Primary Healthcare: Transitioning to the Next Generation. Centre for Health Services and Policy Research. Toronto, ON. March 31, 2009.

Arlene S. Bierman. Improving the health of women – where do we stand? POWER – an evidence-based report card on women’s health. YWCA National CEO/EDs Annual Meeting. Toronto, ON. February 24, 2009.

Arlene S. Bierman. Health Inequities and Chronic Disease: Developing a Tool for Action. Seminar Series at the Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control. Public Health Agency of Canada. Ottawa, ON. February 10, 2009.

Moira K. Kapral. Gender differences in stroke care and outcomes in Ontario. South East Toronto Regional Stroke Network. Toronto, ON. January 28, 2009.

Lisa Barbera. Gender and socioeconomic inequities in cancer – lung cancer findings from the POWER Study. Odette Cancer Centre Lung Cancer Site Group Rounds. Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto, ON. January 21, 2009.

2008

Michelle Wise. Gender Equity in Health Care in Ontario. Medical school 10 year reunion. University of Toronto Continuing Medical Education event. Toronto, ON. November 8, 2008.

Sheila Dunn. IUDs in Ontario: Are We Using Enough of a Good Thing? Research in Progress Rounds, Women’s College Hospital. Toronto, ON. November 5, 2008.

Jane Cooke-Lauder. The Essentials of Health Care Management 2030 (Academic Lecture). York University, Faculty of Health (2nd Year Undergrad; 100 registered students). Toronto, ON. October 29, 2008.

Arlene S. Bierman. Quality Improvement, Performance Measurement and Equity: Meeting the Challenge in Practice and Policy. Citywide Medical Grand Rounds, St. Michael’s Hospital. Toronto, ON. October 15, 2008.

Arlene S. Bierman. Towards Gender Equity and Health: From Evidence to Action. Annual F.M. Hill Lecture, Women’s College Hospital. Toronto, ON. October 15, 2008.

Arlene S. Bierman. Inequities in Health and Health Care: A Challenge to Providers and Health Systems. Centre for Clinical Ethics Fall Conference. Toronto, ON. September 26, 2008.

Veena Guru. Outcomes for Women Following Cardiac Surgery. International Academy of Cardiology, 14th World Congress on Heart Disease, Annual Scientific Sessions, 2008. Toronto, ON. July 26, 2008.

Jan Angus. The POWER Study: Findings on the Burden of Illness. Echo Liaison Committee, including the Ministries of Health Promotion, Citizenship and Immigration and Children’s and Youth Services. Toronto, ON. July 16, 2008.

Arlene S. Bierman. Measuring Access, Quality and Outcomes of Care: The POWER Study. The French Language Health Services Advisory Council. Toronto, ON. June 18, 2008.

Arlene S. Bierman. Integrating a Social Determinants of Health Approach to Chronic Disease Prevention and Management (Plenary Panel). Association of Ontario Health Centres (AOHC) Conference, 2008. Ottawa, ON. June 12, 2008.

Arlene S. Bierman (Keynote Speaker). Quality of Care for Cardiovascular Disease in Ontario: When does Gender Matter? Insights from the POWER Study. Women’s Heart Health Day. Toronto, ON. June 7, 2008.

Arlene S. Bierman. Improving Health and Promoting Health Equity in Ontario: The POWER Study. Board of Directors, Echo: Improving Women’s Health in Ontario. Toronto, ON. May 30, 2008.

Arlene S. Bierman. Incorporating Gender and Equity Analysis into Performance Measurement and Reporting: The POWER Study. Clinical and Population Research Rounds. St. Michael’s Hospital Toronto, ON. May 22, 2008.

Elizabeth Lin. Integrating Administrative and Other Data (Academic Lecture). HAD5306 (Introduction to Health Care Research) Clinical Epidemiology Stream, Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (HPME), University of Toronto. Toronto, ON. May 20, 2008.

Arlene S. Bierman. Improving the Health of Ontario’s Women: Where do we Stand? Lessons from the POWER Study. Arlene S. Bierman with respondent: Rosana Pellizzari. “Let’s Get Talking” Community Discussion Series, Toronto, ON. April 24, 2008.

Arlene S. Bierman. Can We Use Performance Measurement to Drive Equity in Health and Health Care? Rosenstadt Lecture Series, University of Toronto. Toronto, ON. April 23, 2008.

Arlene S. Bierman. Access to Care for the Uninsured and Addressing Health Inequities in Ontario. Collaborative Task Force on the Uninsured Meeting at Women’s College Hospital. Toronto, ON. April 21, 2008.

Arlene S. Bierman. Assessing Health Disparities: Health and Functional Status of Aboriginal Women in Ontario. St. Michael’s Hospital. Toronto, ON. March 31, 2008.

Arlene S. Bierman. Using Performance Measurement to Drive Improvement and Equity in Health: The POWER Study. Senior Management Committee. St. Michael’s Hospital. Toronto, ON. March 26, 2008.

Arlene S. Bierman. Beyond Reporting: Choosing and Using Indicators to Drive Improvement and Equity in Women’s Health (Plenary). Women’s Health Indicators (WHI), Health Canada Health Policy Forum. Toronto, ON. March 18, 2008.

Elizabeth Lin. Sex disparities in the treatment of depression – the POWER Study (Rounds). Health Systems Research & Consulting Unit Educational Rounds, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. Toronto, ON. March 17, 2008.

Arlene S. Bierman. Performance Measurement and Quality of Care for Older Adults: Pushing the Envelope for Improvement (Academic Lecture). The Institute for Life Course and Aging, University of Toronto. Toronto, ON. February 13, 2008.

Arlene S. Bierman (Keynote Speaker). Cardiovascular Disease in Women in Ontario: A Report Card. A Way to a Woman’s Heart – Managing Cardiovascular Disease in Women Conference. The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON. February 8, 2008.

Nahid Azad. Cardiovascular Disease in Women in Ontario: A Report Card (Academic Lecture). Continuing Medical Education on Women’s Heart Health. University of Ottawa. Ottawa, ON. February 8, 2008.

Arlene S. Bierman. Assessing Gender and Socioeconomic Equity in Cancer Care: Project for an Ontario Women’s Health Evidence-Based Report Card: The POWER Study. Cancer Quality Council. Toronto, ON. February 1, 2008.

Susan K. Shiller, Arlene S. Bierman. The POWER Study: Producing a Women’s Health Report Card for Ontario. The Women’s and Children’s Health Community Advisory Panel. Toronto, ON. January 30, 2008.

Arlene S. Bierman. Challenges and Opportunities in Using Health System Performance Measures. ICES Annual Data Symposium Health Care 2008; Building Opportunities: Knowledge and Change. Sunnybrook Hospital. Toronto, ON. January 21, 2008.

2007

Arlene S. Bierman. Project for an Ontario Women’s Health Evidence-Based Report Card: The POWER Study. LHIN Planning Director’s Meeting. Toronto, ON. December 13, 2007.

Arlene S. Bierman. The Burden of Illness Among Women and Men in Ontario: Results from the POWER Study. Research in Progress Rounds, Centre for Research on Inner-City Health, St. Michael’s Hospital. Toronto, ON. December 7, 2007.

Arlene S. Bierman. Project for an Ontario Women’s Health Evidence-Based Report Card: The POWER Study. The Ministry of Health Promotion Senior Management Committee Meeting. Toronto, ON. November 28, 2007.

Arlene S. Bierman. Gender, Socioeconomic, and Area Level Variation in Chronic Disease and Health Risk Behaviours in Ontario: Insights from the POWER Study. Ministry of Health Promotion Senior Management Committee. Toronto, ON. November 28, 2007.

Arlene S. Bierman. Project for an Ontario Women’s Health Evidence-Based Report Card: The POWER Study-A Tool for Knowledge Translation and Quality Improvement, The Board of Directors, Echo: Improving Women’s Health in Ontario. Toronto, ON. November 23, 2007.

Elizabeth Lin. Sex disparities in the treatment of depression (part of the POWER Study) (Rounds). CEU/ICES Conjoint Evaluation Science Rounds, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. Toronto, ON. November 13, 2007.

Arlene S. Bierman (Keynote Speaker). Closing the Gaps: Making the Health System Work Well for Older Women. Annual Population Health Series: From Policy to Practice, Creating Accessible, Senior-Friendly Health Care for Older Women, Mt. Sinai Hospital. Toronto, ON. September 20, 2007.

Arlene S. Bierman (Guest Lecturer). Improving Quality and Outcomes of Care for Older Women (Academic Lecture). NUR-1040: Issues in Women’s Health Care, University of Toronto. Toronto, ON. May 22, 2007.

Arlene S. Bierman. Beyond Reporting: Choosing and Using Indicators to Drive Improvement and Equity in Women’s Health (Plenary). Women’s Health Indicators (WHI) Consultation, Health Canada. Ottawa, ON. March 7, 2007.

Arlene S. Bierman. Finding the Missing Link: Connecting Performance Measurement, Reporting, and Health Systems Change. CEU/ICES Conjoined, Evaluative Sciences Rounds, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. Toronto, ON. January 31, 2007.

2006

Arlene S. Bierman. Project for an Ontario Women’s Health Evidence-Based Report Card: The POWER Study. The Ontario Health Quality Council (OHQC) Meeting. Toronto, ON. December 7, 2006.

Arlene S. Bierman. Improving Quality and Outcomes of Care for Chronic Disease: What’s Gender Got to Do With It? City-Wide Medial Grand Rounds, University of Toronto. Toronto, ON. November 22, 2006.

Arlene S. Bierman. Performance Measurement: A Tool for Knowledge Translation? Knowledge Translation Program Rounds, University of Toronto. Toronto, ON. November 13, 2006.

Arlene S. Bierman. Socioeconomic Inequities in Health Among Canadian Women with Heart Disease in session Gender and Heart Disease: Achieving Equity in Diverse Populations  (Panel Presentation). Academy Health Annual Meeting. Seattle, Washington, USA. June 25, 2006.

Arlene S. Bierman. Health Inequalities among Canadian Women: Implications for Policy and Practice. Women’s Health Research in Progress Seminar Series, University of Toronto. Toronto, ON. May 23, 2006.

Arlene S. Bierman. Crossing the Chasm(s): Research, Policy, and Advocacy. Annual Higgin’s Day Lecture. St. Michael’s Hospital, Department of Medicine.  Higgin’s Research Day. Toronto, ON. May 18, 2006.

Arlene S. Bierman Using Secondary Data to Study Women’s Health. Ontario Training Centre in Health Services and Policy Research: 2006 Summer Institute. Toronto, ON. May 15, 2006.

Arlene S. Bierman. Preventing Functional Decline, Disability, and Frailty: What’s Gender Got to do with It? (Plenary). Canadian Geriatrics Society. Vancouver, BC. April 20-22, 2006.

Arlene S. Bierman. The Role of Performance Measurement and Quality Improvement in Driving Gender Equity in Health (Plenary). Ontario Women’s Health Council Research Days Conference. Ottawa ON. April 19, 2006.

Arlene S. Bierman. Improving Quality and Outcomes for Care: Choosing and Using Quality Indicators. Ontario HIV Treatment Clinic Directors. Toronto, ON. March 3, 2006.

Arlene S. Bierman. Improving Quality and Outcomes of Care for Women: The Use of Performance Measurement. Women’s Health Seminar, Women’s College Hospital. Toronto, ON.  March 1, 2006.