Angelique Berg Appointed to SCAN Health Board of Directors
SCAN Health is pleased to announce the appointment of Angelique Berg to its Board of Directors.
Angelique Berg is President and CEO of the Canadian Association for Pharmacy Distribution Management (CAPDM) and a nationally recognized leader with more than 20 years of experience spanning the pharmaceutical and not-for-profit health sectors.
New Publication – Mobilizing Clinician Voices to Manage Health Supply Chain Disruptions Vital to Safe and Quality Patient Care
This paper examines the role of clinicians during supply chain disruptions and the impact of these disruptions on their capacity to deliver care to patients. It also presents a set of actionable clinician-led strategies to engage clinicians in supply chain management to ensure clinician expertise informs supply management decisions and enables safe and quality patient care that is accessible when and where needed.
New Publication – "Making Canada Whole”: Multi-Jurisdictional Collaboration as a Strategy to Advance Supply Chain Resilience for Canadian Health Systems
This paper describes a framework that engages diverse leaders and decision-makers across Canada's federal, provincial and territorial jurisdictions to build collaboration that overcomes the silos and competition among jurisdictions during healthcare supply disruptions. The collaboration model proposes to address the challenge of fragmented and competitive approaches among Canadian jurisdictions to source and manage supply shortages, which increases the risk of harm for both patients and the healthcare workforce.
New Interview - When Supplies Run Out, Patients Pay the Price
What do online shopping stores, airlines and pharmacies have that the Canadian healthcare system doesn’t? A fully connected supply chain. Learn more about how our vulnerable supply chain is Canada’s hidden healthcare crisis and how a “Team Canada” approach is the only way to achieve health supply chain resilience for all Canadians.
New Podcast Appearance! Dr. Anne Snowdon speaks to Avis Favaro about Canada’s invisible health care supply chain
“Canada First” is a phrase politicians have been using a lot lately. But it’s been focused primarily on steel, aluminum and other consumer products. Nurse and scientist Dr. Anne Snowdon wants to change that. The goal is to make Canada’s invisible health care supply chain visible — spotting shortages quickly, promoting the sharing of products across provinces and territories, and preventing the waste of expensive medical equipment.
New Podcast Episode Released - Operating Blind: How Health Supply Chain Impacts Patient Care
In this episode, Dr. Anne Snowdon and Dr. Alex Mitchell, a renown surgeon from Nova Scotia, discuss how a digitally enabled health supply chain is critical to improving workforce sustainability and patient safety in a time where our health systems are under exceptional pressure to deliver care.
New Publication – Built Here, Bought Here: Strengthening Self-Reliance to Support “Canada First” Healthcare
This paper presents an empirically tested, artificial intelligence enabled search platform designed to automate the sourcing of health products from Canadian companies. The platform enables supply chain teams to efficiently identify Canadian suppliers for health products, overcoming the lack of aware- ness of Canadian manufacturers of health products and builds a “Canada First” supply chain strategy.
SCAN Health 2024-25 Annual Report: Canada First
We are delighted to share with you the SCAN Health 2024-25 Annual Report. With the threat of tariffs significantly impacting our health supply chain and health workforce, a culture of patriotism is advancing a “Canada First” mindset. This Annual Report profiles solutions designed by the Community of Practice that will protect every Canadian.
New Publication - Stronger Together: A Collaborative Approach to Solving Canada’s Healthcare Supply Chain Crisis
This paper documents the design and development of a community of practice (CoP) strategy, bringing together representatives from different sectors, including the private sector, government, health workforce, health system leadership and citizens, to successfully mobilize their diverse expertise and co-design practical solutions to support supply chain resilience in Canada.
SCAN Health's latest article now published in Volume 38, Issue 3 of Healthcare Management Forum
This study highlights how family physician’s resilience enabled them to overcome the many challenges they faced to provide health services to patients and has enabled them to rebuild their sense of purpose and duty of care.
New Podcast Episode Released: Never Let a Good Crisis Go to Waste: Lessons for a Proactive and Resilient Supply Chain Future
In this episode, Dr. Anne Snowdon and Dr. Christian Leuprecht, Distinguished Professor in Leadership at the Royal Military College, take a look at how the past can teach us how to build a more proactive supply chain.
Dr. Anne Snowdon selected for “Top 50 Women Leaders in Healthcare of 2024”
We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Anne Snowdon, Scientific Officer & CEO of SCAN Health, has been selected for the “Top 50 Women Leaders in Healthcare of 2024” by the Healthcare Technology Report!
Season 1 Finale: Reflecting on a Year of Supply Chain Innovation with Anne Snowdon
Join Dana Trampas and Anne Snowdon in the season finale of SCAN Health CAN podcast, as they reflect on a transformative year in healthcare supply chain resilience.
Resilience among family physicians during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
SCAN Health’s latest study investigates how the COVID-19 pandemic’s inaugural wave impacted the professional autonomy of family physicians in Canada. This study highlights how family physician’s resilience enabled them to overcome the many challenges they faced to provide health services to patients and has enabled them to rebuild their sense of purpose and duty of care.
Solving Canada’s Innovation Paradox
The word “innovation” permeates headlines as well as public and private sector policies, programs, and projects. But what does it actually take to implement innovative practices that improve lives?
SCAN Health announces partnership with the “Integrated Network for the Surveillance of Pathogens: Increasing Resilience and Capacity in Canada’s Pandemic Response” at the University of Windsor
SCAN Health announces partnership with the “Integrated Network for the Surveillance of Pathogens: Increasing Resilience and Capacity in Canada’s Pandemic Response” at the University of Windsor.
Dr. Anne Snowdon receives prestigious appointment to Ontario Research Fund Advisory Board
Dr. Anne Snowdon, CEO and Scientific Director of SCAN Health, joins a renowned group of experts in her appointment as a member of the Ontario Research Fund Advisory Board (ORFAB).
SCAN Health Announces New Leadership for its Board of Directors
SCAN Health announces new leadership for its board of directors. Ms. Lynne Golding, a distinguished health law leader, will succeed Ms. Martha Huston as president of SCAN Health.
Dr. Anne Snowdon to Present Live at the HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition in Chicago
Dr. Anne Snowdon, SCAN Health’s CEO and Scientific Director, will deliver a live presentation to professionals from various sectors of the global healthcare ecosystem at the HIMSS23 Global Conference in Chicago, Illinois from April 17 to 21.
Canadian Researchers Publish a Collection of Cases to Bolster Canada’s Preparedness for Future Pandemics and Public Health Emergencies
As part of a COVID-19 rapid research response program, a group of Canadian researchers have developed 16 publications over the past three years that examined the effectiveness of federal-provincial-territorial supply chain coordination during the pandemic.