That’s a wrap!  

2024 AGM Brought Members, Partners and Government Together to Build a More Resilient Supply Chain  

Thank you to the 400+ Members and Partners who joined us for our 28th Annual General Meeting. Catch up on the highlights below:  

Top Achievements  

• National Buying Power Saved Members $161M and returned $61M in dividends 
• Launched enhanced Nutrition & Food Program with savings of 6-15%  
• Mitigated 97% of critical supply disruptions  
• Launched Innovation Accelerator Program with 9 Innovators now on Supply Agreement 
• Unveiled the Healthcare Supply Chain Playbook  
• Awarded over 1,200 contracts  

To learn more, read our 2023/24 Annual Review. 

Two Panel presentations: Ready or Not: Building Collective Resiliency to Navigate the Next Disruption  

Our panel presentations, "Building Collective Resiliency to Navigate the Next Disruption," showcased HealthPRO Canada’s new Supply Chain Playbook. These discussions offered valuable insights and strategies to enhance the resilience of our healthcare system. 

Morning Panel for Members, featuring:	Afternoon Panel for Partners, featuring:
Rob Pankhurst, Vice President (West), Medtech Canada  Darren Gray, Provincial Director, Category Management, Provincial Health Services Authority  Dr. Anne Snowdon, Scientific Director and CEO, SCAN Health  Kendra Frey, Vice President, Materials Management, HealthPRO Canada	Nicole DeKort, President and CEO, Medtech Canada  Hugh Amiel, Senior Director, Procurement and Supply Chain, University Health Network  Stephanie Di Trapani, Director, Operations Division, Health Product Shortages Directorate, Health Canada  Kendra Frey, Vice President, Materials Management, HealthPRO Canada
Watch the Panel: Member panel	Watch the Panel: Partner panel

Reverse Tradeshows  

Attendees had an opportunity to learn about and provide input into 3 key initiatives: 

• Innovation Accelerator Program: In the pursuit of pushing boundaries and setting new standards for innovation in healthcare, we were able to proudly showcase our Innovation Accelerator Program through a dedicated booth, at this year's AGM. HealthPRO Canada is committed to connecting suppliers with innovative solutions to over 1,300 healthcare facilities across our network.

       

• Sustainability: Our mission to transform healthcare procurement also includes doing more to empower our Members and Suppliers to make sustainable choices. We were pleased to welcome our Partners at our Sustainability Booth to discuss actionable ways in which we can collectively advance sustainability in the Canadian healthcare sector, like the Sustainability Scorecard and how it impacts suppliers, as well as our upcoming Supplier-Led Sustainability Committee.   

• Insights+: As we work to help organizations break through to smarter Insights and a powerful, connected network, we were pleased to host an Insights+ booth, where we shared demos of the upcoming Member & Supplier Platforms. Partners expressed excitement towards these upcoming advancement, with quotes like, “We value that product concerns are reported to committed members and suppliers, aiding our understanding when members reach us”.  

Remarks by the Honourable Mark Holland, Federal Minister of Health and Jamie Wallace, CEO, Supply Ontario.

   

Welcome New Board Directors 


HealthPRO Canada is pleased to welcome three newly elected Board Directors: 

• Dr. Carolyn Gosse, Clinical Vice President, UHN@Home and Older Adult Strategy, Interim Vice-President, Pharmacy, University Health Network 
• Dr. Fayez Quereshy, Vice President, Clinical & Surgical Oncologist and Minimally Invasive Surgeon, University Health Network  
• Kelly Thompson, Chief Financial Officer, Saskatchewan Health Authority

Our new and long-standing Directors bring decades of executive leadership experience to support HealthPRO Canada’s strategic mission and continued success.  

Additionally, we thank our departing Board Members for their leadership, service, and relentless commitment to HealthPRO Canada:  

• Marc Toppings, HealthPRO Canada Board Director for 6 years and Board Chair for 2 years  
• Bernard Leduc, HealthPRO Canada Board Director for 5 years