Howard Waldner in Conversation with Pablo Rivero
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Pablo Rivero Senior Advisor, Health Innovation, Calgary Health Region Deputy Minister, Health Innovation, Andalusia, Spain (2004-2007) |
| A lawyer, economist and e-Health innovator. In Calgary, Mr. Rivero’s focus is on the implementation of the Calgary Health Innovation Strategy created with the objective of improving citizen engagement in healthcare and collaborating with healthcare professionals to enhance their professional fulfillment through the use of innovative tools. In Andalusia, he led the development of the autonomic e-Health Innovation Strategic Plan which is regarded as one of the most advanced strategic plans in the world. | |
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Howard Waldner President and Chief Executive Officer, Vancouver Island Health Authority |
| Chief Executive Officer of the Vancouver Island Health Authority in Victoria, B.C. Prior to joining the Vancouver Island Health Authority in 2004, Mr. Waldner was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for the Calgary Health Region, one of Canada's leading integrated, academic Health Regions. Before moving back to Canada in 1999, he spent 27 years in the National Health Service in the United Kingdom, holding a number of CEO and Senior Executive Director roles. | |

