Don Ford Lecture on Community Care
- Date
- March 23, 2026
- Time
- 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. ET
- Location
- TRSM Commons - TRS 1-148, 7th Floor, Ted Rogers School of Management, 55 Dundas Street West, Toronto
- Open To
- Public (Free admission)
- Contact
- Susanna Lau <susanna.lau@torontomu.ca>
One System, One Community: Designing Care Without Boundaries
Speakers:
Debra Walko
VP of Client Care and Experience, LOFT Community Services
Debra brings over three decades of expertise in shaping community-based healthcare and supportive housing solutions. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Western Ontario and is a Registered Social Worker.
Christine Bruce
Executive Director, Laboratory Medicine Program, University Health Network (UHN), Toronto
Over the past 25 years, Christine has led system-level innovations to enhance access, quality, and efficiency across public and private laboratory services. She holds a Master鈥檚 degree in Health Administration (Community Care) and is currently completing a Doctorate in Business Administration at Edinburgh Business School.
Don Ford, a recognized leader and generous mentor, passed away in March 2022. The lecture is held in response to 91福利 Master of Health Administration (Community Care) students, alumni and other program stakeholders鈥� wish to recognize Don Ford鈥檚 profound contributions to Canadian healthcare, and particularly to the program.