Concurrent I (All Day Session)
Innovation Procurement Templates
Shamsha Kanji, Principal, Kanji Consulting
Sarah Friesen, CEO and GM, COHPA
Concurrent II
Contract Templates: Managing Risk and Effective Drafting
Daniel Fabiano, Partner, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin
As a follow up to the highly successful training sessions on the RFP templates, HSCN is pleased to offer a half-day session that will review the purpose and use of key clauses in the agreement template and discuss risk management strategies. Topics will include:
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What is a Contract?
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Purposes of Contract (e.g., risk allocation; document obligations, promises and procedures)
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Forms of Contract
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Managing Risk - Review of Purpose and Operation of Key Clauses
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Representations and Warranties
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Termination Rights
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Indemnities
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Limitations of Liability
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Intellectual Property
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Negotiation of the final contract
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Common pitfalls
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In preparing a contract
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In administering a contract
* This course has general applicability to all provinces across Canada
Concurrent III
Inside the Mind of the Supply Chain Professional: Understanding the RFP (Supplier Focus)
Cynthia Chesler, Healthcare Consultant
Ever wonder why you have to fill out the RFP the way you are asked to? Then this session is for you! Get inside the mind of a healthcare supply chain professional. Learn the foundational principles of the BPS Directive, the elements of sourcing strategy development, how to prepare you response to the competitive document and bid review and ultimately how your potential customer will award the agreement.
Concurrent IV
Value Analysis: Manage Your Spend!
The mission is clear: “Decrease and control spend.” The need to support and maximize the value analysis process is a key factor within today’s
environment to achieve fiscal sustainability.
This session will deliver a framework and offer practical tools to help you implement a value analysis program within your organization.
At this session you will learn:
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What value analysis is
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Explore various components of value analysis models
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How to develop a value analysis team
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Identify success in your value analysis team
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Keys to a successful implementation
Concurrent V
Service Contracting Strategies
Debby Shapero Propp, Health Lawyer Network
Service contracting often has a high level of complexity and covers a broad range of service arrangements. Whether you are contracting for services within your organization or unique to your industry, this session will provide you with strategies to effectively deal with services and to mitigate risk. While this session will address issues from the time the procurement need arises to post contract matters, the primary focus will be on developing and establishing the service contract. If you want to address ways to improve service contracting and to mitigate related risk in your organization, whether you are in the public or private sector, this session will have something to offer you.
Learning Objectives
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Identify the unique challenges and aspects of service contracting
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Explore innovative strategies designed to provide assistance in effective service contracting such as planning strategies, developing the contractual service relationship, knowing what to look for when retaining a consultant, creating and utilizing a Statement of Work and performance measurements, addressing change and others.
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