Ralph Klein to Speak at Annual Ewert Lecture
December 14, 2007
The former Premier of Alberta will be the keynote speaker at a
fundraising event next month in support of the Prince George Community
Foundation and the Northern Medical Programs Trust.
Ralph Klein will be speaking at the 2008 Dr. Bob Ewert Memorial Lecture, Dinner, and Dance, an annual event that highlights major health issues and celebrates health services in the North. The title of Mr. Klein’s presentation will be Facing North: The Anatomy of Healthcare and the Economy.
“Mr. Klein has been at the front lines of the debate in Canada over whether our health care system should be able to accommodate private health clinics,” says Dr. Bert Kelly, one of the organizers of the Ewert lecture. “Regardless of my or anyone else’s stand on the issue of privatization, one thing is certain: costs of health care are rising. Our responses to this challenge are vital to the continued viability of health services throughout the North. This isn’t just a health issue; it’s a community sustainability issue. Mr. Klein will certainly challenge us and maybe even change some opinions on what the future should hold.”
The inaugural Ewert lecture was held in 2004 and includes the lecture as well as annual inductions into the Northern Medical Society Hall of Fame. The inductee this year will be Dr. Alvin Mooney, who practiced medicine for 40 years in Vanderhoof before passing away earlier this year.
The Ewert Lecture, Dinner, and Dance will be held on January 19. Tickets are $100 each and are available from the Office of University Advancement at UNBC. Attendees also have the option of purchasing entire tables of ten. Proceeds will support a Nursing Program fund in the Northern Medical Programs Trust and the Dr. Bob Ewert Memorial Lecture Endowment, which is held by the Prince George Community Foundation.
The Dr. Bob Ewert Memorial Lecture, Dinner, and Dance is presented by the Northern Medical Society, the Prince George Community Foundation, the Northern Medical Programs Trust, and UNBC.
Contact:
Rob van Adrichem, Director of Media and Public Relations, UNBC – 250.960.5622
Ralph Klein will be speaking at the 2008 Dr. Bob Ewert Memorial Lecture, Dinner, and Dance, an annual event that highlights major health issues and celebrates health services in the North. The title of Mr. Klein’s presentation will be Facing North: The Anatomy of Healthcare and the Economy.
“Mr. Klein has been at the front lines of the debate in Canada over whether our health care system should be able to accommodate private health clinics,” says Dr. Bert Kelly, one of the organizers of the Ewert lecture. “Regardless of my or anyone else’s stand on the issue of privatization, one thing is certain: costs of health care are rising. Our responses to this challenge are vital to the continued viability of health services throughout the North. This isn’t just a health issue; it’s a community sustainability issue. Mr. Klein will certainly challenge us and maybe even change some opinions on what the future should hold.”
The inaugural Ewert lecture was held in 2004 and includes the lecture as well as annual inductions into the Northern Medical Society Hall of Fame. The inductee this year will be Dr. Alvin Mooney, who practiced medicine for 40 years in Vanderhoof before passing away earlier this year.
The Ewert Lecture, Dinner, and Dance will be held on January 19. Tickets are $100 each and are available from the Office of University Advancement at UNBC. Attendees also have the option of purchasing entire tables of ten. Proceeds will support a Nursing Program fund in the Northern Medical Programs Trust and the Dr. Bob Ewert Memorial Lecture Endowment, which is held by the Prince George Community Foundation.
The Dr. Bob Ewert Memorial Lecture, Dinner, and Dance is presented by the Northern Medical Society, the Prince George Community Foundation, the Northern Medical Programs Trust, and UNBC.
Contact:
Rob van Adrichem, Director of Media and Public Relations, UNBC – 250.960.5622
