Conference Program

Master of Ceremonies

Joel Alleyne, CHCAA Executive Director

Wednesday, October 11, 2006

  • 6:00
  • Welcome Reception

Day 1 - October 12, 2006

  • 7:00 - 8:30
  • Registration, Breakfast / Exhibits
  • 8:30 - 8:45
  • Welcoming Remarks
  • Joel Alleyne
  • Executive Director, Canadian Health Care Anti-Fraud Association
  • 8:45-9:30
  • Keynote
  • Miramichi Hospital Fraud Case
  • Jacques Poitras
  • Provincial Affairs Reporter, CBC Radio, New Brunswick
  • 9:30-10:45
  • General Session
  • Brain Software
  • Mike Mandel
  • Hypnotist & Brain Software Speaker
  • 10:45 - 11:15
  • Coffee Break / Exhibits
  • 11:15 - 12:15
  • Breakout Sessions
  • Compliance Continuum - Avoid The Pendulum
  • John Cancilla
  • Director of Compliance Branch, Regulatory Services Division, Workplace Safety & Insurance Board
  • Compression Stockings
  • Rodney Conoley
  • Venosan Canada
  • Dental Practice: Are YOU Getting Cleaned
  • William Hiltz
  • Forensic Consultant, Prosperident
  • Understanding Forensic Investigations
  • Al Langley
  • Executive Director, Association of Certified Forensic Investigators of Canada
  • Ken Froese
  • President, Association of Certified Forensic Investigators of Canada
  • 12:15 - 1:15
  • Lunch / Exhibits Open
  • 1:15 - 2:15
  • Breakout Sessions
  • Get The Answers You Want - The Right Way
  • Darrell Gaudet
  • Sergeant, Halifax Regional Police
  • Mark Hartlen
  • Staff Sergeant, Halifax Regional Police
  • Case-oriented Reviews of Common Practices in Alternative Health Care Clinical Settings
  • John Crawford
  • BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD (Path), DC, FCCSS(C)
  • Data Mining: How To Find The "Needle In The Haystack"
  • Alex Filimon
  • Novus Consulting, Dalhousie University Lecturer
  • Raising Public Fraud Awareness Through A Dynamic Website
  • Jeff Alcock
  • Manulife, CHCAA Chair
  • 2:15 - 2:45
  • Coffee Break / Exhibits
  • 2:45 - 4:15
  • General Session
  • Fraud In Health Care: An Outsider's Perspective
  • Tom Blackwell
  • National Post
  • 4:15 - 4:30
  • Closing Remarks
  • Carla Ryan
  • Medavie Blue Cross, CHCAA Vice-Chair
  • 4:30 -
  • Wine & Cheese Reception / Exhibits
  • 6:00 -
  • Dinner & Entertainment
  • Mike Mandel - Hypnotist

Day 2 - October 13, 2006

  • 7:30 - 8:30
  • Registration, Breakfast / Exhibits
  • 8:30 - 8:45
  • Opening Remarks
  • Jeff Alcock
  • Manulife, CHCAA Chair
  • 8:45 - 9:00
  • CHCAA Dr. Edward Mazak Public Awareness Award
  • 9:00 - 10:15
  • General Session
  • Oxycontin - Abuse And Investigation
  • Terry Scott
  • Sergeant, Royal Canadian Mounted Police
  • Jim Carroll
  • Platoon Commander, Patrol Services, Royal Newfoundland Constabulary
  • 10:15 - 10:45
  • Coffee Break / Exhibits
  • 10:45 - 11:45
  • Breakout Sessions
  • ID Crime: Do You Know What To Look For
  • John Lyons
  • Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
  • Drugs Or Money - It's Walking Out The Door!
  • Scott Moore
  • Detective Sergeant, Ontario Provincial Police
  • Legal Strategies for Fraud Recovery
  • Maureen Ward
  • Bennett Jones
  • Out-Of-Country Claims Fraud
  • Sandy Winfield
  • Assistance Vice President of Operations, World Access
  • 11:45 - 12:45
  • Lunch / Exhibits Open
  • 12:45 - 1:45
  • Breakout Sessions
  • Red Flags In Disability
  • Richard Lussier
  • Workers' Compensation Board
  • Best Practices In Provider Audit - Cory Report
  • Chester Brown
  • MD, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
  • Prescription Monitoring in Nova Scotia
  • Ann Foran
  • Medavie Blue Cross, Manager, Nova Scotia Prescription Monitoring Program
  • Mail Distribution - Internet Crime And Theft of Mail
  • Rita Estwick
  • Canada Post Corporation
  • 1:45 - 2:15
  • Coffee Break / Exhibits
  • 2:15 - 3:45
  • General Session
  • Organized Crime, Terrorism, and Other Bad Things
  • Chris Mathers
  • International Security Expert, chrismathers inc.
  • 3:45 - 4:00
  • Closing Remarks
  • Joel Alleyne
  • Executive Director, Canadian Health Care Anti-Fraud Association
  • 4:00 -
  • Door Prizes