Media
Interview: International Perspectives
Singularity University #xMed, November 11, 2015Television
URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUHEztqaiWw
Shirlee Sharkey and Lesley Larsen at #xMed 2015
Ontario’s piecemeal palliative care gets a road map to recovery
Globe & Mail, December 15, 2014Online
Every patient nearing end-of-life should have access to quality palliative care in the location of their choice, according to an expert Ontario panel.
New report highlights need for better end-of-life care
Toronto Star, December 15, 2014Online
Only 30 per cent of Ontarians with chronic illness receive hospice or palliative care when they die, part of what needs to change as population ages, report says.
Health Quality Ontario Appoints New Chair to Ontario Health Technology Advisory Committee
Health Quality Ontario, January 9, 2014Online
Dr. Andreas Laupacis, Chair of the Board of Directors of Health Quality Ontario (HQO), today announced the appointment of Shirlee Sharkey as the new Chair of the Ontario Health Technology Advisory Committee (OHTAC).
We must innovate to improve home care
Published by Ottawa Citizen
July 12, 2016
An op-ed on change and innovation in health care.
URL: http://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/columnists/sharkey-we-must-innovate-to-improve-home-care
What a weed whacker taught me about being a leader
Published by The Globe and Mail
July 16, 2015
This column is part of Globe Careers’ Leadership Lab series, where executives and experts share their views and advice about leadership and management.
Three tips to engage your mobile work force
Published by The Globe and Mail
November 18, 2014
This column is part of Globe Careers’ Leadership Lab series, where executives and experts share their views and advice about leadership and management.
It’s time to innovate innovation
Published by MaRS
October 31, 2016
When everything is innovative, nothing is. Innovation is defined in myriad ways, but it is really a process, a mindset, a framework. It’s looking at your work in an entirely new way that allows new inputs and ideas to flow.
Community and home care - the digital age
Published by Longwoods
September 20, 2016
This letter is part of a series of Open Letters from Canadian leaders in health care.
Biography
Shirlee Sharkey is a Board Director and advisor, and former CEO SE Health, a leading national health care organization known for its social innovation, strong financial performance and pioneering practices. As an award-winning and diversified not-for-profit, SE Health employs over 8,000 people and has delivered 50 million health care visits in the past decade. Sharkey's commitment to community advancement is evident in her leadership and involvement on many boards, ranging from health to education. In January 2014, Sharkey was appointed to chair the Ontario Health Technology Advisory Committee, a standing committee for Health Quality Ontario. She also serves on the Ontario Health Innovation Council. She is a past chair of George Brown College in Toronto and a former president of the Canadian Home Care Association. In 2007, the Ontario Minister of Health and Long-Term Care appointed Sharkey as an expert advisor on staffing and care standards for long-term care homes in the province. Academically, she is cross-appointed to the University of Toronto’s Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing and the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation as an adjunct professor. She has appeared on a number of media panels and is widely published on home and community-based health care, health transformation, social innovation and breakthrough leadership.
Recognition/Reconnaissance
Human Spirit Award | Professional
Recognizes health care providers or teams for acts of caring and compassion that go above and beyond the call of duty, which inspire others and have a profound and lasting impact. (Canadian College of Health Leaders).
Innovation Award for Health Care Leadership | Personal
Recognizes the outstanding capabilities and achievements of a senior executive who has made innovation a focal point of his or her organization’s strategy in order to create high impact results. (Canadian College of Health Leaders).
Diamond Jubilee Medal of Queen Elizabeth II | Personal
A commemorative medal created in 2012 to recognize significant achievements by Canadians and mark the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's accession.
Canada Order of Excellence - Innovation, Excellence and Wellness | Professional
The Canada Order of Excellence is the highest national quality award of Canada, administered by Excellence Canada, a not-for-profit organization on behalf of the Governor General.
Additional Titles and Affiliations
Member, Advisory Board, EXCITE International
Member, Advisory Board, Rotman School of Management, Healthcare & Life Sciences
Member, Advisory Council, Ivey International Centre for Health Innovation
Member, Board of Directors, Canadian Centre for Aging and Brain Health Innovation
Member, Health Policy Council, CD Howe Institute
Chair, Excellence Canada
Champion’s Council, Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association
Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto - cross appointed to the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto
Past Talks
Plenary: That was then; this is now. OMG, here’s tomorrow!
SOCAP14
San Francisco, California, September 2, 2014
Keynote: Spreading hope and happiness
Our Future Health
Nijmegen, The Netherlands (watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0Mb4pfkAsY), May 26, 2016
Keynote: The one-of-a-kind health care show – starring YOU!
Accreditation Canada
Montreal, Canada, April 25, 2016
Home care, long-term care, community care and mental health
Canada 2020: A Health Accord for All Canadians
Ottawa, Canada, September 29, 2016
Closing keynote
Corporate State Canada
Toronto, Canada, May 11, 2016