Online attendee option expands Forum 2025 audience

This year’s Primary Care Strategic Forum was the first time an online option was added for attendees. People could choose to participate in-person, virtually or a mix of the two. All plenary and breakout sessions held in the main ballroom were livestreamed, with 15% of the total audience participating online at some point through the Forum. 

Virtually and in-person, 487 primary care leaders and teams, provincial decisionmakers and other health system workforce members all came together to explore and discuss "The Path Ahead” for Alberta primary health care. The three-day event, which ran in Edmonton May 1-3, 2025, was the largest gathering yet for the AMA-ACTT hosted event. More than half the attendees were Primary Care Networks’ staff and physicians.

It was a great opportunity to connect with partners, put faces to names and meet new people.

There were 26 breakout sessions chosen from 59 presentation abstract submissions.

Watch the top-attended breakout sessions:

1. If team is the dream, we need a plan 
   Led by Dr. Lee Green and Terri Potter covering change management, leadership and team-based care
   Video and Presentation PDF
2. The future of teaming: a team performance framework for primary care 
   Led by Dr. Ernst Greyvenstein and Michele Hannay on innovation made possible through leadership and team-based care 
   Presentation PDF
3. Worried about the transition to regional primary care networks?
   Panelists Wanda Aubee, Rachel Foley, Ajay Khara, Susan Rogers Van Katwyk and Bohdan Yard, all representing Alberta Health shared about new governance.
   Video and Presentation PDF

An event app further integrated technology into the Forum giving all registrants, speakers and sponsors/exhibitors access to:

• Event information
  • Schedule
  • Maps
  • Exhibitor booths
  • Tools for session engagement
  • Session presentations and documents
• Real-time updates and notifications 

One attendee shared the “app was an excellent resource.” 89% of survey respondents rated the app favourably along with 93% who appreciated the event website.

Overall, the breakout sessions were rated 4.25 out of 5 stars and 91% of survey respondents saying they would recommend Forum to a friend or colleague.

One respondent said “this was one of the most creative and engaging Forums I have attended. I have attended many over the years!”

The lessons and learnings from the 2025 installment will inform future events.