UPCOMING MEETING SEPTEMBER 20, 2022 EVENING MEETING - NO LUNCH MEETING
Panel Presentation & Discussion on The Digitalization of Healthcare featuring:
Wayne Fraser, VP Partner Services at CuePath,
Mark Zhou, Director of Pharmacy Operations at Easy Drugs,
Rob McIntyre, Chief Financial Officer at Dispension Industries Inc., and
Moderator, Emel Islamzada, PhD Candidate at UBC Centre of Blood Research
Time: 6:30 p.m. - 8:00/8:30 p.m.
Location: Terminal City Club
Program:Discussion of the positive impacts of technology in healthcare. Cost:Guests & pay-as-you-go members $75
No additional cost for members who pay quarterly meal fees.
Some of the topics to be covered are:
what technologies are currently used in pharmacy?
will pharmacists be replaced by technology?
what is the current situation of controlled substance misuse in North America?
Is there standardization from pharmacy to pharmacy of automated systems?
The pandemic surely had an effect on the acceleration of the digitalization of healthcare. As a patient we want seamless, connected experiences for easy, secure treatment. What are the issues that are arising in this complex area of patient care for both the caregiver, service provider, and the patient?
UPCOMING MEETING SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
Dan Gallant & Jerry Zdrilij
Rotary World Help
Open the world of reading to a child and become a volunteer tutor!
ONE TO ONE Literacy Society is looking for enthusiastic, compassionate, and open-minded individuals to share the joy of reading with children in their community. Volunteer tutors develop a connection with their readers that will help them feel successful and confident with their reading skills. CLICK HERE for the One to One Literacy Society website.
What are the requirements?
We are looking for community members who are :
Friendly, reliable, and approachable
Aged 18 or over
Available to meet during the school day, at an elementary school in your community
Able to commit to weekly shifts for the duration of the school year from October to June or January to June
Who are the readers?
Children in grades 1-7 who are not reading at the same level as their peers or could benefit from the one-on-one time with a caring literacy tutor.
No prior tutoring experience necessary! ONE TO ONE will provide ongoing training opportunities and a network of support.
It is easy to get started on your volunteer journey – fill out an application form online, complete a free criminal record check and then have a chat with ONE TO ONE on the phone to make sure weare a good match. Initial training sessions for new volunteers will be held in September 2022.
* come in person to celebrate with Purdy's chocolates!!
Last Meeting September 13, 2022
Kendall Jessiman, President, chaired the meeting and gave the invocation.
Sandra Lowe, Secretary, hosted the ZOOM portion of the meeting
Peter Clarke, Sergeant at Arms, introduced guests
President’s Announcements:
Thank you to all of you who came to enjoy the companionship of your fellow club Rotarians, and to those who logged in virtually.
Reminder to all that next week's meeting, Sept 20th, is an evening meeting starting at 6:30, doors open at 6:00. We are hoping that the different time will bring out those who cannot attend the luncheons and encourage everyone to bring along a friend. The dinner will be plated, chicken entree. The cost to us is significantly higher than the lunch cost, buffet would be even higher as is consistent with any venue in the city. Therefore, guests and pay-as-you-go members will be charged $75 per person to cover the cost. Quarterly pay members will not be charged extra. There will be alcoholic beverages available for cost, similar to what we had for our summer barbeque meeting.
Given it's a plated service, it is important to RSVP.
The Board has decided that it is necessary to:
Increase the quarterly club dues and meal fees as of Q2, October 2022 as follows:
club dues will increase by $10 to $190 for reg member (from $180) + GST
the guest/pay as you go fee to $54 (from $52) incl GST
the quarterly meal fee to $400 (from $350) + GST
the corporate meal fee to $620 (from $565) + GST
As of Q3, January 2023, it will be mandatory for everyone to pay quarterly meal fees. There will no longer be on opt out option.
Secretary's announcements:
reminders of upcoming events/meetings (see above)
birthdays, member club anniversaries, wedding anniversaries (see above)
Special announcements and Members' Moments:
Richard Landahl – long time member (joined in 1979), let us know that he is winning the battle against cancer. Everything is sunny now so hopefully will be back as a regular participant. So glad to hear Richard!
Chris Offer, the current chair of the Rotary Peach Major Gifts Initiative Committee, promoted the upcoming Million Dollar Dinner. He noted that our club predates the Rotary Foundation. In 1917 the endowment started, eventually becoming The Rotary Foundation, over $400M dollars are donated each year. The big ask is for USD$10,000 gift or estate plan donation. But that’s certainly not necessary for all of us to support the Foundation by attending the dinner. The keynote speaker will be Past Rotary International President, Holger Knaack, visiting from Germany. When: Saturday October 8, 2022, 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Where: Quilchena Golf and Country Club, 3551 Granville Ave., Richmond
Contact Kendall if you are interested in joining together to have a RCoV table attend.
Paul McCrae told a tale of his grandson and granddaughter who are in the UK. He received a phone call from his grandson, he had a real problem and needed help. He was in an accident of which he has the cause and now needed bail paid. Long story short, Paul checked with daughter who verified his grandson was just fine. It was a very good crank call!! Certainly glad he followed up to verify information before paying. Be forewarned everyone, they are very sophisticated – verify information carefully before committing to anything.
Guest Speaker:
Gordon Esau introduced guest speaker Dr. Paul Evans, a Professor of Public Policy & Global Affairs at UBC since 1999. As Gordon said, “When struggling to understand some issues concerning China, he was advised, What would Paul Evans say?”
Dr. Evans confessed that he is a little bit of Rotary groupie. He has long admired the work Rotary does globally. To watch Rotary’s work internationally is something to behold. Not just the projects but the organizational structure. Rotary works together cooperatively with those clubs that are not always in countries that we agree with politically. It is a complex world and it’s fantastic to find groups that can maintain connections regardless of these differences.
Sr. Evan’s main topic: Dealing with China in a very turbulent and difficult time. We are in rather perilous times now. The war between Russia and Ukraine is a global conflict even though its being fought in a particular zone. It is sending shudders around the world. Certainly in China, Asia and east Asia. In that context, a few words about China…
What Canada and China face in a difficult political relationship is complex. The words Cold War are increasingly used as a way to capture the relationship. There have been major confrontations on a multiple of fronts. Some is value based, autocracies vs democracies, economic, trade imbalances. The issue related to technology is of most importance. The one that has the edge is that with the most advanced tech. 10 years ago when talking to US about the rising China’s ability to influence the world, the US did not think, then, that they could be knocked from #1. Science, tech, innovation was not a threat from China at that time. Fast forward and the battle now is exactly in those zones.
China can innovate, AI, quantum physics, bio-tech research, software. They are past the stage of imitation. China is now an innovation hub. They have integrated themselves increasingly as the designers.
China has worked tirelessly to move into the design of tech. Most importantly Huawei is num one in the field. It is THE cutting edge company in the world because of the science behind the tech. China is the #1 researcher in a number of areas. To be at the top of research from anywhere in the world you need to now collaborate with China.
In many of the areas that are key to the new world, the Chinese are positioned to be at the top. In an era of geo-political strife how are we going to handle joint research amongst universities. Ottawa is beginning to respond 16 major universities who have partnerships with Huawei, even though banned from our G5 networks. In the US there is a complete ban of Huawei. They are trying to decouple from China in 23 different areas – restricting and limiting.
This is a pivotal moment because of what’s happening in our own country. The Liberal government is committed to a balanced approach using the 4 Cs – co-exist, cooperate, compete, and confront. We don’t know where conservatives will go, though instincts are that engagement must have big restrictions on China’s involvement.
This debate will be heated and public as the special committee resumes. Conservatives have not spoken about international relations so don’t know where they will stand. Our university professors are torn, and it brings tears to their eyes thinking of a more repressive and assertive international agenda. Our Chinese friends are increasingly asking about how they can leave the country. There is so much unrest and uncertainty.
We are in for a difficult time in working with China. Dr. Evans appeals to Rotary and universities, in the face of those difficulties and barring a military conflict, to leave as many doors as possible open to allow for discourse. We may need to fence off certain areas but instead of knocking the whole field down, let’s cooperate where we can. Keep the channels open even if it’s not easy all the time.
Meeting adjourned with a toast to communication with the rest of the world including China to build bridges between us.
