Baycrest

Our new Next Generation organizational structure will advance our vision of being the global leader in aging and brain health by: • driving innovation through a model of integrated care, research and education that links patients, family caregivers, health-care workers, research and industry; • allowing for the development, evaluation, commercialization and dissemination of our care models, supportive technologies and evidence-based approaches for the prevention, early diagnosis, intervention, rehabilitation and treatment of age-related disorders. Our goal is to take promising ideas that emerge from our day-to-day work, and that of our partners and collaborators, and refine them into the scientifically-validated products, goods and services the market is seeking. The revenue from our commercial enterprise will be used to support our present activities and grow our capacity to influence the best possible care of seniors, first and foremost in our local community, but also across Canada and around the globe. We will build on our considerable strengths to develop innovations and "next" practices that will consolidate our international reputation and attract to our doorstep more of the world's top neuroscientists, geriatric medicine specialists, educators, and global partners. This past year, we have been working with the Ontario government on a number of senior care initiatives. We are partnering, for example, with the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences to develop a provincial framework for the evaluation of health innovations. Baycrest is also making its mark internationally. Following a trade mission to China, led by the MRI, a Memorandum of Understanding between the Ontario government and the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China to promote scientific, technological and industrial research and commercialization co-operation has Whenever the time was right over our almost 100-year history, we adapted to changing needs to remain at the forefront of seniors' care, research and education. Today is such a time. Baycrest was also invited by the Ministry of Research and Innovation (MRI) to develop an international symposium on brain health innovations. paved the way for the BaycrestBeijing discussions around developing a seniors' hospital in China (see page 19). Dr. Paul Katz, chief of staff and vice-president of Medical Services at Baycrest, has been invited by the Alzheimer Society of Canada to co-lead an initiative to develop best practices in client-centred care for nursing homes. Baycrest has also been invited by the Community for Excellence in Health Governance to lead a national seniors collaborative initiative that will result in a consortium of up to 12 North American senior care organizations coming together to achieve higher performance in quality and safety. In March, the Neurological Health Charities of Canada honoured Baycrest with a national award for innovation and leadership in aging and brain health. In the end, the successes outlined in this report add up to better care for the aging population, including our own community. At Baycrest, we are not just imagining a better experience of aging; we are promising one. Dr. Anthony Melman Chair, Baycrest Board of Directors Dr. William Reichman President and Chief Executive Officer, Baycrest 2010/11 Baycrest and Baycrest Foundation Annual Report 5

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