Inaugural Integrated Care Action Summit (ICAS25)

The collective energy in the room at the inaugural Integrated Care Action Summit was a powerful reminder of what becomes possible when we lead together, united around advancing integrated care and population health! On November 24th and 25th, all 58 OHTs self-convened alongside Primary Care Networks (PCNs), sector partners, lived-experience leaders, Ontario Health partners and Ontario’s Ministry of Health team for the first time since their inception.

This was a Summit built by the people who lead in every local community across our province, and Jodeme was invited as one of only two keynote speakers, alongside Dr. Jane Philpott, Chair of Ontario’s new Primary Care Action Team.

Jodeme also led a mini masterclass on collective leadership.
Building on Dr. Philpott’s opening keynote, she emphasized that primary care is not just another priority — it is the strategic lever for system transformation. High-performing primary care shifts the centre of gravity toward prevention, continuity, coordinated care, and population well-being. But primary care cannot carry the full complexity of people’s lives on its own. It must be integrated with the rest of health and social care to create an ecosystem that is resilient, equitable, and capable of delivering population-level impact. Integration is what turns strong primary care into a high-performing system.

We are pleased to share two blogs that capture the energy and insights from the Summit. They reflect the shifts our system is making toward radical collaboration, relational reciprocity, adaptive ways of working, and the collective capability required to advance integrated care and population health.

🔗 1. Accelerating Integrated Care - Harnessing Our Collective Potential: A Keynote Designed to Ignite Collective Action: https://www.4cimpact.org/blogs/accelerating-integrated-care-harnessing-our-collective-potential-keynote

‍🔗 2. Our Untapped Collective Potential: A Masterclass in deepening collective leadership capacity: https://www.4cimpact.org/blogs/our-untapped-collective-potential-masterclass-collective-leadership

‍Our hope is that these reflections reinforce our shared momentum and the possibility we are creating as one team.

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You can also visit https://www.ontarioactionsummit.ca/ to:

• Access concurrent session presentations
• View photos and videos from the Summit
• Share an example of your work through our shared Padlet map
• Sign up for updates as this work continues

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