1. SouthWestern Academic Health Network (SWAHN)
Network Restructuring Update
2017
Dr. Gillian Kernaghan, Network Contributors’ Roundtable Co-Chair; President & CEO, St. Joseph’s Health Care London St
October 13, 2017

2. Our Vision
Transforming health in Southwestern Ontario through integrated excellence in research, education, and clinical practice.

3. Our Value Proposition
SWAHN facilitates interprofessional collaboration, networking, and knowledge-sharing opportunities across health-care related education, research, health service providers, and other stakeholders in Southwestern Ontario to identify gaps and to improve the health of individuals, families, communities, and systems.

4. Rationale for Reorganization
Why change now?
Growth of the organizational framework, volunteer base, and projects under development
Reorganization will:
Reduce the layers to improve communications
Streamline the structure to make it more nimble as a value network
Right-size operations based the capacity and resource base
Align the organization to its value proposition, ensuring continued advancement and value creation for its contributors

5. SWAHN’s New Organizational Chart

6. Next Steps
Fall 2017
New Terms of Reference and Stream descriptions will be circulated.
Volunteers of the former standing committees will be asked to consider how they would like to participate differently in the new structure.
2018
Strategic Plan refresh
Inaugural Network Contributors’ Roundtable meeting

7. Contact Information
Network Contributors’ Roundtable Co-Chairs:
Dr. Gillian Kernaghan
Dr. Ken Blanchette
SWAHN Co-Leads:
Dr. Robin Walker
Dr. Davy Cheng
SWAHN Manager:
Catherine Joyes