CMA Health Summit: Watch the sessions live
August 20, 2018
A livestream will be available on the Health Summit website starting at 7 am CDT (local Winnipeg time) on Monday, August 20 so you can watch the sessions in real time!
Starting that morning, you’ll be able to access the livestream by going to the Heath Summit website and clicking on the “LIVE” link in the navigation bar at the top of the page.
You can also follow conversations about the Health Summit and share your thoughts on Twitter using the hashtag #CMAHealthSummit.
Thank you so much for participating! We look forward to having you follow along and join our discussions on a future of better health.
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