Hayley Panet 2014 World Cancer Congress

Hayley Panet

Hayley Panet MHSc, CHE Hayley Panet, MHSc, Canadian Healthcare Executive (CHE), is a member of the College of Health Leaders and completed her Master’s at the Institute for Health Promotion Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto. Hayley started her healthcare career as an MRI technologist and as a result Hayley ensures that her approach to projects is patient centred. Since starting at the University Health Network (UHN) in 2006, Hayley has focused on quality improvement projects that highlight analytical, project management, and partnership to achieve better patient access to care. She has progressed and excelled in various roles working collaboratively with senior leaders and clinicians to achieve strategic and transformative healthcare changes. In her current role as Manager of Strategy, Hayley is leading key strategic priorities at the organizational level to optimize patient experiences in cancer care. Hayley is integral to the Senior Management Team. She is responsible for managing the Cancer Program Quality Committee, facilitating a cancer Primary Care Integration strategy, and developing new programs such as an oncology for Adolescents and Young Adults. Hayley’s quality improvement leadership was critical to increasing oncology symptom management distress screening rates from 18% to over 85% in only 6 months. In all of these projects and initiatives, Hayley works collaboratively with interprofessional teams to identify service gaps and create sustainable solutions to improve the delivery of cancer care.