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Focus On Healthcare Security

December 12, 2025
UHN’s West Park Healthcare Centre
170 Emmett Ave, York, ON M6M 2J5

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Canadian Security

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December 12, 2025
York, Ontario

Join us for thought leadership and education from leading security professionals working in health-care environments, and meet with sponsors who will be available to showcase the latest technology and services.

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Speakers

Ashik Mohideen
Brad Stewart
Calvin Millar
Christine Robinson
Dushiyanthan Yogananthan
Kyle Robinson
Mubin Shaikh
Nivethan Placidass
Paul Nicholson
Sergio Angelucci

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Schedule

8:30 AM – 9:25 AM

Registration and Breakfast

9:25 AM – 9:30 AM

Opening Remarks

Speakers:

  • Neil Sutton, Editor, Canadian Security
  • Nivethan Placidass, Security Operations Manager, UHN

9:30 AM – 10:15 AM

Session 1: Indigenous rights in the Canadian health-care system

Speaker: Paul Nicholson, Program Director, Security & Emergency Preparedness, Baycrest Corporate Centre for Geriatric Care

This session explores how healthcare organizations can move beyond policy statements to operationalize straightforward, site-level practices that support Indigenous Peoples’ pursuit of equitable care and fulfill current legislative requirements. Discussing historical elements of federal legislation / limitations and the trauma of segregated “Indian hospitals” for context, this session will focus on the practical role internal champions, leaders, managers, and frontline staff can play, and the ease in which any organization can participate in supporting the creation of a safe space for Indigenous Medicines in a hospital setting.

10:15 AM – 10:25 AM

GardaWorld Training, Customized Training Solutions

Presenter: Dushiyanthan Yogananthan – Director of Training, Security Services, Central Canada

10:25 AM – 10:45 AM

Coffee Break & Networking

10:45 AM – 11:30 AM

Session 2: Assessing and managing threats of targeted violence in health-care settings

Speaker: Christine Robinson, Founder, Threat Shield Consulting

This highly interactive session will cover the fundamentals of Behavioural Threat Assessment and Management and will familiarize health-care security professionals with established methods used to assess, mitigate and manage potential threats of targeted violence. Important threat assessment concepts covered will include ‘Hunters vs. Howlers’, the Pathway to Intended Violence the eight Warning Behaviours, and more. Creating robust threat assessment and management teams, and violence prevention strategies will also be explored. Attendees will have the option to participate in web-based live polls, surveys, scenarios, and question and answer forums to enhance learning.

11:30 AM – 11:45 AM

IAHSS Ontario Award Presentation

11:45 AM – 12:30 PM

Lunch & Networking

12:30 PM – 1:00 PM

Business Presentation: Xtract One

Speaker: Ashik Mohideen, Project Manager, Xtract One

Discrete Weapons Detection Solutions for Healthcare Environments

Studies show that 76% of workplace violence occurs in a healthcare setting. The issue of weapons threats continues to grow, and more healthcare environments are seeking weapons detection solutions that maintain an environment and a brand of care in a discrete and operationally simple manner.

Since December 2024, Xtract One solutions have been tested and deployed in Manitoba Healthcare, Saskatchewan Healthcare, and Nova Scotia Healthcare, and have been tested in Ontario in assorted hospitals. This presentation will provide an overview of solution capabilities, and case studies from deployments, and lessons learned.


1:00 PM – 1:45 PM

Session 3: The rise of radicalization

Speaker: Mubin Shaikh, national security and counter-terrorism expert

Canadian security professionals should be aware of how extremism and radicalization can have a direct impact on their organizations through threats or acts of violence. Maintaining awareness of how radicalization spreads and how individuals succumb to extremist ideology can help security professionals recognize potential threats and safeguard their institutions.

1:45 PM – 2:00 PM

Coffee Break & Networking

2:00 PM – 2:45 PM

Panel Discussion: When hospitals merge — how amalgamation affects security operations

Moderator: Nivethan Placidass, Security Operations Manager, UHN

Panelists:

  • Calvin Millar, Director of Public Safety and Parking Services, William Osler Health System
  • Brad Stewart, Security Manager, Waterloo Regional Health Network
  • Sergio Angelucci, Manager, Security, Locating, Parking & Emergency Preparedness, West Park Healthcare Centre
  • Kyle Robinson, Chief Facilities Redevelopment & Sustainability Officer, Hospital for Sick Children

Hospital mergers are becoming increasingly common as neighbouring facilities form amalgamated healthcare authorities, leading to operational changes. The security department may have new campuses to manage of find themselves reconciling different technology on different sites. Security managers who have gone through this process change share their insights.

2:45 PM – 3:00 PM

Closing Remarks

Speakers:

  • Neil Sutton, Editor, Canadian Security
  • Nivethan Placidass, Security Operations Manager, UHN

4:00 PM

IAHSS Ontario Chapter Winter Social

Lost Craft

837 Runnymede Rd, Toronto, ON M6N 3V8





Venue

UHN’s West Park Healthcare Centre
170 Emmett Ave, York, ON M6M 2J5

Parking
Please note that parking will be complimentary in all lots. Anyone parking in a gated lot will receive a complimentary exit ticket, and those using a pay-and-display lot will not be required to take any further action.


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Contact

Sponsorships

Trish Sutton
Brand Sales Manager,
Canadian Security | SP&T News | Sécurité Québec
Mobile: 437-995-4651
tsutton@annexbusinessmedia.com

Editorial & Content

Neil Sutton
Editor, Canadian Security Magazine
Tel. 416-510-6788
nsutton@annexbusinessmedia.com

Registration & Logistics

Victoria Vukovich
Events Manager,
Annex Business Media
Mobile: 226-931-6288
vvukovich@annexbusinessmedia.com

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