Longwoods eLetter
January 10, 2006
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". . . Strategies
to meet the four-hour target from door to admission through
Accident and Emergency Departments in England are led by nurses
implementing advanced patient assessment and working as a team,
under medical directives, with physicians.."
. . . one of many findings by Dr. Mary Ferguson Pare on sabbatical. Click here
NURSING LEADERSHIP
Selections from the current issue
The MFP Report
A
Sabbatical Journey of Discovery: The Liberation of Nursing
Mary Ferguson-Paré
ACEN Update
Annual
Report: September 2004 to November 2005
From
the Editor-in-Chief: Something to Celebrate
Letters
to the Editor
Special Guest Columns
New
Health Professionals Network: The Future Face of Medicine
Jessica Diamond, Adam Somers, Michael Garreau,
Danielle Martin
Nursing
News
Ann E. Tourangeau, Anne L. Coghlan,
Judith Shamian, Sarah Evans
Book Review
Riding
the Third Rail: Ontario's Health Services Restructuring Commission
Gail J. Donner
Focus on Leaders
Shirlee
Sharkey: Extraordinary Things Are Possible
Special Guest Columns
The
Promise of the Health Sciences in the 21st Century
Leadership Perspective
Waiting
Lists and Nursing
Joann M. Trypuc and Alan R. Hudson
THE NEXT BREAKFAST WITH THE CHIEFS |
PANDEMICS
Tuesday,
Focus: the economic fall out of a flu pandemic
Reference Material. Click here: Pandemics: an Economic Analysis
Speaker:
BMO Nesbitt Burns and Global Economic Strategist,
Harris Bank.
7:30 A.M. Registration and Breakfast
8:00 A.M. Presentation & Discussion
9:00 A.M. Adjournment. Refreshments still available.
Supported by Accenture,
Register with LLopez@longwoods.com
PATIENT SAFETY | MEDICAL ERRORS
Click here
for your free copy | made possible by
an educational grant from the Canadian
Patient Safety Institute and the Ontario Hospital Association
Find 28 papers edited by Dr.
“a rich array . . . for those
facing choices in the design of their own
safety initiatives”.
CONFERENCES & EVENTS (Details
and more Conferences here)
●
New Legislative Landscape. January 30 http://www.oha.com/conferences.
● Ideas and Best Practices in
Continuing Care February 8, 9 and 10, 2006.
Featuring: Sister
Produced by The Capital Care Foundation
of
● Accelerating
Primary Care. February 14 to 16, 2006.
Hosted by Capital Health and the
With Colin-Thomé,
Decter, Gutkin, Kizer, Protti,
Rachlis,
● Leaders in Rehabilitation: Advancing the Rehabilitation Agenda.
Rehabilitation Institute of
Primary Care, Capital Health, Dr. Cyril B. Frank, Director and Vice
Chair,
Alberta Bone & Joint Health
Institute, University of Calgary and Calgary Health Region. See:
● The 7th Annual Integrated Care Conference: More here:
[English] [French]
● The eHealth 2006
Call for Participation.
● The 16th Annual Rotman
Research Institute Conference: Stroke
And Cognition:
● Toward a National Pharmaceuticals Strategy:
www.chspr.ubc.ca/hpc
● Today’s Information for Tomorrow’s
Improvements http://hinf.uvic.ca
● Seventh National
Conference on Quality in Health Care - February 15th - 17th
● The
Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) 97th Annual
Conference.
● The National Occupational
Health Conference. April 26 – 28.
LEADERSHIP TRANSITIONS
Review all reported ‘05 Transitions here
None reported for this period. Send your transitions
to eletter@longwoods.com
LEADERSHIP JOBSITE
Deputy Director Business Services & CFO -
Toronto
Catholic District School Board
Deputy Minister - Nunavut Health and Social Services
Chief of Staff - Pictou County Health Authority
Manager, Postpartum - Royal Alexandra Hospital,
Capital
Health, Edmonton AB
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Stollery Pediatric Centre
for Weight & Health-
Capital Health, Edmonton AB
Vice-President, Research - CIHR
Vice-President, Knowledge Translation - CIHR
Administrator - Capital Care Norwood, Edmonton, AB
Senior Program Officer,
Community Health Solutions
Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation, Seattle, WA
Senior Advocacy Officer, Global Libraries
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation,
Seattle, WA
Senior Program Officer, Global
Health Strategies
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation,
Seattle, WA
Program Director,
China HIV/AIDS Initiative
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation,
Beijing
Career Opportunities in the Northwest
Territories
Career Opportunities at Capital Health Edmonton
Career Opportunities at Fraser
Health
Career Opportunities at Hamilton
Health Sciences
Healthcare Quarterly Careers
(PDF)
Nursing Leadership Careers -
NEW- (PDF)
[Send your career opportunities to
FROM THE PAGES OF HEALTHCARE QUARTERLY
Are Physician Executive Pay-for-Performance Programs
the
Future of Physician Leader Compensation
in Canada?
Opinions | Quarterly Change
CIHR Research: Taking Down Goliaths: New Vaccines May
Spell the End for Ebola, Marburg and
Lassa Virus Infections
ICES Report: To Everything There Is a Season: Hospitalizations in
Ontario Demonstrate Strong Evidence of
Seasonality and Predictability
CIHI Survey: Volumes and Outcomes for Surgical Services in Canada
Conversations in the Executive Suite: Hume Martin
WAIT TIME GURUS
AN IDEA TO WATCH | FROM MIT TECHNOLOGY
REVIEW
Software that will provide drivers with best route for delivery, ideal time to
leave work,
and routes that avoid accidents and travel times from “A” to
“B”
Who in the “wait times” business will ask them to look at the
possibilities.
Get the full story in MIT Technology Review. Or go here: www.inrix.com
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