Longwoods
eLetter January 24, 2006
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"Governments propose, and oppositions dispose"
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HEALTHCARE POLICY (the journal)
Researchers' Role in Policy
Decision-Making:
Purveyors
of Evidence, Purveyors of Ideas? :: Brian Hutchison,
Editor-in-Chief
The Undisciplined Economist
Kafka, New Orleans, the OARs
and the KT Boundary :: Robert G. Evans
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HEALTHCARE QUARTERLY
Photo Feature | Jestfully Caring
| Lucia Cino
Futurethink
Are Physician Executive
Pay-for-Performance Programs the Future of Physician Leader Compensation in
Canada?
Frank
Vounasis and Isser L. Dubinsky
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LONGWOODS ONLINE
Brand New Directions from the Deputy Minister
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-term Care | Download PDF
ACEN Scholarship for Nursing Leadership 2006 | Download PDF
Harvard Business Review :: Brief History of Decision Making | Download PDF
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LEADERSHIP or CONSENSUS?
Here is the Conservative Party of Canada
Federal Election Healthcare Platform: 2006. Download PDF here
Here is the New Democratic Party
Federal Election Healthcare Platform: 2006. Download PDF here
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LONGWOODS MANAGEMENT RESOURCES
Law & Governance
HR Resources
Plans, Policies & Programs
Patient Safety Papers
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BREAKFAST WITH THE CHIEFS
TORONTO
Date: Tuesday,
Focus: Don’t Panic Panic: the economic fall out
of a flu pandemic
Speaker:
BMO Nesbitt Burns and Global Economic Strategist, Harris Bank.
Supported by Accenture,
Register with LLopez@longwoods.com
Date: Wednesday,
Focus: BC Policy | BC Politics
Speaker:
Ministry of Health Planning & Health Services
Register with LLopez@longwoods.com
Next:
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CONFERENCES & EVENTS
January
30, 2006. Ontario Government’s Legislative Agenda:
February 2006. SECURITY
AND PRIVACY SERVICES FROM EMERGIS
February 4 and 5, 2006 The Lung Association's Better
Breathing Conference
February 06, 2006 Rotman’s Health Leadership Program
February 8, 9 and 10,
2006. People and
Progress Conference: ideas and best practices in CONTINUING CARE
February 9 and 10, 2006. TOWARD A NATIONAL
PHARMACEUTICALS STRATEGY: Vancouver,
February 10th OHA Local
Health Integration Networks: Enabling Change. Toronto.
February 14 to
16, 2006.
ACCELERATING PRIMARY CARE
February 16 – 18, 2007. Today’s Information for
Tomorrow’s Improvements. Laurel Point Inn, Victoria, BC,
February 15th – 17th, 2006. 7th
National Conference on Quality in Health Care – Who’s Improving
Health Care in
February 15th, 2006. 3 - 5 PM. Ethics of Home and Community Care for
Children, Youth and their Families.
More details and
more Conferences here
[send your conference details to eletter@longwoods.com]
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RESEARCH REVIEWERS :: ANNOUNCEMENT FROM OUR EDITORS
Become a reviewer for our journal Healthcare Policy. The journal
covers
health services, management and policy research. For more information go here
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LEADERSHIP TRANSITIONS
Diane Watson to Director, Research and Analysis, the Health Council of
Dr. Robert Foldes to executive director and chief
operating officer of YORKbiotech, ON
Anthony Dale to Vice President of Policy and Public Affairs, OHA
Garth Matheson to Vice President Regional Cancer and Clinical Services,
Royal Victoria Hospital in Barrie, ON
Richard Robinson to Vice President Planning, Safety and Support
Services, Royal Victoria Hospital in Barrie, ON
John Coughlin to Senior Vice President, Corporate Services, Hôtel-Dieu
Grace Hospital, ON
Stephen Harper to Prime Minister of
Keith Purchase to
Chair at Fraser Health
Paula Bond to Assistant Deputy Minister,
Clinical Innovation and Chief Nurse Executive, Ministry of Health BC
Bernie Blais to Chief Executive Officer, Northern Light Health Region AB
(bblais@nlhr.ca)
Review all reported
‘05 Transitions here
[Send you leadership transitions to eletter@longwoods.com]
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ANNOUNCEMENT
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the National Natural
Science
Foundation of
The Program's aim is to promote the development of Canadian-
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LEADERSHIP JOBSITE
Business Manager - The Primary Care Network Leduc Beaumont, Alberta
Directors, Architecture - Canada Health
Infoway
Challenging Opportunities - Canadian
Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
Managers - Burntwood Regional Health Authority
Business Manager - The Edmonton West
Primary Care Network (PCN)
Director, School of Rehabilitation
Therapy & Associate Dean (Health Sciences)-Queen’s University,
Kingston, ON
Deputy Minister - Nunavut Health and
Social Services
Chief of Staff - Pictou County Health
Authority
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)
Visit our portal of 78 participating recruitment centres
[Send your career opportunities to
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