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“[In the battle for talent] An organization’s culture is often what differentiates it and confers competitive advantage.” Accenture: The Rise of the Multi-Polar World. Implications for Talent and Innovation and more . . . (PDF)
Surgery technologies and medical interventions-- the next decade. New standards of care and new opportunities to develop national assets from our cerebral horse power, technologies and medical interventions. Drs. Bell, Irish and Mak demonstrate.
The story from University Hospital in Edmonton. Mother delivered by caesarian section moments before open-heart surgery.
Research. From Bench to Bedside to Business. From our teaching hospitals. Executive Summary. Download PDF.
Institutional food. Learning from Jamie Oliver's school program: Make a Difference. Download PDF.
Graham Scott Strategies Inc. Click here.
ANEGTA’s February Educational Session. Download PDF.
RFID & Privacy. From Ann Cavoukian and Hewlett-Packard (Canada) Co. Download PDF.
HealthVault.com: Microsoft launched a beta ehealth record. Download PDF. It’s new. It’s free.
Best Read Papers in January 2008. From Longwoods.
Best Read Papers of all time as of January 31, 2008. From Longwoods.
MEDEC’s new imaging sector gets a boost from Philips Healthcare.
Telehealth Up and Running in All Rural Yukon Communities.
Infoway return on investment. Pharmacists and Physicians Exchanging Medical Data Stored In Patients' Electronic Medical Records.
Superfoods for the Brain. A simple strategy to improve your institutional brain power. Eat right!. Click here.
Accelerate primary health care. Health Council survey calls for action. Read more.
Building the Case for Quality. From CHSRF: A collection of conversations, stories, evidence, publications and events.
Best Practice Guidelines in Long-Term Care: Promoting Awareness and Uptake. An Impact Evaluation. Phase 2 Interim Report. December 10, 2007. Download PDF.
Look who’s coming to breakfast. Dr. Ben Chan, Chief Executive Officer, Ontario Health Quality Council in conversation with Michael Decter, Chair of Wait Time Data Certification Council for Ontario. Health Sciences Building, 6th Floor, Auditorium, Toronto. February 21, 2008. 8 am to 9 am. To register, click here.
DID YOU KNOW?
On average, 120 children receive organ transplants in Canada each year. More at CIHI.
SAVIEZ-VOUS QUE?
En moyenne, 120 enfants reçoivent des transplantations d’organes au Canada chaque année.
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The Impact of Ontario's End-of-Life Care Strategy on End-of-Life Care in the Community
Hsien Seow, Susan King and Vida Vaitonis
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Health Services Delivery Networks: What Do We Know and Where Should We Be Headed?
Keith G. Provan, H. Brinton Milward
Canadian Journal of Nursing Leadership
A Chronicle of BScN Honours/Non-Honours Outcomes and Experiences Post-Graduation
Angela Gillis
Healthcare Policy
Is There a Tension between Clinical Practice and Reimbursement Policy? The Case of Osteoarthritis Prescribing Practices in Ontario
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Electronic Healthcare
Building a Comprehensive Clinical Database: Collaboration in Stages
Brooks A. Fallis, Kelly Holloway, Lee Fairclough and David R. McCready
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Age-Specific Analysis of Reported Morbidity in Kerala, India
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2008 Calendar of Breakfast with the Chiefs - Great minds in Dialogue
Thursday, February 21, 2008 – Toronto
Dr. Ben Chan, Chief Executive Officer, Ontario Health Quality Council and Michael Decter, Chair of Wait Time Data Certification Council for Ontario
Location: Health Sciences Building, U of T, 155 College Street, 6th Floor, Auditorium
Sponsors: ACAHO, Accenture, CGI, HP, HPME, OHA
Register here.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 – Toronto
Dr. Michael Guerriere, Managing Partner of Courtyard Group and Editor-in-Chief for Electronic Healthcare.
Location: Health Sciences Building, U of T, 155 College Street, 6th Floor, Auditorium
Sponsors: ACAHO, Accenture, CGI, HP, HPME, OHA
Thursday, April 17, 2008 - Toronto
Dr. Alan Hudson, Lead of Access to Services/Wait Times for the Health Results Team, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
Location: Health Sciences Building, U of T, 155 College Street, 6th Floor, Auditorium
Sponsors: ACAHO, Accenture, CGI, HP, HPME, OHA
For more information on upcoming speakers or to view past presentations click here.
See our most recent Breakfast with the Chiefs video: Conversation about the Future of Canadian Healthcare. Dr. Robert Bell: CEO & President of the University Health Network. Tak W. Mak, PhD: Director of the Advanced Medical Discovery Institute. Dr. Jonathan Irish: Chief of Surgical Oncology at Princess Margaret Hospital. To view presentation click here.
The small print: Subscribers do have more options. If you are a personal journal subscriber and represent public healthcare management, practice, education, research or policy you can attend any and all of the breakfasts. If you are a member of a commercial / service organization you have other options. Please contact Susan Hale for more information. Not yet a member, but would like to join Breakfast with the Chiefs? Contact Lina Lopez, for more information.
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February 5-6, 2008. Red Deer, AB. David Thompson Health Region Hospital Emergency Care and Patient Flow Forum: "Today's Solutions that Work". This National Conference will bring together leaders and decision-makers in emergency health services (physicians, nursing, paramedics), quality improvement, health administration, government, and academia to explore and share "Today's Solutions That Work" in reducing wait time challenges facing our emergency departments today. You will acquire tools for improving input, throughput, and output in our health care system today and into the future. Click here for details.
February 10 - 12, Banff, AB - Innovation from cell to society 3. At its third annual research conference, AllerGen, the Allergy, Genes and Environment Network, offers an opportunity to look at results from AllerGen’s research program, with a special emphasis on the link between allergic disease and the environment. The conference features engaging speakers and scientific presentations, panel discussions, keynote addresses, trainee presentations and networking opportunities. For details, click here.
February 12-14, 2008: Edmonton, AB. Accelerating Primary Care 2008. Hosted by the University of Alberta and Capital Health to explore leading practice and innovation to accelerate primary care. For details click here.
February 15, 2008: Toronto, ON. The Association of Nurse Executives of GTA Session #4. The guest speaker will be Vanessa Burkowski, Provincial Chief Nursing Officer. The topic is Dialogue with our Provincial Chief Nursing Officer: Enabling Future Nurses and Nursing Leadership. For details click here.
February 22, 2008: Toronto, ON. The Council of Academic Hospitals of Ontario is hosting a conference on their initiative to develop a common set of principles for hospitals negotiating clinical study contracts with industry. The purpose of the conference is to share the principles document with front-line contract negotiators, to encourage its adoption in clinical study agreement negotiations across the province. Facilitated discussions will be held among the conference participants with members of the CAHO Steering Committee; conference participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback on the document. The principles document, Statement of Principles to be Considered when Negotiating a Clinical Studies Agreement, is available on the CAHO website: www.caho-hospitals.com. For future information, please contact Claire McClelland at cmcclelland@caho-hospitals.com.
March 3-4, 2008: Mississauga, ON. 2nd Annual Healthcare Safety Forum presented by the Canadian Standards Association and Ontario Safety Association for Community & Healthcare’s Toronto Airport Hilton. For details click here.
March 6-7, 2008. Toronto, ON. “Forging Ahead…Evidence to Innovation” – Saint Elizabeth Health Care Conference 2008. The objective of this event is to celebrate the centennial year of Saint Elizabeth Health Care and to promote the use of research, evidence and innovation at the individual, organizational and systems levels of health care. This two day conference will examine three themes: 1) how technology and consumer empowerment are leading to innovations in the delivery of healthcare (on an individual level), 2) fostering an organizational culture that supports the use of research evidence and innovation (at the organizational level), and 3) exploring how research, evidence and innovation are being used to inform policy and the future of health care (at a systems level). Registration is now open for the conference. For details click here (PDF)
March 18, 2008: Toronto, ON. Community Care and Health Human Resources: Informing Policy. The CIHR Team in Community Care and Health Human Resources, in partnership with the Canadian Research Network for Care in the Community (CRNCC), will be holding its 2nd Annual Symposium on March 18, 2008, at Ryerson University. This symposium is designed to share our research results with community partners, researchers, and decision makers. For details click here.
April 24-26,2008: Ottawa, ON. CSPE Annual Meeting of Physician Executives. Download PDF
April 28-29, 2008: Edmonton, AB. Beyond the Evidence: Making Tough Decisions. The 2008 CADTH Invitational Symposium focuses on factors beyond the evidence that influence decisions about the funding and use of drugs and other health technologies. What do decision makers need beyond the evidence in order to make the tough decisions? What can be done to close the evidence gap and develop evidence where none currently exists? How can producers of evidence-based information help health care leaders make tough decisions with confidence? The deadline for abstracts is January 31, 2008. Request an invitation at symposium@cadth.ca.
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Matthew Anderson to Senior Vice President of Performance and Technology for University Health Network in Toronto ON, and Executive Lead of the SIMS Partnership.
Lydia Lee to Chief Information Officer of the SIMS Partnership, Toronto ON.
Tracey MacArthur to Senior Managing Director responsible for operational management of the SIMS Partnership, Toronto ON.
Graham W.S. Scott, C.M., Q.C. elected to the Board of the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada.
Elaine Harkiss-Laird to Director, Human Resources & Volunteer Community Resources, William Osler Health Centre, Brampton ON.
Daniel Land to Administrative Program Director, Mental Health & Addictions Program, St. Joseph’s Health Centre, Toronto ON.
Dr. Sultana Alkon-Mintsopoulos [Paediatrician] to Rouge Valley Health System, Ajax/Pickering ON.
Dr. Zareen Syed [Internist] to Rouge Valley Health System, Ajax/Pickering ON.
Dr. Jose Nazareno [Gastroenterology] to Rouge Valley Health System, Ajax/Pickering ON.
Others joining Rouge Valley Health System, Ajax/Pickering ON: Dr. Karim Aref, Paediatrics; Dr. Dina el-Sahrigy, Pathology; Dr. Ali el Firjani, Internist/Nephrologist; Dr. Jason Smith, Orthopaedics; Dr. Hedieh Hooshangi, Anaesthesia; Dr. Olivia Tsai, Anaesthesia; Dr. Hubert Wong, Paediatric Nephrologist; Dr. Ram Vijayaraghavan, Cardiologist.
Paul Yamashita Guerriere arrived this morning at 6:10am.
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