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“Surely, the threat of losing all we have achieved, everything that makes us the vigorous society we are, cannot apply to us! How could it possibly happen to us?” a warning from Jane Jacobs in her last book Dark Age Ahead.
One thing about HR crisis: lots of opportunity for the survivors. Our JobSite has never been this busy. If you are recruiting and looking for stars contact Susan Hale at shale@longwoods.com
Open access to the latest issue of HealthcarePapers all starts here: Healthy Workplaces for Health Workers in Canada: Knowledge Transfer and Uptake in Policy and Practice by Judith Shamian, Fadi El-Jardali; plus Effective Teamwork in Healthcare: Research and Reality by Dave Clements, Mylène Dault, Alicia Priest. The journal is enabled by an educational grant from the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation (CHSRF) and additional support from Health Canada, Office of Nursing Policy, The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (Ontario) Nursing Secretariat, and VON Canada.
The Health Council found no uniformity in accreditation practices for health care facilities across the country. Full report and more here.
The new Healthcare Quarterly is out. +150 pages of best practices. Here is some of the content:
Renovating the Built Environment for Dementia Care: Lessons Learned at the Lodge at Broadmead in Victoria, British Columbia | Fat Zombies, Pleistocene Tastes, Autophilia and the "Obesity Epidemic" | Quarterly Change | OHA HealthAchieve 2006 Reflections | CIHR Research: Treating the Obese: A Big Issue | ICES Report: The Burden of Asthma: Can It Be Eased? | CIHI Survey: Avoidable Admissions and Repeat Admissions: What Do They Tell Us? | Insight: In Conversation with Sister Elizabeth Davis
Getting to Maybe - the book from Frances Westley, Brenda Zimmerman and Michael Patton
Download PDF If you really want to make a difference start with this book.
The University Health Network Interdisciplinary Pain Conference Download PDF
If you know Mary Kardos Burton you should open this: Click here
The best opportunity for knowledge translation system is a conversation. To join Alan Hudson see details and register Here. For another conversation with Michael Guerriere see details and register Here. If you don’t learn anything within the first five minutes expect a full refund.
The Honourable Tony Clement presented with the inaugural Courage in Public Policy Award from the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) and the National Cancer Institute of Canada (NCIC), to recognize his leadership in supporting the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer Corporation (CPACC) Click here
Here is the Longwoods TV learning channel.
First out of the blocks is Dr. Mary Ferguson-Paré - Vice President, Professional Affairs & Chief Nurse Executive at University Health Network, as she connects to nurses by video to provide support for her colleagues and to share experiences and endeavours by nursing. Click here.
Other nursing leaders who want to share their ideas, policies and best practices please contact Rebecca at rhart@longwoods.com and tell her what’s on your mind.
Call for Papers
Electronic Healthcare provides a forum for case studies which explore e-models, e-practices and e-products for e-health. Submissions should describe a typical e-health situation or problem. It is a written account, ideally from the decision-maker's point of view, of an undertaking as it actually occurred. The outcome of the situation described should generally be measured against selected criteria or benchmarks, and its presentation should contribute in one way or another to best practices and excellence. Finally, case studies offer an opportunity to relate real experience to the principles and practices of e-health. For more information please contact Rebecca Hart at rhart@longwoods.com.
If you received this eLetter from a colleague, sign up here for your own issue: Click here.
HealthcarePapers – Special issue
Healthy Workplaces for Health Workers in Canada
Healthcare Quarterly
Emergency Department Patient Satisfaction Survey in Alberta's Capital Health Region
Robert McKim, Sharon Warren, Carmel Montgomery, Joanne Zaborowski, Colleen McKee, Donna Towers and Brian H. Rowe
Canadian Journal of Nursing Leadership
From the Editor-in-Chief: Research Units: Leadership, Focus, Organization, Metrics
Dorothy Pringle
Electronic Healthcare
Sharpening the Case for Returns on Investment from Clinical Information Systems
Kevin Featherly, Dave Garets, Mike Davis, Pat Wise and Pat Becker
World Health and Population
Strengthening Health Development at the Community Level in Thailand: What Events Should Be Managed?
Vasuton Tanvatanakul, Corália Vicente, João Amado and Sastri Saowakontha
Healthcare Policy
Health Status and Healthcare Use Patterns of Rural, Northern and Urban Manitobans: Is Romanow Right?
Patricia J. Martens, The Need to Know Team, Randy Fransoo, Charles Burchill, Elaine Burland
Today’s featured Podcast is sponsored by Practice Solutions Ltd., a Canadian Medical Association company:
Manage Patient Information More Effectively
Electronic Medical Records (EMR) allows physicians to manage information more effectively, reducing stress and increasing value to patients. Hear first-hand a Canadian doctor’s experience with EMR, and learn the practical benefits of switching a medical office from paper to electronic. To listen please click here.
Organizations interested in contributing to Longwoods Radio read this . . .
This is a great opportunity to effectively transfer knowledge using storytelling, compelling lectures or gripping interviews – using simple digital recordings that we distribute on the web. Formatted for iPod listeners too. For criteria and specifications please contact Rebecca Hart at RHart@longwoods.com. All subject to editorial review and acceptance of course.
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World Health & Population - Check out our journal on administration of healthcare in developing communities and countries at www.worldhealthandpopulation.com. Only 9$ per article or an annual online subscription for $40. Strengthening Health Development at the Community Level in Thailand: What Events Should Be Managed? Hypertension in Rural Haitians: Its Relation to Weight* Assessment of Socio-economic Status in the Context of Food Insecurity: Implications for Field Research Be sure your individual subscription is up to date. Sign up online here or contact Barbara Marshall – bmarshall@longwoods.com or 416-864-9667. |
Wednesday, February 21, 2007 - Toronto - Dr. Alan Hudson, OC, Lead of Access to Services/Wait Times, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC)
Topic: Wait Times
Location: The Health Sciences Building, University of Toronto, 155 College Street (south side) Toronto, ON M5T 3M6, 6th Floor Auditorium
Sponsors: Accenture, ACAHO, Baxter, CGI, Clarity Healthcare Solutions, Dell Canada, GE Healthcare, HP, Johnson & Johnson Medical Products, McKesson, Microsoft, Misys Healthcare Systems and Philips Medical Systems
Register here
Tuesday, March 06, 2007 - Toronto - Dr. Michael Guerriere, Managing Partner, Courtyard Group
Topic: 2007 Annual Review of IM/IT in Healthcare
Location: Health Sciences Building, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, Room 106
Sponsors: ACAHO, Accenture, CGI, Dell Canada, HP, McKesson, Microsoft, Misys Healthcare Systems and Philips Medical Systems
Register 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.
February 11-13, 2007: Hamilton, ON. Innovation from Cell to Society. Join us to examine the causes and progression of allergic disease at AllerGen NCE Inc.'s second annual research conference for allergic and related immune diseases. For details click here.
February 13, 2007: Toronto, ON. The Path to Productivity: A breakfast seminar for healthcare IT directors. There will be several topics and guest speakers, each examining a key area of technology expected to catalyze operational efficiencies within the healthcare sector. For details click here.
February 22, 2007: Vancouver, BC. Voices and Choices: Public Engagement in Health Care Policy. CHSPR’s 2007 conference will bring together researchers, policy makers, and public representatives to examine the public’s role in health reform. For details click here.
February 27, 2007: Toronto, ON. UHN Interdisciplinary Pain Conference: Emerging Practices In Pain Management. For details click here.
March 19 & 20. 2007: Toronto ON. Managing the Generation Mix Using H.O.T. Management Skills. Facilitator Bruce Tulgan of RainmakerThinking Inc. ® has addressed tens of thousands of leader, managers and employees around the world. This session will be customized for the community health care sector. For details click here.
March 26 & 27, 2007: Toronto, ON. Collaborating for Success in the Delivery of Primary Health Care. This conference will provide an update on primary health care reforms in Ontario and across Canada and discuss topics pertinent to the development of primary health care. For details click here.
March 28 & 29, 2007: Toronto. Lean Healthcare Workshop. Introduction to Lean concepts and tools adapted specifically to healthcare; presented by Lean Innovations and hosted by Herman Miller for Healthcare (Canada). For details click here.
May 10 & 11, 2007: Edmonton, AB. Virtual Rehabilitation: From Vision to Reality. The Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital is hosting the conference on current and potential applications of virtual reality in the rehabilitation field. This conference is designed for rehabilitation practitioners, administrators, researchers and developers. The planning committee is currently seeking abstract submissions for poster and podium presentations from rehab therapists. Deadline is February 2, 2007. For details click here.
June 6 - 8, 2007: Toronto, Ontario. Together We Soar Élançons-nous vers les sommets: OACCCAC Conference 2007, The Westin Harbour Castle Hotel. For details click here.
June 11-12, 2007: Toronto, ON. The National Healthcare Leadership Conference presented by Canadian College of Health Service Executives and the Canadian Healthcare Association. The theme of the conference is Innovation in Health Services: From Local Leadership to National Performance. For details click here.
CHA Learning is pleased to announce that the 2007/2008 Management, Health Information Services and Food Service and Nutrition Management Distance Education programs are now open for registration. For over 50 years, CHA Learning has helped thousands of healthcare and food service professionals further their career aspirations and reach their personal goals. To learn more about the courses offered by CHA Learning, visit http://www.cha.ca/educ/ today and take the first step towards a brighter future.
For our complete list of conferences and events go here.
Ontario Hospital Association conferences www.OHA.com/conferences
Registered Nurses Association of Ontario conferences click here.
[We don't go looking for these conferences. Send details to conferences@longwoods.com]
Dr. Harvey Weingarten to President and Vice-Chancellor University of Calgary
Dr. Jean Ference to Chair, Alberta Mental Health Board
Don Mazankowski to Co-Chair The Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute
Pamela Wallin to Co-Chair The Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute
Helen Connel to Chair of the Board of Governors The University of Western Ontario
Michele Noble Vice-chair of the Board of Governors, The University of Western Ontario
Leo Steven, President and CEO, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre is retiring
Dr. Jim Armstrong, Chief Executive Officer, Association of Community Care Access Centres is retiring
John McKinley to Assistant Deputy Minister, Health System Information Management (HSIM) division, MOHLTC (Ontario)
Gail Paech to lead the integration of e-Health initiatives and the next LHINS start-up phase, MOHLTC (Ontario)
Carolyn Baker to President and Chief Executive Officer, St. Joseph's Health Centre, Toronto
At the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada
Alistair M. Fraser to Director
Alexander R. Aird to Chair, Research Foundation
Lou J. Maroun to Chair, National Board of Directors
Yves Savoie to Director
Review all recently reported Transitions here.
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