Longwoods eLetter February 07, 2006

Longwoods eLetter February 07, 2006
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"Freedom of expression in Canada and other democracies is a cherished, fundamental right. And being free, means being free to challenge, provoke and even offend." Toronto Star Editorial February 04.05
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Healthcare Quarterly
LHINs: Will "Made in Ontario" Work? John Ronson
The prospects for success of the new LHINs and whether or not a "made in Ontario" model is likely to work. Concludes with some advice for independent healthcare corporations in the province.

Financial Benchmarks for Ontario Hospitals
George H. Pink, Adalsteinn D. Brown, Imtiaz Daniel, Martin L. Hamlette, Frank Markel, Linda McGillis Hall, Ian McKillop

Insight: Bernie Blais, Deputy Minister of Health and Social Services, Nunavut
Ken Tremblay
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NURSING LEADERSHIP
Waiting Lists and Nursing | Joann M. Trypuc and Alan R. Hudson

New Health Professionals Network: The Future Face of Medicine | Jessica Diamond, Adam Somers, Michael Garreau, Danielle Martin

Case Study: Nursing Professional Practice Councils: The Quest for Nursing Excellence | April Rietdyk
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ELECTRONIC HEALTHCARE
The HIT Report from KLAS: Successes and Challenges with Full IT Outsourcing
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HEALTHCARE POLICY (the journal)
Bariatric Surgery in Canada: Data Matters. Aleksandra Jokovic, Jennifer Frood, Kira Leeb
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PEER REVIEWERS.
Last week we had 60. Now we have 90 new peer reviewers in our database. We need 100.
If you are interested in reviewing Healthcare Policy papers please visit this page: Healthcare Policy - Peer Review Database

If you are interested in reviewing World Health and Population papers please visit this page: Journal of World Health and Population - Reviewer Application
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MORE . . .
Rotman Magazine | Finding a Delicate Balance: Design Principles for Ontario’s Health System Transformation. Joseph D’Cruz
Rotman Magazine | President's Corner: an interview with Kevin Lobo new CEO of Johnson & Johnson Medical Products (Canada)
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BREAKFAST WITH THE CHIEFS with Dr. PENNY BALLEM
VANCOUVER | the inaugural session
Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2006.
Focus: BC Policy | BC Politics – one day after the budget.
Speaker: Dr. Penny Ballem. Deputy Minister of Health
Under the auspices of the Association of Canadian Academic Healthcare Organizations.
Supported by Accenture, Telus, Cerner and Baxter.
Hosted by the Provincial Health Services Authority.

Register with LLopez@longwoods.com
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CONFERENCES & EVENTS
February 08 – 10. People and Progress Conference: ideas and best practices in continuing care.

February 10. OHA Local Health Integration Networks: Enabling Change.

February 14 – 16. Accelerating Primary Care. Note: Capital Health will also be holding a pre-conference workshop with primary care physicians involved in setting up the Primary Care Networks. Go online for details.

February 15 – 17. Seventh National Conference on Quality in Health Care

February 21 – 22. Moving Upstream Together: Partnering for Ontario's Future Health and Well-Being from Ontario Prevention Clearinghouse (OPC).

February 22. 8 am to 9 am. Breakfast with the Chiefs Vancouver | the inaugural session With Dr. Penny Ballem, Deputy Minister of Health
Focus: BC Policy | BC Politics (one day after the budget). Under the auspices of the Association of Canadian Academic Healthcare Organizations | Supported by Accenture, Telus, Cerner and Baxter | Hosted by the Provincial Health Services Authority. Register with LLopez@longwoods.com

February 28. 8 am to 9 am. Breakfast with the Chiefs. Toronto. Dr. Arthur Porter. Director General and CEO of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) Focus: 1.2 billion dollars: a unique opportunity to create a model university health centre. Register with LLopez@longwoods.com

March 21. 8 am to 9 am Breakfast with the Chiefs. Toronto. Annual State of eHealth Address; the unvarnished version. Michael Guerriere, Managing Partner Courtyard Group, Chair, Ryerson University and Editor in Chief the journal Electronic Healthcare. Get the details from: Lina Lopez at llopez@longwoods.com.

March 22. 8 am to 9 am Breakfast with the Chiefs. Vancouver. BC Women's and Children's Chan Education Centre. Why CIHI gets the front pages of the papers – every time! More and better information to run you organizations. With Glenda Yeates, CEO of CIHI. Get the details from: Lina Lopez at llopez@longwoods.com.

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Seven Conferences: Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) Legislation | Human Resources: Mandatory retirement legislation | Updates to Occupational Exposures | Review of Regulated Health Professions Act (RHPA) | Public health and emergency management legislation | Long-Term Care | Bill 123, Transparency in Public Matters Act. www.oha.com/conferences
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AWARD -
Healthcare Communicators: How to submit for the Hygeia Awards: Go here now!
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LEADERSHIP TRANSITIONS
Tony Clement to Minister of Health, Government of Canada
Kurt Pristanki to CEO Geraldton District Hospital in Northern Ontario.
Kurtis Bishop to Director, Global Marketing-Health Sector, CGI
Elizabeth J. McCartney to President, Clinsaver Software Inc.
Dr. Aubrey J. Tingle to President and CEO Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research
Dr. Martin T. Schechter to Chief Scientific Officer, Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research
Dr. Simon B. Sutcliffe to Chair of the Board, Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research

Review all recently reported Transitions here

[Send you leadership transitions to eletter@longwoods.com]
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
1. New UBC Centre Links B.C. Health-care Sector Management with Leading Business Research. The big opening was last night (Monday February 06.06)

2. Longwoods wants to know how to audit the sustainability and environmental responsibility of a healthcare organization and its facilities. Any ideas? Send them to publisher@longwoods.com

3. 8th Annual Workshop: Call for Ideas. The Canadian Health Services Research Foundation 8th Annual Invitational Workshop - Innovation through Collaboration: Working together for an evidence-informed health system - will be held in Vancouver, British Columbia on March 21-22, 2006. We are currently accepting abstracts for oral and poster presentations.

4. Call for Papers: Due by March 31, 2006. The fifth international, inter-disciplinary Evidence-Based Policies & Indicator Systems Conference to be held in London, UK on the 11th - 13th July 2006. Theme:” What can social science evidence do for policy making and public services?" Please see www.cemcentre.org/eb2006. Recommended by CHSRF.

5. Party, party, party !! Going to HIMSS? CHITTA and HIMSS Ontario invite you to attend the annual Canadian Reception. Monday, February 13, 2006. A whiz-bang event. More: http://www.chitta.ca/himss06/HIMSS_reception.html

6. The 3rd Annual World Health Care Congress (April 17 – 19, 2006) tells us that this is the most prestigious meeting of chief and senior executives from all sectors of health care. Among many illustrious names Richard Alvarez (Infoway) is a listed thought leader. So is Muhammad Yunus of the Grameen Bank (one of the great social entrepreneurs of this century). We’d like a trip report from you Mr. Alvarez. Maybe you could invite Mr. Yunus to speak to Canadians. We’ll produce it for you. How does he keep records? Does he have wait lists?

7. The OHAdvocate is designed to provide you with facts and analysis about how new programs, policies and legislation will impact Ontario’s hospitals; keep you abreast of the latest news from Queen’s Park and Parliament Hill and explain why it matters. It’s available here: OHAdvocate (You’ll have to ‘allow’ popups to make it available.)

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LEADERSHIP JOBSITE (If you are looking for nurses read this.)
[We just learned that 12,000 nursing students get this eLetter. Every week. So now we are up to 20,000 recipients. They are our future and we will pique and hold their interest. Other corporate and healthcare syndication is pointed out to us routinely. If you are not using this electronic networking system yet what else are you missing? To list your career opportunities contact Susan Hale at shale@longwoods.com]

Clinical Services Co-ordinators — ICU/ER RNs - Trillium Gift of Life Network
Vice President, Programs & Chief Nursing Executive - West Park Healthcare Centre, Toronto, ON
Director of Financial Services - St. Joseph’s Health Centre, Toronto, ON
General Manager- St. Albert and Sturgeon Community, Alberta
Business Manager - The Primary Care Network Leduc Beaumont, Alberta
Challenging Opportunities - Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
Managers - Burntwood Regional Health Authority
Deputy Minister - Nunavut Health and Social Services
Assistant Executive Director - Corporate Office, Capital Health Edmonton
Clinical Nurse Specialist \ Quality Improvement - University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, AB
Patient Care Manager (Family Medicine) - University of Alberta Hospital, 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
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 - NEW - (PDF)
Nursing Leadership Careers - NEW- (PDF)

Visit our portal of 78 participating recruitment centres

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