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Longwoods eLetter February 10, 2009

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“Health care professionals in communities can look forward to a new partner in caring for the people of their area. They may seek to join the new teams as collaborating professionals.” Nurses Respond to ALC in Ontario’s “Near North”.

The UK. Choose and Book: learning lessons from local experience. Pour yourself a virtual glass of port and enjoy this blow by blow description of one patient's experience with the UK's “Choose and Book” system. Taken directly from Hansard UK – February 4, 2009.

Centre for Healthcare Quality Improvement
Provides a “Knowledge Translation Kit” for the book: High Performing Healthcare Systems: Delivering Quality By Design
G. Ross Baker, Anu MacIntosh-Murray, Christina Porcellato, Lynn Dionne, Kim Stelmacovich and Karen Born
• Click here to view the individual chapters in the Table of Contents. [always free]
• Download the entire book as a PDF file.
• Order a printed paperback version.

Health Services Research Advancement Award.
Consider nominating a colleague for the CHSRF Services Research Advancement Award. $10,000. This award is can recognize any individual, team, or organization that has contributed significantly to the advancement of the health services research community in Canada. Due March 12, 2009.

HIMSS 2009 Davies Awards criteria now available. Learn more.
Honoring excellence in the implementation of electronic health records (EHRs).

Tony Dagnone will begin hearing from Saskatchewan residents this month.
The Patient First Review was announced in November 2008, to find out what Saskatchewan residents feel about the way health care services are delivered, and to explore ways to improve the patient experience in the province.

Mobile wireless hand-held devices coming for hundreds of home healthcare providers.
Victorian Order of Nurses for Canada has signed a two-year deal worth more than C$10 million with IBM to help the organization transform the way home and community health care is delivered in Canada.

Ontario’s eHealth Strategy draft (PDF) for consultation has been released.
Various organizations are asking members to read this and provide comments for their submissions. Individual commentaries are welcome. This is the invitation from CEO Sarah Kramer in which she includes the link to the e-consultation form.

All about Accreditation Canada’s new Qmentum process. (PDF)
Brought to you by the Greater Toronto Area Chapter of the Canadian College of Health Service Executives.

The First National Obesity Summit on May 7 - 10, 2009.
Understanding of the causes, complications, treatments and prevention approaches for obesity. From Canadian researchers, students, practitioners, and cross-sectoral stakeholders.

Abstract Submissions for Canadian Congress on Mental Health and the Workplace. (PDF)
Due February 27, 2009. This is the 4th annual conference.

SIIM Announces 2009 Resident Scholarship Program.
The Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (formerly SCAR) has announced the fourth year of its scholarship program for radiology residents interested in imaging informatics. The scholarship is open to all trainees in North America who intend to pursue a career in radiology or imaging sciences.

Murray T. Martin and Cliff Nordal. Thursday, February 12, 2009, Vancouver. 8:00 am to 9:00 am. Register here.
Dr. Brian Postl, Glenda Yeates and Graham Scott. Thursday, February 19, 2009, Toronto. 8:00 am to 9:00 am. Register here.
Dr. Michael Guerriere. Tuesday, March 3, 2009, Toronto. 8:00 am to 9:00 am. Register here.

Healthcare Policy/Politiques de Santé, a peer-reviewed journal, which disseminates research relating to health policy development and decision-making in spheres ranging from governance, organizational management and service delivery to funding and resource allocation, is looking for reviewers. We are looking for both, academic and decision-maker reviewers, since all papers undergo both a substantive, critical review and a relevance review.

We are interested in individuals from a broad range of disciplines including social sciences, humanities, ethics, law, management sciences, and knowledge translation. We are also interested in reviewers with backgrounds in health services delivery and policy development. We encourage all those with an interest in reviewing for the journal to fill out a reviewer profile. Click here.

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Daily Health and Healthcare News. Compiled by our Editors and The Canadian Press.
Flu trends - up to the minute updates from Google.
Listeriosis - up to the minute news updates from Google.

SAVIEZ-VOUS QUE?
Qu’en 2007, 15 % des physiothérapeutes avaient été formés à l’étranger?

Healthcare Quarterly
Adverse Events in Community Care: Implications for Practice, Policy and Research
Paul Masotti, Michael Green and Mary Ann McColl

HealthcarePapers
Next Steps for Patient Safety in Canadian Healthcare
G. Ross Baker, Peter G. Norton

Nursing Leadership
Show Me the Way to Stay Home
Lynn M. Nagle

Healthcare Policy
Tortoises 1, Hares 0: How Comparative Health Trends between Canada and the United States Support a Long-term View of Policy and Health
Clyde Hertzman and Arjumand Siddiqi

Electronic Healthcare
Inside the Health Blogosphere: Quality, Governance and the New Innovation Leaders
Neil Seeman

World Health and Population
Spatial Modelling of Initiation and Duration of Breastfeeding: Analysis of Breastfeeding Behaviour in Malawi - I
Lawrence N. Kazembe

Today’s featured Podcast:

CHSRF Knowledge Transfer: Myths, "Zombies" and "Damned Lies" Plague Canadian Healthcare Systems: What's a Researcher to Do? by Jennifer Thornhill, Dave Clements and Jasmine Neeson

Using research to inform management and policy is already difficult notwithstanding when popular culture supports measures that are counterintuitive to the best research.

Read it here.

Listen Here. Running time: 5:37 minutes

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 Lina Lopez at LLopez@longwoods.com. All subject to editorial review and acceptance.

2009 Calendar of Breakfast with the Chiefs

Thursday, February 12, 2009 - Vancouver
Murray T. Martin and Cliff Nordal
Murray T. Martin is President and CEO, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, ON. Cliff Nordal is President and CEO, London Health Sciences Centre & St. Joseph’s Health Care, London, ON
Topic: Let's settle the private/public hospital debate: A Conversation reflecting on a tour of Australia and New Zealand.
Location: UBC Robson Square, 800 Robson Street, Vancouver. Campus Level, HSBC Hall, C680
Sponsors: ACAHO, Accenture, CGI, HP Canada, IBM, McKesson Canada, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Register here

Thursday, February 19, 2009 - Toronto
Glenda Yeates, Graham Scott and Dr. Brian Postl
Glenda Yeates is President and CEO, Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI). Graham Scott is Chair, CIHI. Dr. Brian Postl is CEO, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority.
Topic: Health Data, Indicators and Rankings: What do they matter, what do they measure?
Location: University of Toronto, Health Sciences Building, Room 610, 155 College Street, Toronto
Sponsors: ACAHO, Accenture, CGI, Ontario Hospital Association
Register here.

Tuesday, March 3, 2009 - Toronto
Michael Guerriere, Managing Partner, Courtyard Group
Topic: 2009 Review of IM/IT in Healthcare: The Unvarnished Version
Location: University of Toronto, Health Sciences Building, Room 610, 155 College Street, Toronto
Sponsors: ACAHO, Accenture, CGI, Courtyard Group, HP Canada, McKesson Canada, Microsoft, Ontario Hospital Association
Register here.

Monday, April 21, 2009 - Toronto
Mary Ferguson Pare, Vice President, Professional Affairs & Chief Nurse Executive UHN
Topic: TBA
Location: University of Toronto, Health Sciences Building, Room 610, 155 College Street, Toronto
Sponsors: ACAHO, Accenture, CGI, McKesson Canada, Ontario Hospital Association

Wednesday, May 13, 2009 - Toronto
Adalsteinn Brown, Assistant Deputy Minister, Health System Strategy Division, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
Topic: TBA
Location: University of Toronto, Health Sciences Building, Room 610, 155 College Street, Toronto
Sponsors: ACAHO, Accenture, CGI, IBM, McKesson Canada, Ontario Hospital Association, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Tuesday, June 2 , 2009 - Toronto
Tom Closson, President and CEO, Ontario Hospital Association
Topic: The five Most Important Issues Facing Healthcare over the Next 12 Months. And, what to do about them.
Location: University of Toronto, Health Sciences Building, Room 610, 155 College Street, Toronto
Sponsors: ACAHO, Accenture, CGI, Ontario Hospital Association

Other confirmed Chiefs for 2008/2009 series of Breakfast with the Chiefs: Joseph D’Cruz, Professor, Rotman School of Management, Ross Baker, Professor, Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Dr. Penny Ballem, and the Honourable George Smitherman.

For more information on upcoming speakers or to view past presentations click here.

Breakfast with the Chiefs video from Tuesday, March 25, 2008 - Dr. Michael Guerriere. Annual Review of IM/IT in Healthcare: The Unvarnished Version. Slide presentation here. PDF (3632.57 KB).

The small print: Breakfast with the Chiefs: registration requirements:
Do you work at a publicly funded organization? If so, you must hold a current personal subscription for at least one Longwoods journal. This covers attendance for the full season. If you are not a subscriber click here first. If you are a subscriber go to this page for information on upcoming dates: click here.

Registrants from private sector organizations, foundations and associations must be registered members of the Longwoods HealthcareBoard. If you are not sure of your status and want more information please contact Matthew Hart at mhart@longwoods.com

To see the photo archives click here. To see our video archives click here.

February 19-22, 2009: Victoria, BC. Revolutionizing Healthcare with Informatics: From Research to Practice. Information technology affects nearly every aspect of healthcare today. Health information systems are seen by many as the critical element in improving and modernizing healthcare in Canada and internationally. In order to achieve this potential there will need to be a stronger bridge between research and practice in order to solve complex healthcare problems using technology and to develop best practices based on proven results. Deadline for submission of abstracts is June 30, 2008. For details click here.

March 3-4, 2009: Ottawa, ON. Quality Worklife, Quality Healthcare Collaborative, Shaping the Future of Quality: Building on the Momentum. Be part of an exciting Canada-wide knowledge exchange opportunity. Click here.

March 6, 2009: Edmonton, AB. Psychology in Rehabilitation: Enhancing the Potential for Change. This one-day conference will be of primary interest to: psychologists, occupational therapists, nurses, physicians, acute care practitioners, administrators, researchers, students, policy makers and other multidisciplinary rehab team members. This conference, with its focus on neural plasticity and the use of technology to aid cognitive rehabilitation, is in keeping with our commitment to stay abreast of advances and best practice in our rehabilitative work with patients. For more information click here.

March 11, 2009: Toronto, ON. Centre for Outsourcing Research & Education (CORE) presents Leadership for Change & Innovation, A Healthcare Conference. CORE’s 2nd annual Healthcare conference. With the current flux in the economy the need for improving accountability in Canadian healthcare sector comes to the forefront. Featuring KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: Michael Treacy, Business Strategist ; Peter De Jager, Change Management Expert; Benoît Long, CIO of Trillium Health Centre. For more information and to register call 416-366-2673 or click here. Sponsored by IBM.

March 12, 2009: Toronto, ON. Eating the SSI Elephant: New workshop being offered to help Ontario hospitals reduce surgical site infection while meeting provincial reporting requirements. For details, click here (PDF) or go to http://www.qhn.ca.

April 22-24, 2009: Toronto, ON. Pillars in Case Management - Diversities, Communities, Best Practices. The National Case Management Network is pleased to be hosting our 3rd Annual National Case Management Conference. Plan to be a part of this premier event in Case Management in Canada, and join conference delegates engaged in the field of Case Management from diverse health and social service sectors, which include practice, education, research, quality improvement, and management positions. For details click here.

April 23-25, 2009: Vancouver, BC. Pathways to Success: Improving Outcomes through Physician Engagement. Renew your inspiration at the 11th Annual Canadian Society of Physician Executives conference. Network with Canadian physician leaders to explore solutions to common challenges at The Sutton Place Hotel, Vancouver. Contact: carol.rochefort@cma.ca or click here.

April 30-May 1, 2009: Toronto, ON. Age Friendly Communities: Supporting Aging at Home and Across the Continuum of Care. The Conference examines progress on the Aging at Home Strategies and local initiatives that advance age friendly communities. Keynote speaker, Dr. Robert Butler reports on changes in longevity and some 50 papers and workshops provide evidence-based information and best practices. Registration and program details at www.gerontario.org under the Conference tab.

May 12-14, 2009: Toronto, ON. Global Harmonization Task Force 12th Conference. A must attend for regulatory professionals and stakeholders affected by medtech regulations, this is the venue for sharing the latest regulatory issues, developments and solutions. For more information visit, www.ghtf.org or call 1.866.58.MEDEC or 415.620.1915 x236. Online registration is now open: click here.

October 28-30, 2009: Toronto, ON. We Can Do It: Evidence and Interventions for Transforming Mental Health in the Workplace. The leading Canadian forum dedicated to improving the working environment and the mental health of employees. During this two and a half day congress, hundreds of researchers, business leaders, policy-makers and workers will gather to exchange information on the latest research and practical, evidence-based policies, programs and tools. For more information click here.