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“New gaming technology that imitates real life is revolutionizing how clinicians are trained in cyberspace and how patients interact with one another”. Neil Seeman on the future. Its here.
The new annual and authoritative “Health Care in Canada Survey” (PDF) from Pollara is available today.
Sondage sur les soins de santé au Canada de Pollara. (PDF)
Community Development in Quebec: A Strategy for Carrying Out the CSSS Mission (PDF)
Advancing Healthcare in BC. Dr. Penny Ballem. In case you want to compare now with then.
The Economic Fall Out of a Flu Pandemic. Dr. Sherry Cooper. Will the flu follow the weather?
Largest EMR Contract in Canadian History signed by CLINICARE and Barrie [ON] Family Health Team
If you were homeless how would/should you be treated? Audio story. Transcript
How to provide homecare for the homeless
Aboriginal Health Research Mentors Needed: CIHR Synapse Program
Sunnybrook HSC awarded $23 Million for Health Research
Ben Chan and Michael Decter in conversation: Quality and Accountability, Thursday, February 21, 2008 - Toronto. 8 am to 9 am. To register Click here.
Dr. Robert Bell, Dr. Jonathan Irish and Dr. Tak Mak. Surgery, Medicine and the Future of Canadian Healthcare. The video.
“Web 2.0 heralds a breakthrough opportunity to empower healthcare consumers of all types” IBM strategist
The Rise of the Multi-Polar World. Implications for Talent and Innovation and more . . . Download PDF
Healthvault.com. Microsoft launched a beta ehealth record Download PDF
Moving at the speed of discovery. From Bench To Bedside To Business. Download PDF
DID YOU KNOW?
People admitted for cystic fibrosis tend to stay longer in hospitals than other patients. More at CIHI.
SAVIEZ-VOUS QUE?
Le séjour à l’hôpital des patients atteints de la fibrose kystique est habituellement plus long que celui des autres patients.
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Healthcare Quarterly
The Guidelines International Network: Translating Best Evidence into Best Practice around the Globe
Morgan Holmes
HealthcarePapers
Negotiating for Change. The Healthcare Manager as Catalyst for Evidence-Based Practice: Changing the Healthcare Environment and Sharing Experience
George P. Browman, Anne Snider and Peter Ellis
Canadian Journal of Nursing Leadership
Developing Guidelines for an Interdisciplinary Practice Approach: Administration of Oral Medications in a Community Mental Health Setting
Margaret Gehrs, Tracey Holz
Healthcare Policy
How Good Is Good Enough? Standards in Policy Decisions to Cover New Health Technologies
Mita Giacomini
Electronic Healthcare
Data Warehouses in Healthcare: Fundamental Principles
Dale Sanders and Denis Protti
World Health and Population
Structural Adjustment Programs and the Trickle-Down Effect: A Case Study of the Fujimori Period in Peru, Using Reproductive Health as an Indicator for Levels of Poverty
Sonia Simone Menon
Today’s featured Podcast: Turning the Tide on Chronic Disease: How a Province Is Using Evidence to Build Quality Improvement Capacity. Canadian Health Services Research Foundation
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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 Canada, HPME, University of Toronto, IBM, 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 Canada, HPME, University of Toronto, Microsoft Canada, OHA
Register here
Wednesday, April 2, 2008 - Vancouver
Pablo Rivero, Senior Advisor, Health Innovation. Calgary Health Region
Location: UBC Robson Square, 800 Robson Street, Vancouver, Campus Level, HSBC Hall, C680
Sponsors: ACHO, Accenture, CGI, HP Canada, IBM, Microsoft, PHSA
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 Canada, HPME, University of Toronto, Microsoft Canada, 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 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 Download PDF.
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.
February 22-24, 2008: Orlando, FL. HIMSS08 Annual Conference and Exhibition. Provides you with usable knowledge on leading edge topics in healthcare IT and management systems through the over 200 education sessions available for you to attend. For details click here
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? Request an invitation at symposium@cadth.ca.
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.
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Kim Kattouw to Kingston General Hospital
Michael Martineau to Chief Operating Officer MED2020 Health Care Software Inc.
Phil Culhane to Director, Sales, MED2020 Health Care Software Inc.
Richard Alvarez to the 2007 National Builder and inducted into the CIPA [Canadian Information Productivity Awards] Hall of Fame.
Dr. Pierre Chartrand – Acting President of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research – term extended.
Bruce Quinn, [formerly Medical Director for the California Medicare] to Foley Hoag LLP’s Government Strategies Practice.
Dr. David MacLean to president and CEO of the BC Cancer Foundation
Jacques Bedard to Vice President, Siemens Medical Solutions Canada
Lois Cormack to President, Specialty Care Inc.
Judith Hart to Corporate Director of Nursing Practice, UHN. Toronto ON
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