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The Health Council of Canada report on health outcomes released today and entitled Why Health Care Renewal Matters: Lessons from Diabetes is available here.
The chief of surgery in B.C. says he had to cancel all his elective surgeries in February because of inadequate resources. Read more here.
Are informed patients better patients?
Allan Gregg in Conversation with Michael Decter. Preview: and Bonus footage (courtesy of TVO)
Join Michael Decter for lunch at Mini Medical Rounds and have your own conversation with him. Thursday, March 15, 2007 - Noon - 1:00 p.m. Come to the CISCO Education Centre, Cisco Systems Canada Co. 181 Bay St., Ste. 3400, Bay Wellington Tower, BCE Place Toronto. Light lunch will be served. Sponsored by CISCO, Courtyard Group, Accenture, GE HealthCare and UHN. Register here.
The UNC School of Public Health has announced a $50 million commitment and in honor of the donors the school will be renamed the Dennis and Joan Gillings School of Global Public Health. The Longwoods Journal of World Health and Population – now in its ninth year – was founded at UNC and is edited by its faculty. We congratulate them on this recognition.
Find the index of papers from the 2006 issues of the journal of World Health and Population here.
Find the Longwoods' "Alan Hudson" library of writings here.
Do you know children with learning or physical challenges? Read about the blog squad of homework helpers
Every wonder why Longwoods features Prometheus as its logo? Click here.
. . . and you are also invited to attend these two conversations with Richard Alvarez.
VANCOUVER: March 16
Richard Alvarez, President and Chief Executive Officer, Canada Health Infoway in conversation with Dr. Penny Ballem, formerly long standing Infoway Board member and Deputy Minister in BC. March 16, 8 a.m. Breakfast will be served as early as 7 a.m. Simon Fraser University, 580 West Hastings Street.
Sponsors: ACAHO , Accenture, Agfa HealthCare, and Kronos
To register for the Vancouver dialogue please click here: Breakfast with the Chiefs Reg: Alvarez & Ballem - March 16, 2007
Dr. Ballem will have her own agenda as she engages Mr. Alvarez but if you have any questions you would like him to ask on your behalf please email these to QuestionsforAlvarez@longwoods.com
TORONTO: May 15
Richard Alvarez, President and Chief Executive Officer, Canada Health Infoway in conversation with Matthew Anderson Vice President & Chief Information Officer, University Health Network. May 15, 8 a.m. Breakfast will be served as early as 7 a.m. Health Sciences Building, University of Toronto, 155 College Street.
Sponsors: ACAHO, Accenture, Agfa HealthCare, Kronos and CGI
To register for the Toronto dialogue please click here: Registration for Breakfast with the Chiefs: May 15, 2007 Richard Alvarez & Matt Anderson
Mr. Anderson will have his own agenda as he engages Mr. Alvarez but if you have any questions you would like him to ask on your behalf please email these to QuestionsforAlvarez@longwoods.com
If you received this eLetter from a colleague, sign up here for your own issue: Click here.
Healthcare Quarterly
Best Practices in Project Management: Lessons Learned in Hospital Construction
Ron Noble and Amir Gill
HealthcarePapers
CCHSA Accreditation: A Change Catalyst toward Healthier Work Environments
Wendy Nicklin, Melissa Barton
Canadian Journal of Nursing Leadership
Sabbatical Journey of Discovery: Quality Systems, Interprofessional Education and Innovation
Mary Ferguson-Paré
Healthcare Policy
The Effect of Pharmaceutical Patent Term Length on Research and Development and Drug Expenditures in Canada
Paul Grootendorst and Livio Di Matteo
World Health and Population
Profile of Female Sex Workers in a Chinese County: Does It Differ by Where They Came from and Where They Work?
Xiaoyi Fang, Xiaoming Li, Hongmei Yang, Yan Hong, Ran Zhao, Baiqing Dong, Wei Liu, Yuejiao Zhou, Shaoling Liang and Bonita Stanton
Today’s featured Podcast: Reducing Patient Transportation Costs
This paper outlines the systematic approach used at Bluewater Health, to recognize the importance of quality of work life and progresses from diagnosis to implementation of improvements, with positive outcomes.
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 Best Practices journal for developing communities and countries at www.worldhealthandpopulation.com. Only 9$ per article or an annual subscription of $40. Profile of Female Sex Workers in a Chinese County: Does It Differ by Where They Came from and Where They Work? Household Decisions to Utilize Maternal Healthcare in Rural and Urban India Reasons for Not Reporting Deaths: A Qualitative Study in Rural Vietnam Be sure your individual subscription is up to date. Sign up online here or contact Barbara Marshall – bmarshall@longwoods.com or 416-864-9667. |
VANCOUVER: March 16
Richard Alvarez, President and Chief Executive Officer, Canada Health Infoway in conversation with Dr. Penny Ballem, formerly long standing Infoway Board member and Deputy Minister in BC. March 16, 8 a.m. Breakfast will be served as early as 7 a.m. Simon Fraser University, 580 West Hastings Street.
Sponsors: ACAHO , Accenture, Agfa HealthCare, and Kronos
To register for the Vancouver dialogue please click here: Breakfast with the Chiefs Reg: Alvarez & Ballem - March 16, 2007
Dr. Ballem will have her own agenda as she engages Mr. Alvarez but if you have any questions you would like him to ask on your behalf please email these to QuestionsforAlvarez@longwoods.com
TORONTO: May 15
Richard Alvarez, President and Chief Executive Officer, Canada Health Infoway in conversation with Matthew Anderson Vice President & Chief Information Officer, University Health Network. May 15, 8 a.m. Breakfast will be served as early as 7 a.m. Health Sciences Building, University of Toronto, 155 College Street.
Sponsors: ACAHO, Accenture, Agfa HealthCare, Kronos and CGI
To register for the Toronto dialogue please click here: Registration for Breakfast with the Chiefs: May 15, 2007 Richard Alvarez & Matt Anderson
Mr. Anderson will have his own agenda as he engages Mr. Alvarez but if you have any questions you would like him to ask on your behalf please email these to QuestionsforAlvarez@longwoods.com
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.
March 21-22, 2007: Montreal, QC. Past, Present, and Future of Evidence-Informed Decision-Making - 1997-2017. Hosted by the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation this unique-format conference has just released 50 additional seats. Act Quickly! Registration closes at 17:00 EST on March 9th. For details click here.
March 21 - 23, 2007: Edmonton, AB. The Greying Nation: Transitions of care in later life. Conference topics will include: models of care, service delivery and education, changing needs of an aging society and innovative technologies. Keynote speaker, Stephen Lewis, former Commissioner of the World Health Organization's Commission on the Social Determinants of Health, who will open the conference. For details click here.
March 26 -27, 2007: Toronto, ON. OACCAC Primary Health Care Conference, This conference is designed for health care professionals, managers, case managers, service providers, policy makers, planners and community partners. Register to receive an update on primary health care reforms in Ontario and across Canada. For details Click here
April 16-18, 2007: Edmonton, Alberta: Accelerating Primary Care is the second annual Conference hosted by the University of Alberta and Capital Health. The Conference is a learning opportunity for the primary care community in Alberta, to explore leading practice and innovation to accelerate primary care. For more details click here
April 25, 2007: Toronto, ON. Ontario Hospital Association Presents: Exploring a New Era in Critical Care Design, Delivery and Evaluation Ontario’s Critical Care Strategy - Year One Results. 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.
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]
To partners at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP: Adriana De Marco, Alan Sless, Barbara Walker-Renshaw, Carl Souquet, David Crerar, Jennifer Fantini, Kathleen Keilty, Kathleen Lemieux, Kathryn Fuller, Kendall Andersen, Kristin Taylor, Lloyd McLellan, Sean Muggah, Steven McKoen, Tanya Goldberg, Vince DeRose
To the Order of Canada: Antoine M. Hakim, O.C.; M. Daria Haust, O.C., Clifford Garfield Mahood, O.C., Francis A. Plummer, O.C., Dorothy M. Pringle, O.C., E. Douglas Wigle, O.C.,Austin A. Mardon, C.M., Timothy M. Murray, C.M., David S. Precious, C.M., Robert O. Stephens, C.M. ,A. Jonathan Stoessl, C.M.
Dr. Pringle is editor in chief of the Canadian Journal of Nursing Leadership.
Maureen Adamson to Chief Administrative Officer of Women's College Hospital
Derek Graham to Chief Executive Officer, Manitoulin Health Centre
Dr. Bruce Pollock, Senior Scientist at Toronto's Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), to President, American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry.
Dave Hughes to Vice President of Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer, Soldiers' Memorial Hospital, Orillia
Guillermo Moreno to Partner, Courtyard Group, responsible for building the US practice.
Colin Konschak to Principal Courtyard Group in the US practice.
Joseph Wagner to Principal, Courtyard Group in the New York office of the US practice.
Review all recently reported Transitions here.
Visit our portal of 80 participating healthcare recruitment centres
[Send your career opportunities to Susan Hale at shale@longwoods.com]
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