Longwoods eLetter March 07, 2006

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Longwoods eLetter March 07, 2006

“Mr. George Zeliotis took action which caused governments, the public and the media to consider and act on several issues: the vulnerability of the publicly funded health system; the ‘access’ reality facing Canadians needing health services; and the options to reducing wait times.” Notes from the CMA/CNA Newsmaker of the Year judging panel whose members included Globe and Mail reporter André Picard, CTV’s Mike Duffy, Health Council Chair Michael Decter, CMA President Dr. Ruth Collins-Nakai and CNA President Dr Deborah Tamblyn.

FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES. CANADIAN VS. AMERICAN HEALTHCARE:
Six years ago Malcolm Gladwell wrote "Canada has achieved a wonderful thing, which is universal health care coverage, but it has achieved it at a price, and that is quality of care.” On the blog he started last week, he wrote: "But wait! That was six years ago! I've now changed my mind. In fact, I shudder when I read what I said back then."

IF YOU COULD TALK TO 30,000 STUDENT NURSES TODAY WHAT WOULD YOU TELL THEM?
Enter the hospital system or the homecare system or…? Try practicing in the US or Australia first? Spend a day in your organization to see real life as a nurse? Join our mentoring program? Write us to explore this real opportunity.

CALL FOR PAPERS
Interprofessional Health Human Resources initiatives generally focus on policy and system changes to enhance patient-centred care. Longwoods is pleased to issue this call for papers on the topic – especially case studies. For background reading go here: Interprofessional Education for Collaborative, Patient-Centred Practice John H.V. Gilbert | From the Editor-in-Chief: Interdisciplinary and Intradisciplinary Nursing Education: None, Either or Both? Dorothy Pringle | You can also correspond directly with Dianne Foster Kent our executive editor. More below under HR Resources.

JOIN THE ACADEMY OF CANADIAN EXECUTIVE NURSES
1. to discuss and share strategies related to advancement of nursing practice, education and research; 2. to provide a collegial learning environment; 3. to support the Editor and editorial board and to promote the Canadian Journal of Nursing Leadership; and, 4. to disseminate information and expertise and network amongst ACEN members and other related groups.

LAMENTATIONS ON PASSED LHIN LEGISLATION
Ontario’s anonymous bloggers appear to feel defeated that LHIN legislation has passed.

HEALTHCARE QUARTERLY
Opinions on New Health Professionals Network: The Future Face of Medicine
Jessica Diamond, Adam Somers, Michael Garreau, Danielle Martin (you will have to scroll down a little when you get there)

Quarterly Change
All the news that’s fit to print

CIHR Research: Supporting Women's Research Careers: Strategies for Success
Miriam Stewart

CIHI Survey: Intensive Care in Canada
Kira Leeb, Aleksandra Jokovic, Michaela Sandhu, Greg Zinck

Insight: Bernie Blais, Deputy Minister of Health and Social Services, Nunavut (no longer)
Ken Tremblay

NEWS
George Zeliotis Newsmaker of the Year as CNA and CMA Announce Media Award Winners
The Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) and the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2006 Media Awards for Excellence in Health Reporting.

HR RESOURCES
Creating a Culture for Interdisciplinary Collaborative Professional Practice
C.A. Orchard, EdD, V. Curran, PhD†, S. Kabene, PhD

Grandma and Grandpa Go to Work
Glen Hodgson
Anyone taking a first glance down the street or around a mall will notice that Canadian society is becoming more diverse. A second look will also confirm that we are clearly getting older as a nation. Although we are not aging as fast as countries...

Hot HR Issues for the Next Two Years from the Conference Board of Canada
It is no surprise that human resource management is springing to centre stage in organizations, actively courted by CEOs and required by the top hierarchy to make a business contribution to the organization. So how will HR executives deliver on...

Healthcare POLICYWaiting Time for Radiation Therapy in Breast Cancer Patients in Quebec from 1992 to 1998
Bernard Fortin, Mark S. Goldberg, Nancy E. Mayo, Marie-France Valois, Susan C. Scott, James Hanley

The Cost-Effectiveness of Expanding Intensive Behavioural Intervention to All Autistic Children in Ontario
Sanober S. Motiwala, Shamali Gupta, Meredith B. Lilly, Wendy J. Ungar, Peter C. Coyte

BREAKFAST WITH THE CHIEFS March 21. 8 am to 9 am Breakfast with the Chiefs. Toronto. The Annual State of Electronic Healthcare Address | the unvarnished version. Dr. Michael Guerriere, Managing Partner Courtyard Group, Chair, Ryerson University and Editor in Chief of 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. With Glenda Yeates, CEO of CIHI. Vancouver. Topic: What you don't know can hurt you. Take Notes. UBC Robson Square, Theatre Room (C300), campus level, 800 Robson Street, Vancouver, B.C. Map.

Publishers note: a recent review to be published in the journal Healthcare Policy suggests that CIHI is the most important source of information for the decision makers tracked. Explore this at Breakfast with Glenda Yeates.

Sponsors: Accenture, Association of Canadian Academic Healthcare Organizations (ACAHO), Cerner, Microsoft Canada and TELUS

See past presentations by video-on-demand here. Brought to you by TELUS.

MORE CONFERENCES & EVENTS8th 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.

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.

+ 50 Conferences a year: 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

Registered Nurses Association Of Ontario | all conferences click here.

MORE CONFERENCES HERE [send your conference details to eletter@longwoods.com]

AWARDS
Healthcare Communicators: The 2006 Hygeia and Hollobon Awards program is underway and the deadline for entries is Friday, March 17, 2006. Members should have received a copy of the Call for Entries brochure in the mail. Full details are also posted at www.hcpra.org

LEADERSHIP TRANSITIONS Janice Dusek, Executive Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer at St. Michael’s Hospital (Toronto) to return to university and complete her PhD. Go Janice!
Dr. Luis Oppenheimer to Provincial Director of Patient Access for the Province of Manitoba.
Dr. Julio Montaner, Director of the B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, to president-elect of the world's leading independent association of HIV/AIDS professionals.

Review all recently reported Transitions here.

If you have ever wanted to re-visit an archived Longwoods eLetter go here

[Send you leadership transitions to eletter@longwoods.com]

LEADERSHIP JOBSITE Chief Nursing and Professional Practice Officer - York Central Hospital
Senior Writer/Communications Specialist - Humber River Regional Hospital
Executive Business Director - Johnson & Johnson Medical Products
Chief Of The Department Of Psychiatry And Addiction Services - Niagara Health System (PDF)
Organ and Tissue Donation On-Call Support Team Members - Trillium Gift of Life Network
Vancouver Coastal Health - Various Positions
Northern Health Authority - Various Positions
Challenging Opportunities - Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
Senior Analysts/Analysts - University Health Network, Toronto
Managers - Burntwood Regional Health Authority
Nursing Student and New Grad Program - Vancouver Coastal Health
New BC Graduate Nurse (RN/RPN) Program - Deadline to Apply is April 30th, 2006
Undergraduate Nursing Program - Deadline to Apply is March 15th, 2006
Specialty Nursing Education and Career Information
Career Opportunities in the Northwest Territories
Career Opportunities at Hamilton Health Sciences
Career Opportunities at Capital Health Edmonton
Career Opportunities at Fraser Health
Nursing Leadership Careers - NEW- (PDF)
Healthcare Quarterly Careers - NEW - (PDF)
HCPRAC - Healthcare Jobs - Click here
Longwoods Weekly JobSheet
Live and Work in Canada

Meet the new nurse graduates
Longwoods, in collaboration with the Academy of Canadian Executive Nurses, will be supporting Canada’s student nurses in a variety of ways. For starters they have selected the Canadian Journal of Nursing Leadership as a journal of choice and we will provide them unlimited access. The Canadian Journal of Nursing Research joins us. The students have also agreed to support initiatives for mentoring, recruiting and continued education. If you have ideas for us write: grads@longwoods.com. Let us know if and how we can introduce you to this year’s graduates.

Visit our portal of 78 participating recruitment centres

[Send your career opportunities to Susan Hale at shale@longwoods.com]

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