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In yesterday’s federal budget (Canada), changes for health care included (For more information see this CBC coverage.):
How Cost Effective is Home Care? The Longwoods files. From the Longwoods website here are the top ten editorial responses when searching for “cost effectiveness of homecare”.
What’s wrong with this picture? When responsible people and organizations go off the deep end. See this one. Send us yours.
CIHR goes global in funding research.
Dr. Michael Guerriere, The State of IM/IT in Healthcare – the video (2007). Open a second window and follow his slides. Download PDF See where your project fit on a best to worst continuum.
In Alberta the doctors are now expediting acceptance of International Medical Graduates willing to work in rural Alberta. All in cooperation with Bernie Blais, CEO of Northern Lights. More here.
Questions people and employers should have answers to. How do I know this is the right treatment? How do I get the tests I need? How can I get the best access to particular services? How can I get faster surgery? How do I get the most out of my benefits plan? What can I claim on my taxes in terms of out of pocket expenses for me or my loved one? How do I do it and what do I need? Here’s how to find the answers.
The Ministry in Quebec has a guide to enable people to better manage their health. Click here.
Funding Opportunity News from CIHR and its partners | CIHR Clinical Research Initiative | Chair: Oncology | Chair: Transplantation
Environment and Children’s health. The Canadian Institute of Child Health (CICH), Canadian Association of Paediatric Health Centres (CAPHC), the World Health Organization and the IWK Health Centre: a one-day education and training workshop for health professionals. Click here.
More on infectious diseases. Mumps in Nova Scotia.
Kingston investigates gastrointestinal outbreak
C Difficile in Canada – the Longwoods files Download PDF
L'interdisciplinarité, DÉFI ou DÉNI?
Colloque sur la Loi modifiant le code des professions dans le domaine de la santé organisé par le CHUM
6 avril 2006
Six policy challenges that have inhibited the evolution of a comprehensive, effective public health system. Click here.
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
Vancouver: Breakfast with the Chiefs with Judith Shamian, President & CEO of VON Canada. Topic: Healthy Workplaces for Health Workers. Thursday, April 12, 2007, 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Register here.
Toronto: Breakfast with the Chiefs with David Levine, President and Executive Director, Health and Social Services Agency of Montreal/Agence de la santé et des services sociaux de Montreal. Tuesday, April 17, 2007, 8:00 a.m. Register here
Looking for a career in all the right places? Here is a portal to 80 healthcare care sites. Go directly to their recruiting pages.
If you received this eLetter from a colleague, sign up here for your own issue: Click here.
New Issue of HealthcarePapers – The Public Health Enterprise
Notes from the Editor-in-Chief
There has not been an era in history when the importance of public health has been more critical than it is today.
Healthcare Quarterly
CIHI Survey: Avoidable Admissions and Repeat Admissions: What Do They Tell Us?
Joan Porter, Jeremy Herring, Jeanie Lacroix and Carey Levinton
Nursing Leadership
From the Editor-in-Chief: Research Units: Leadership, Focus, Organization, Metrics
Dorothy Pringle
Healthcare Policy
Cracks in the Foundation: The Precarious State of Canada's Primary Care Infrastructure
Brian Hutchison
Electronic Healthcare
The Editor's Focus: The Pathology of IT Investments
Michael Guerriere
World Health and Population
The Use of Audit to Identify Maternal Mortality in Different Settings: Is It Just a Difference Between the Rich and the Poor?
Jeroen van Dillen, Jelle Stekelenburg, Joke Schutte, Gijs Walraven, Jos van Roosmalen
Today's Question: When I graduate from nursing school this year my preferred employer should give me an opportunity to contribute in a meaningful way. How do I assess my prospects? More here.
Today’s featured Podcast: The desire to create an environment where nurses were valued, supported and empowered led to the development of a Nursing Professional Practice Council within an Ontario Public Health Unit. To hear the podcast click here. to read the published paper please click here: Nursing Professional Practice Councils: The Quest for Nursing Excellence.
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. Screening for Service Needs in Primary Health Care Clinics: an Evaluation in Bangladesh Family Caregiving for AIDS Patients in the Democratic Republic of Congo Evaluating Alternative Ways to Provide Home Service Delivery of Family Planning in Bangladesh 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: April 12
Dr. Judith Shamian, President & CEO of VON Canada addresses Healthy Workplaces for Health Workers at UBC Robson Square, 800 Robson Square, Vancouver, BC, Room HSBC Hall C680. Sponsored by Accenture.
To Register click here
Toronto: April 17
David Levine, President and Executive Director, Health and Social Services Agency of Montreal/ Agence de la santé et des services sociaux de Montreal presents at Health Sciences Building, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, Room 106.
Sponsors: ACAHO, Accenture, Agfa HealthCare, Kronos and GE Healthcare
To Register click here
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. 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 19, 2007: Toronto, ON: The Emerging Leader Form (ELF) is excited to welcome the Honourable Minister Smitherman as the guest speaker for the next ‘meeting of the minds’! Seating is limited, so RSVP here to reserve your space. New members are always welcome. New Minds. New Ideas. www.emergingleaderforum.com
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.
May 27 - 30, 2007: Quebec City, QC. e-Health 2007: Paths to Transformation. This year’s conference theme is to showcase an unprecedented number of e-health applications that are beginning to deliver on the expected benefits of improved patient outcomes, improved patient safety and improved cost effectiveness in the delivery of care. For details. Click here.
June 7 - 8, 2007: Toronto, ON. Completing the Vision: The Second Stage of Medicare The first in a series of AOHC initiatives to engage and excite Canadians about Tommy Douglas’ original two-stage plan for Medicare. Join Community Health Centres. Envision – and create – the future. 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.
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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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