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eLetter March 28, 2006
“Building relationships and trust is critically important to the success of knowledge transfer.” Laurence Prusak
PATIENT
SAFETY SPECIAL ISSUE #1: available for linking
A year ago The Canadian Patient Safety Institute and the Ontario Hospital
Association appointed Longwoods to publish a series of papers on Patient Safety.
This special issue of Healthcare Quarterly, edited by Dr. Ross Baker,
has now been available for five months and remains the #1 resource on our web
site. It is free to all users; feel free to link the journal on your own site. (Please
use this link: http://www.longwoods.com/home.php?cat=398)
OFF
THE CUFF #3
15 years of
policies from the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions.
Here’s another one: “The
functions of the nurse are derived directly from the role of nursing in
society. They remain constant regardless of the place (home, hospital,
industry, school, primary health care clinic) or time at which nursing care is
given, the health status of the group served, or the resources available in the
situation.”
Volunteering is a “best practice” to kick start a career. Explore these international
development agencies listed as CIDA
organizations.
This Scholarship Program aims to strengthen Canadian health research and
innovation. Details here.
E-commerce transactions topping $50 million through the ORMED
X portal. A great Canadian initiative.
HEALTHCARE
PAPERS
| Editorial Notes from Dr. Peggy Leatt, Editor in Chief
Notes from the Editor-in-Chief: Quality
Councils as Health System Performance and Accountability Mechanisms
Notes from the Editor-in-Chief:
Performance Reports
Notes from the Editor-in-Chief:
Diagnostic Imaging
Notes from the Editor-in-Chief:
Veterans Health Administration
LONGWOODS
REVIEW (peer
reviewed) | Editorial Notes from Dr. Peggy Leatt, Editor in Chief
Adversaria: Preparing for
biological/chemical terrorism or infectious diseases such as SARS or Avian Flu.
Adversaria protecting sources of drinking water and provision of service for seniors.
Adversaria: Access to cancer care
WORLD HEALTH & POPULATION (peer reviewed)
Brazil's Fight Against AIDS and Its Implications for
Global Health Governance
Dengue: An Epidemic Is Largely a Failure in Public
Health Administration! The Role of Dhaka City Corporation, DCC of Bangladesh
Effects of Birth Interval on Child Mortality: Evidence
from a Sequential Analysis
Effects of Family Frailty on Child Mortality: Ivory
Coast Experience
NURSING
LEADERSHIP: (peer reviewed) | Editorial Notes from Dr. Dorothy Pringle,
Editor in Chief
From the Editor-in-Chief: Home Care: We Want More
From the Editor-in-Chief: Something to Celebrate at the
Best of Times and the Worst of Times
From the Editor-in-Chief: Interdisciplinary and
Intradisciplinary Nursing Education: None, Either or Both?
From the Editor-in-Chief: Nursing
organizations of their mutual commitment to, and responsibility for, the
development of nursing research
HR
RESOURCES from Graham Lowe
Hot HR Issues for the Next Two Years
Universities as Healthy Work Environments
Like any knowledge-based, high-performing
organization in the private sector, a university must strive for excellence in
its people practices, embedding these goals within its overall business plan.
The Yin and Yang of Change
The key to a better workplace is achieving balance
between the structural and cultural forces at play.
The Case for Workplace Health
A growing number of employers are searching for
solutions to rising health and disability benefits costs. This has generated
much rhetoric about the need to create healthier workplaces. However, action
has been slower in coming.
Dr. Penny Ballem is now online. See Advancing Health Care in B.C. PDF or Click To Watch Video Presentation here. Brought to you by TELUS.
BREAKFAST WITH THE CHIEFS*
TORONTO. Barry Monaghan, CEO, Toronto Central Local Health Integration Network . LHINs Where are we, where are we going and how are we going to get there? . . . a CEO's perspective. Sponsors: Accenture, Association of Canadian Academic Healthcare Organizations (ACAHO), Cerner, Compass Group, Healthtech, Lanier Healthcare, Ontario Hospital Association (OHA), Roche, and TELUS. Tuesday, April 11, 2006. Time: 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. (join us for breakfast at 7:30 a.m.) | Health Sciences Building, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, Toronto, ON M5T 3M6, Room 106 (ground floor). Map. Register with Lina Lopez at llopez@longwoods.com
VANCOUVER. Richard Alvarez, CEO, Canada Health Infoway. Annual
Report: This presentation always fills the room to capacity. Book early! Sponsors:
Accenture, Association of Canadian Academic Healthcare Organizations (ACAHO),
Cerner, Microsoft Canada, Compass Group and TELUS. Thursday, April 20, 2006.
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. (join us at 7:30 a.m. for breakfast) | Child &
Family Research Institute (CFRI), at the Children's & Women's Hospital,
Chan Auditorium, 950 West 28th Avenue, Vancouver (ground floor). Register with
Rebecca Hart at rhart@longwoods.com
* To attend, you need to be a member of the HealthcareBoard. Ask Lina or Rebecca for details.
MORE CONFERENCES & EVENTS
May, 2006: Emerging Leader Forum from Courtyard (Think ELF) New minds. New ideas. From Courtyard Group. Four times a year. Must have <5 years of eHealth experience. Contact: elf@courtyard-group.com for more information. . . .a Longwoods knowledge partner
The
Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research (CAHSPR) invites submissions for its annual
conference, September 17-19, 2006, in Vancouver. All about Sustaining Primary
Healthcare. Details and the online submission form here: http://www.cahspr.ca/conference06/abstract_en.html.
. . . . a
Longwoods knowledge partner
If you
know what ANEGTA means you are invited to the next
meeting on April 7th to examine the ethics of pandemic planning.
Contact Sue Munro here: smunro@firststageinc.com
[If you don’t know what ANEGTA is, ask!] . . . .a Longwoods knowledge
partner
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 eletter@longwoods.com]
MEET
THE NEW NURSE GRADUATES
Many
requests have come in for this program: a full response will be forthcoming
within a few days. Longwoods, in collaboration with the Academy of Canadian Executive Nurses and
the Canadian Nursing Students' Association, is
working on a nursing students’ leadership program. If you are interested in
hearing about it write nursingstudents@longwoods.com.
REMINDER:
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Quarterly: 120 pages of intelligence, ideas, policies and best practices.
LEADERSHIP
TRANSITIONS
Helen (Ella) Ferris to Executive Vice President,
Programs and Chief Nursing Officer, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto
Todd Hutchins to Director, Distance Learning, Ontario Hospital
Association
Lorraine
Ladha to Director,
Regional and Board Affairs, Ontario Hospital Association
Review all recently reported Transitions here.
[Send you leadership transitions to eletter@longwoods.com]
LEADERSHIP JOBSITE
Regional Vice President - London
Regional Cancer Program
VP, Finance and Knowledge Transfer/CFO - St. Peter's Health System
Vice President, Patient Service - Humber River Regional Hospital
Nursing Consultant - Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Ontario
Challenging Opportunities - Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
Executive Director - Grandview Children's Centre
Chief Of The Department Of Psychiatry And Addiction Services - Niagara Health
System (PDF)
Vancouver Coastal Health - Various Positions
Northern Health Authority - Various Positions
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
Specialty Nursing Education and Career Information
Manager, Fund Development (6
positions)
Red Cross
Program Representative, Safety
Services
Red Cross
Manager, Disaster Management
(3 positions) Red Cross
Manager, Home Support Red Cross
Manager, RespectED Red Cross
Specialist, Corporate First
Aid
Red Cross
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)
Longwoods Weekly JobSheet
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centres
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Longwoods Publishing
Longwoods publishes academic, professional & management journals for healthcare. Its journals, educational programs and websites together offer a knowledge centre of and for the academic and professional healthcare community; a place where the power of imagination and communication is lived and celebrated, a place where ideas are born, debated, translated, and widely distributed for the benefit of good care — anywhere.
Longwoods collaborates with universities around the world; they are an important source of editorial excellence and oversight. Editorial policy is directed by Dr. Peggy Leatt, Professor and Chair, Department of Health Policy and Administration; Associate Dean for Academic Affairs School of Public Health; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina in the United States. Editors in Chief include Dr. Leatt as well as Dr. Dorothy Pringle (University of Toronto); Dr. Michael Guerriere (University of Toronto and Ryerson University); Dr. John Paul (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill); Professor Denis Protti (University of Victoria); Dr. Graham Lowe (University of Calgary); Dr. Ross Baker (University of Toronto) and Dr. Brian Hutchison (McMaster University). The publisher, Anton Hart, is a citizen of Nederland and Canada — educated there and in the United States. His special interest is knowledge transfer and translation.
The editors provide intelligence, explore new ideas and policies, and share best practices all designed to help enable excellence. The readers are providers of healthcare and healthcare policies, services and products and are generally leaders in management, practice, education, research and product innovation. These same readers provide editorial content and use Longwoods as a resource — a true knowledge exchange. Oversight is provided by editorial boards made up of individuals with similar credentials. Members come from Europe, Africa, India, Australia, and the Americas. These boards advise the editors and enable the peer review process by leading a network of experts.
The portfolio of print and electronic publications includes:
The Journal of World Health & Population,
Journal of Nursing Leadership,
Healthcare Policy / Politiques de Santé,
Healthcare Law and Governance,
Plans, Policies & Programs, and
Along side its publishing initiatives Longwoods offers: (1) Educational programs undertaken in collaboration with academic health sciences organizations, universities, corporations and associations; (2) awards to recognize achievements in education, best practices and leadership; and (3) recruiting services focused on leadership across the healthcare spectrum.
The corporate web site is Longwoods.