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Longwoods eLetter April 7, 2009
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"Changing values, technologies and other circumstances demand constant, critical, objective and evidence-based change." Alan Bernstein.
Smartphone addiction (Blackberry or iPhone) during meetings, showing up late for meetings, and a lack of “Thank-yous” are infecting the workplace. Healthcare is no exception. What can be done to reverse the trend? Equally important, is workplace rudeness a public health issue? More.
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Access without Appropriateness: Chicken Little in Charge? from Raisa B. Deber
Pandemic Planning 101. Nathan Wolfe's research has turned the field of epidemiology on its head, and attracted interest from philanthropists at Google.org and the Skoll foundation. Better still, the research opens the door to preventing epidemics before they happen, sidelining them via early-warning systems and alleviating the poverty from which easy transmission emerges. More.
270 candidates believe they qualify and have applied for this position: Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital is seeking a highly accomplished, enthusiastic executive whose experience and abilities correspond to this distinguished hospital’s challenges and potential. [source: independent and reliable] The 269 remaining candidates can look for similar opportunities. More.
To support evidence-based salary negotiations here is the 2008 Salary Disclosure for Ontario’s Hospitals and Boards of Public Health. More (PDF).
R&D funding for IT companies. Here’s a case in point. MedShare -- a software company that provides mobile health record solutions for home health care agencies -- receives up to $284,500 under the IRAP program from the National Research Council. More.
From COACH. Canada has a new resource – a Career Matrix - to support recruitment and retention of information workers in the health sector. More.
Longwoods best read list: most popular online papers, articles and presentations for March 2009. More.
IT Solutions for Patient Safety - Best Practices for Successful Implementation in Healthcare.(PDF)
Recent reports in the United States and Canada have suggested that healthcare systems in both countries fall short in delivering high quality and safe patient care. Free from HP Canada.
Alcohol, chocolate, coffee, sex, sleep, social networks put the joy back into staying healthy, reports the Harvard Health Letter. Tell your staff. More.
12 ways to cut healthcare costs from the Harvard Health Letter. Tell your patients and their families. More.
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Breakfast With The Chiefs: Dr. Michael Guerriere - 2009 Review of IM/IT in Healthcare: The Unvarnished Version
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2009 Calendar of Breakfast with the Chiefs
Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - Toronto
Mary Ferguson-Pare, Vice President, Professional Affairs & Chief Nurse Executive, UHN
Topic: Investment as a Deficit Reduction Strategy - Getting to No Vacancies in a Global Nursing Shortage
Location: University of Toronto, Health Sciences Building, Room 610, 155 College Street, Toronto
Sponsors: ACAHO, Accenture, CGI, HPME, University of Toronto, McKesson Canada, Ontario Hospital Association
Register here.
Thursday, April 30, 2009 - Vancouver
Ida Goodreau and Steven Lewis, Ida Goodreau, CEO, LifeLabs Medical Laboratory Services, Steven Lewis, Health Policy and Research Consultant, Access Consulting
Topic: Tough questions. Tough issues. Bright minds. Open forum.
Location: UBC Robson Square, Theatre, 800 Robson Square, Vancouver, BC
Sponsors: Accenture, Association of Canadian Academic Healthcare Organizations, CGI
Register here.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009 - Toronto
Adalsteinn Brown, Assistant Deputy Minister, Health System Strategy Division, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
Topic: Find out what Ontario’s lead health system strategist is thinking about.
Location: University of Toronto, Health Sciences Building, Room 610, 155 College Street, Toronto
Sponsors: ACAHO, Accenture, CGI, IBM, HPME, University of Toronto, McKesson Canada, Ontario Hospital Association, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Register here.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009 - Toronto
Tom Closson, President and CEO, Ontario Hospital Association
Topic: The five most important ideas to improve Ontario Healthcare.
Location: University of Toronto, Health Sciences Building, Room 610, 155 College Street, Toronto
Sponsors: ACAHO, Accenture, CGI, HPME, University of Toronto, Ontario Hospital Association, Philips, SAS
Other confirmed Chiefs for 2008/2009 series of Breakfast with the Chiefs: Ross Baker, Professor, Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, and the Honourable George Smitherman.
For more information on upcoming speakers or to view past presentations click here.
Breakfast with the Chiefs video from Tuesday, March 3, 2009 - Toronto - Michael Guerriere, Managing Partner, Courtyard Group.
Topic: 2009 Review of IM/IT in Healthcare: The Unvarnished Version (PDF)
Sponsors: Accenture, Association of Canadian Academic Healthcare Organizations, CGI, Courtyard Group, HP Canada, McKesson Canada, Microsoft, Ontario Hospital Association, HPME, University of Toronto
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April 21, 2009: Toronto, ON. One Patient, One Record. A One Day Symposium to promote Patient eHealth. Offering a dialogue opportunity between two distinct stakeholders – healthcare personnel and patients, this “By Invitation Only” event will bring together key healthcare decision makers and service delivery personnel in direct communication with highly motivated and informed patients. For more information click here.
April 23, 2009: Vancouver, BC. All Hands on the Elephant Please! – Seeing the big picture using healthcare analytics. SAS, the leader in Business Analytics, invites you to attend a complimentary executive seminar. Come share views and experiences with leading experts on healthcare analytics from British Columbia and across Canada; explore the issues and hear about real success stories. Keynote speakers: Kimberlyn McGrail, PhD, Assistant Professor, School of Population and Public Health Faculty, Centre for Health Services and Policy Research; Andre Kushniruk, PhD, Director, School of Health Information Science, University of Victoria; Mark Morreale, Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics and eHealth Department, McMaster University. For registration and program details click here.
April 23-24, 2009: Vancouver, BC. Operations Research and Lean Health Care: Implementation Successes and Challenges. This conference is designed to continue the advances being made with applications of Operations Research in health care delivery. For more information and to register click here.
April 27-28, 2009: Toronto, ON. 7th Annual Health Innovation and Policy Summit, Driving Healthcare Forward in Leaner Times. Focusing on challenges and opportunities presented to healthcare decision makers in tougher economic times with mounting pressures on healthcare budgets. For information click here.
April 27, 2009: Toronto, ON. HIROC Annual General Meeting and Seventh Annual Risk Management Conference. HIROC subscribers' 22nd Annual General Meeting. Annual reports of the Chair of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer will be received, auditors appointed, and Directors elected. Immediately following the AGM, HIROC will host its Seventh Annual Risk Management Conference. For more information click here.
May 7-10, 2009: Kananaskis, AB. 1st National Obesity Summit. Canada's first all-obesity meeting is set to go in picturesque Kananaskis country. Working in health care delivery, research, industry or the policy and not-for-profit sectors? this conference designed to highlight the latest knowledge on the causes, prevention and treatments of obesity - and how it impacts what you do on a day-to-day basis. Click here.
May 12-14, 2009: Toronto, ON. Global Harmonization Task Force 12th Conference. A must attend for regulatory professionals and stakeholders affected by medtech regulations, this is the venue for sharing the latest regulatory issues, developments and solutions. For more information, visit www.ghtf.org or call 1.866.58.MEDEC or 415.620.1915 x236. Online registration is now open: click here.
May 25–26, 2009: Vancouver, BC. Chronic and Complex Care - Prevention, Care Planning and Management. This two day Insight conference will explore many facets of CDM with input from healthcare policy makers and clinical leaders, including delivery of care, proactive management, and a look at the acute care impacts of chronic illness. Register by March 13 and Save! For more information click here.
May 31-June 2, 2009: Prince George, BC. Collective Commitment to Action, the Rural Health
Workforce Symposium. The early-bird deadline has been extended to April 7th. Register now to to secure your spot. Spaces are limited and filling up fast. To register, and for more information click here.
May 31–June 3, 2009: Québec City, QC. e-Health 2009: Leadership in Action. Canada’s only National Health informatics conference is jointly hosted by CIHI and COACH. This annual conference offers proactive top-quality learning and an opportunity to network with organizations and people that value quality health information as well as effective integrated system solutions. For more information click here.
June 1, 2009: Toronto, ON. Safeguarding your Organization against Litigation. This conference is geared towards assisting Senior Directors, Risk Managers, Patient Safety Specialists, Senior Administrators, Legal Counsel, Human Resources Professionals, and others in understanding, identifying and managing risk in healthcare today. For more information click here.
June 1-2, 2009: St. John’s, NL. National Healthcare Leadership Conference. Accountability in Health System Leadership: The Balancing Act. This is the largest national gathering of health system leaders in Canada sponsored by the CCHSE and the CHA. Deadline for the early bird registration fee is April 17, 2009. For program details click here.
June 3–5, 2009: Toronto, ON. Knowledge and Inspiration, Les Connaissances et l’Inspiration 2009. Join Ontario’s Community Care Access Centres and their Health Partners for an inspiring conference featuring thought provoking presentations by innovative speakers! For more information 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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Kim Baker to Acting CEO, Central LHIN, (ON)
Susan Walsh to Regional Director (Toronto Central), St. Elizabeth Healthcare
Dr. John Carter to join the medical staff at Dartmouth General Hospital as an emergency physician
Pamela Winsor to Director, Health Systems Strategies and Chief Marketing Officer at Medtronic of Canada
Sheila Weatherill to the Board of Directors of Shaw Communications Inc
Matthew Barrett (Former Chair, Barclays Bank) to Board of Directors of eHealth Ontario
Carol Stephenson (Dean, Richard Ivey School of Business) to Board of Directors of eHealth Ontario
Anne McFarlane to Acting President and CEO of the Canadian Institutes for Health Information
Alton Ing to Director of Simplicity, Health Strategy Innovation Cell, based at Massey College, University of Toronto
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