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“Public health relies heavily upon telling people what they should not - or cannot - do. This tends to evoke public opposition; few support the "nanny state" unless the danger is clear and pressing.” Raisa Deber et al
2005 Physician Demographics from the Ontario Physician Human Resources Data Centre Download PDF
Where the New Physicians Come From. . . . their Ontario college report Download PDF
Canadian Society of Physician Executives. Join this elite group in conference. Download PDF
Evidence-based nursing; another high-in-demand conference Download PDF
Who makes what. Ontario Hospital Salaries 06 Download PDF
Giving thought leaders open access to big thinking. How to Get Published, and Read. From Longwoods. Download PDF
The HealthcareBoard: [Give everyone in your organization access]
Online, print, video, podcasts and live lecture series. The HealthcareBoard is a collection of reported research, commentary, policy reviews, best practices and information. It provides online resources (including a peer reviewed library), printed reports, learning programs and think tanks to address innovations, policies and practices – including HR, IT, ER, Wait times, Safety, Flow, Public Health, Acute Care, Chronic Care and all other issues and disciplines that challenge the systems managers. For a full menu of resources click here. You and all other members of your organizations can have unlimited access. For details: Representatives from Institutions contact Rebecca at rhart@longwoods.com. Representatives from Corporations contact Susan Hale at shale@longwoods.com.
More news from a pharmacist and pharmacy. a.k.a. healthcare providers.
Shoppers Drug Mart at Queen and Carlaw in Toronto removes butter tarts & cheap cakes from the shelves and substitutes hundreds of cases of soft drinks. Check out these photos. This is in support of their corporate commitment found on the web site of the Canadian Diabetes Association. “. . . Shoppers Drug Mart continues to positively influence the health, well being and quality of life for people affected by diabetes.” In the meantime large chain grocery stores nearby are unable able to match this drug mart’s unfailing commitment to chocolate, candy, soft drinks, chips and more.
Call for Papers and Conference Brochure
“Practice Makes Perfect” International Conference - Vancouver, BC, Canada. All about the Education of Health Professionals in Community, Clinical and Simulated Settings. In November 2007.
Bridging the Community to Research.
For care providers and community members wanting to know more about research on children, youth, and families in Edmonton and beyond, this site aims to be a useful source of information and a starting point to more resources.
Hydro delivers more than you think.
Ontario Hydro, no small player in Ontario’s economy, delivers electricity. Now it is also using its excess fibre-optic capacity with a newco – Hydro One Telecom. Smart Systems for Health (SSHA) is one of the first to come on board. The new telecom will provide the dedicated core section to SSHA’s telecommunications network to be used by health care institutions and professionals across Ontario to share patient information. The news release says SSHA’s network will be the largest private, high performance network in Ontario. Private?
Dr. Judith Shamian believes that Canada has an exceptional opportunity to take a global lead in workplace health. On Thursday, April 12 – in Vancouver she will present her views on Healthy Workplaces for Health Workers. She will speak at the University of British Columbia (UBC) 800 Robson Square, Vancouver, BC, V6Z 3B7, Room: HSBC Hall C680. Q & A will follow. Please register for breakfast here.
Breakfast with the Chiefs cannot get better than this: Mr. David Levine, a leader in Quebec reform with special political insights including a shift as cabinet minister, will look at the changes and identify the strategic levers that will support the reform and increase the probability of success. Tuesday, April 17, 2007, 8:00 a.m. Register 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. NOTE: THIS PRESENTATION WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE BY VIDEO. BRING YOUR NOTE BOOK.
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Janet Hatcher Roberts, working with the Canadian International Development Agency. See Building Capacity for Health Reform in Bolivia
Healthcare Quarterly
CIHR Research: Treating the Obese: A Big Issue
Peter Maitland
HealthcarePapers
Canada's Public Health System: Is the Pace of Progress Sufficient?
Jeffrey C. Lozon, L. Miin Alikhan
Canadian Journal of Nursing Leadership
Generational Differences in Acute Care Nurses
Kimberley Widger, Christine Pye, Lisa Cranley, Barbara Wilson-Keates, Mae Squires, Ann Tourangeau
Healthcare Policy
Governance, Health Policy Implementation and the Added Value of Regionalization
Nassera Touati, Danièle Roberge, Jean-Louis Denis, Raynald Pineault, Linda Cazale, Dominique Tremblay
World Health and Population
AIDS-Related Stigma: Perceptions of Family Caregivers and Health Volunteers in Western Uganda
Walter Kipp, Ellen Bajenja, Ednah Karamagi and Denis Tindyebwa
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?
Answer: Click here.
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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, CGI, and Microsoft
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
For more information on upcoming speakers or to view past presentations click here.
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.
The June 2007, Evidence-based nursing workshop Download PDF will be held at McMaster University in Hamilton.
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 11-12, 2007: Ottawa, ON. Leadership – understanding the communication challenge. The 9th annual conference of the Canadian Society of Physician Executives. Increasingly physicians are seen as instrumental participants in the management of Canada’s health care system. For more details click here.
Why physicians should not miss this conference Click here: WAIT TIMES: Alan Hudson, MD, OC, Lead, Access to Services and Wait Time Strategy with Jack Kitts, MD, President and CEO, The Ottawa Hospital. REGIONALIZATION: Robert Cushman, MD, CEO, Champlain Health Integration Network; David Mador, MD, Associate Vice-president, Medical Affairs, Capital Health, Edmonton; Judy Kazimirski, MD, Vice President, Medicine, Capital District Health Authority, Halifax. STRATEGIC LEVERS: David Levine, President and Executive Director, Montreal Health and Social Service Agency and much more. Click here.
May 14-16, 2007: Sudbury, ON. Tools, strategies, and stories of using evidence in rural and remote health services delivery and policy development. While the desire to consult research often exists, decision makers frequently face challenges in doing so. Come and learn with other managers and policy makers about a variety of research use tools and resources to help. For details click here.
May 15, 2007: Toronto, ON. HPME Grad Society Education Day. Leadership is no longer simply about visioning, planning and problem solving - today's leaders also need to be inspirational, motivational, emotionally intelligent and capable of building sustainable relationships and partnerships. Get set to hear about effective leadership competencies in a changing healthcare context, with Bob Murphy, a Studer Group National Speaker and Coach, as our keynote speaker. For details click here.
May 17, 2007: Sault Ste. Marie, ON. GIS in Healthcare Day. Experience how GIS is supporting and improving work in health and human services. The field of GIS is rapidly gaining in importance for hospital asset management, public health disease surveillance, and medical research. The second annual GIS in Healthcare day in Northern Ontario and will feature guest speakers from across the province and beyond. 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 – http://www.longwoods.com/pages.php?pageid=67#Anchor-Executive-49575the 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.
[We don't go looking for these conferences. Send details to conferences@longwoods.com]
Dr. Udo Schuklenk to Ontario Research Chair in Bioethics, at Queen's – the first of eight new Ontario Research Chairs in Public Policy – part of a $25-million provincial government initiative to address key policy issues.
Dr. Jacques Bradwejn to Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa
Dr. Kevin Smith [President and CEO of St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton] appointed to report on governance and management at Bluewater Health, Ontario.
Malcolm Maxwell to President and CEO of Grand River Hospital, in Kitchener, ON
Paul Levesque to Pfizer Canada Inc. as President and Chief Executive Officer
Keith Anderson (interim President and Chief Executive Officer of the Fraser Health Authority in British Columbia.) to the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Governing Council for a three-year term.
Barry Marfleet to national COO and President of ITAC for the Province of Ontario
Dr. David Hill to Lawson Health Research Institute as Scientific Director for the Institute and Vice President of Research
Claudine Hodge to Executive Search Consultant, Trillium Talent Resource Group
Review all recently reported Transitions here.
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