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“It is a well known fact that the U.S. auto industry spends more per car on healthcare than on steel.” Lee Iacocca, retired chairman of Chrysler. Stark Laws and the Electronic Health Record: An Unintended Paradox
How Dilbert just "thought myself into a corner." Its about KT Download PDF
LHIN Governance challenged by the resignation of one of Ontario’s top governors. To see his letter Download PDF
For a video critique and review of Quebec’s regional structure. See and hear David Levine here
Knowledge to Practice and all about Dave Davis' big move. Download PDF
Docs: Dollars and sense: financial acumen for physician leaders. Conference developed by Dr. Chris Carruthers and the Canadian Society of Physician Executives. Download PDF
OHA Conferences: Good Governance+Triage Training Sessions+Infection Prevention and Control+Chiefs of Psychiatry Workshop+Green Health Care+Current Issues in Medical Devices+Supply Chain Innovation+Capital Planning. For details download PDF
The new journal Open Medicine. To see the abstracts Download PDF
White Papers
MD Anderson Cancer Center: Electronic clinical data, diagnostic image retrieval enhances cancer-center efficiency; expected to save $30 million over 8 years.
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The triplicate prescription program. For a description click here
Is your Institution on the HealthcareBoard? Online, print, video, podcasts and live lecture series. The HealthcareBoard is a collection of 5 quarterly journals (Healthcare Quarterly, Healthcare Papers, ElectronicHealthcare, Healthcare Policy and Nursing Leadership) covering new models of healthcare, research, commentary, politics, policy, best practices and information. You and all other members (non-commercial healthcare or educational institutions) of your institution can have unlimited access. This membership also allows 3 members of your institution to attend any of the Breakfast with the Chiefs events. For details: Representatives from Institutions contact Rebecca at rhart@longwoods.com
New network to provide Rx info in disasters. Rushed together after Hurricane Katrina scattered Louisiana residents nationwide. The site, http://www.icerx.org/, is ready to help doctors and pharmacists get patients' prescription histories almost instantly after a disaster.
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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Question: Who in Canada works on global health issues? Answer: Many. Here are a few: François Béland, Université de Montréal; Adalsteinn Brown University of Toronto; Francois Champagne, Université de Montréal; Jean-Louis Denis, Université de Montréal; David Zakus, University of Toronto. Find them here contributing to www.worldhealthandpopulation.com.
Healthcare Quarterly
Powering the Future: How Hamilton Health Sciences Put Cogeneration to Work for Healthcare
William B. MacLeod and Murray T. Martin
HealthcarePapers
The Public Health System in Canada: Not Meeting the Needs of Canadians
Colin McMillan, Seema Nagpal
Canadian Journal of Nursing Leadership
Factors Influencing Implementation of Medical Directives by Registered Nurses: The Experience of a Large Ontario Teaching Hospital
Kim Alvarado
Healthcare Policy
The Effect of Pharmaceutical Patent Term Length on Research and Development and Drug Expenditures in Canada
Paul Grootendorst and Livio Di Matteo
World Health and Population
Limitations to Access and Use of Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Among HIV Positive Persons in Lagos, Nigeria
A.K. Adeneye, T.A. Adewole, A.Z. Musa, D. Onwujekwe, N.N. Odunukwe, I.D. Araoyinbo, T.A. Gbajabiamila, P.M. Ezeobi and E.O. Idigbe
Today's Question: What would be a good strategy to effect workplace change in the health sector?
Answer from Michael S. Kerr and Cam Mustard: There is significant personal injury risk associated with the provision of high-quality healthcare. Leadership, role clarity, trust, respect, values and workplace culture could be considered required ingredients of successful workplace health initiatives. For more detail read: “The Challenge of Effective Workplace Change in the Health Sector” here.
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Nursing Leadership (CJNL) - Check out our journal on administration, practice, teaching and research at www.nursingleadership.net. Only $9 per article or an annual subscription for $95 Nursing Research New Strategies for Monitoring the Health of Canadian Nurses: Results of Collaborations with Key Stakeholders Be sure your individual subscription is up to date. Sign up online here or contact Barbara Marshall – bmarshall@longwoods.com or 416-864-9667. |
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 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]
Jane Adams to CEO of the Surrey Memorial Hospital Foundation
Anne Robertson to Director, Professional Practice, Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists
Dave Davis to Vice-President for Continuing Health Care Education and Improvement at the Association of American Medical Colleges in Washington DC.
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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