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Longwoods eLetter April 28, 2009

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“Patients cannot always be relied upon to accurately self-triage, and public information campaigns should reinforce the importance of seeking urgent medical care.” Michael J. Schull et al in this commentary (PDF).

My Evening with the Future. Steven Lewis
Throw away the crystal ball and spend an hour with Google Health: the future will be right in front of you. Providers who prefer the pedestal to parity and see themselves as traffic cops on the health information highway are in for the shock of their lives. More.

Recommended by a trusted source: a commentary on regionalization – Alberta style. (short video clip)

SWINE FLU:
For the latest from the Public Health Agency of Canada. More
For More Information, please follow these links:
1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2. World Health Organization

The Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion (OAHPP), in partnership with the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care is currently monitoring the outbreak of Swine Influenza. See: Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care - Swine Flu Site

The Role of the (new) Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion. More (PDF).

The Canadian Pandemic Influenza Plan for the Health Sector (PDF).

Recent Documents:

1. Important Health Notice (PDF) - SRI Management of Patients Presenting with Influenza-Like illness (ILI) in the Ambulatory Care Setting
2. OAHPP Influenza Surveillance Report Form (PDF). Minimum Case Information to Collect for OAHPP Laboratory Surveillance of Influenza
3. Patient Advisory Sign Template (PDF) STOP: Respiratory Illnesses Like the Flu Spread Easily
4. Infection Control Guidelines (PDF) for the Physicians Office from their College in Ontario
5. Telehealth Ontario - 1-866-797-0000
6. Information Hotline - 1-800-454-8302

New Zealanders will be able to buy Tamiflu over the counter during the May to September flu season, people with influenza symptoms can buy Tamiflu from pharmacies without needing a prescription. Patients must be aged over 12 years and have influenza symptoms. (source: Press.co.nz)

Roche is working on scaling up production of Tamiflu, a drug which has been shown to work against the new flu strain that has killed 103 people in Mexico, sparking fears of a pandemic. The World Health Organisation has not yet asked Roche to deploy 3 million treatment courses it has as a "fire blanket" to use wherever a pandemic breaks out. The WHO also has an additional 2 million packs that Roche donated in the past for use in countries which are not so well prepared for a pandemic, the spokeswoman said. (Source: Reuters)

GlaxoSmithKline has increased production of its Relenza flu drug in response to the swine flu outbreak, providing a boost to the drug maker’s factory in Zebulon.(Source: newsobserver.com)

Air Canada.com Travel Advisory for flights to/from Mexico City

Swine Flu Reports
Swine flu in the US: 40 laboratory confirmed cases. No deaths. (Source: CDC).
Swine flu in Canada: 6 laboratory confirmed cases No deaths. (Source: PHAC).
Swine flu in Mexico: 26 confirmed human cases of infection with the same virus. Seven deaths. (Source: WHO)
Swine flu in Spain: 1 confirmed case of infection, with no deaths, while Spain has reported one case. No deaths. (Source: WHO)

GREEN: City of Toronto honours SAS for the Green Toronto Award for Energy Conservation, and Maclean's magazine names SAS one of Canada's Greenest Employers. More.

Come and see Ida Goodreau's live exit interview with Steven Lewis. This Thursday. Register here.

More from Steven Lewis: Chaoulli, Truly: A Supreme Irony. “I'm not sure. Chaoulli has not to my knowledge suffered any misfortune. He is missing the humiliation gene. . . .” More.

Recommended Reading made available to you compliments of these members of the Longwoods HealthcareBoard: HPCanada, Philips Healthcare, and Pharmacy.ca.

Building Academic Partnerships in Health with India
York University’s new Faculty of Health has an ambitious mission to be an integrative force for promoting health – locally and globally. Communities of interest to the Faculty of Health are not only those of York’s immediate neighbours. The University has a keen interest in global issues fuelled by our location in a microcosm of the world - Ontario’s York Region - which is reflective of global diversity with a 46% immigrant population. More.

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SAVIEZ-VOUS QUE?
Au cours de la dernière décennie, le taux de remplacements du genou a plus que doublé chez les hommes âgés de 45 à 54 ans; il a presque triplé chez les femmes du même groupe d’âge.

Healthcare Quarterly
Ethics? But It's Only Quality Improvement!
Don Flaming, Linda Barrett-Smith, Norma Brown and Judy Corcoran

HealthcarePapers
Begin with Ethics. The Rest Will Follow
Keith MacLellan

Nursing Leadership
The CNA Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses
Elizabeth Peter and Janet L. Storch

Healthcare Policy
Innovations in the Ethical Review of Health-Related Quality Improvement and Research: The Alberta Research Ethics Community Consensus Initiative (ARECCI)
Brad Hagen, Maeve O'Beirne, Sunil Desai, Michael Stingl, Cathy Anne Pachnowski and Sarah Hayward

Electronic Healthcare
The Implementation of Operational Processes for the Alberta Electronic Health Record: Lessons for Electronic Medical Record Adoption in Primary Care
Dave A. Ludwick and John Doucette

World Health and Population
Editorial - A Missing Link: The Influence of Societal Beliefs on Integration among the World's Emerging Population of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs)
Michel D. Landry

Disability: A View from Selected Cultural Perspectives
Dr. Michael Eskay

Today’s featured Podcast:

Bringing Research Results to the Bedside
This podcast was produced by the Canadian Medical Association.

Running time: 13.06 minutes

Listen here.

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 Lina Lopez at LLopez@longwoods.com. All subject to editorial review and acceptance.

2009 Calendar of Breakfast with the Chiefs

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, PricewaterhouseCoopers, 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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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 13, 2009: Toronto, ON. Clinical performance accountability through data integration and analytics. What if your analysts spent more time analyzing data than preparing it? SAS, the leader in Business Analytics, invites you to see a demonstration and hear from a customer about the benefits of Data Integration Services for Health (DISH) – a powerful data management solution for healthcare organizations. For registration and program details click here.

May 27, 2009: Toronto, ON. "Think Big, Act Small, Deliver Quickly, and Leverage like (Heck). Opportunities for health system transformation in the age of the internet”. HPME Society of Graduates Education Day. Join us for a thought provoking workshop featuring innovative keynote speaker, Dr. Alex R. Jadad. To register, and for more information click here.

May 31-June 2, 2009: Prince George, BC. Collective Commitment to Action, the Rural Health Workforce Symposium. Join colleagues from education, health and government in exploring how education and health systems can focus on enhancing rural health care and be a part of identifying actions to improve health care delivery to residents of rural communities. Still a few places left: 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 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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Mohamed Dhanani has resigned as Chair of Toronto Central LHIN (ON) to join The Honourable George Smitherman’s Office.

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Today's Jobs
Psychologist, Elder Care - Providence Health Care, BC
Administrative Lead, Regional Renal Program - Mississauga Halton LHIN
Leadership Roles - Credit Valley Hospital, Mississauga, ON
President & CEO - Mental Health Centre Penetanguishene, Penetanguishene, ON
Director and Professor, Department Of Health Administration - Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC
Présidence-direction générale - L’hôpital Montfort, Ottawa, ON
Program Manager, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation - Providence Care, Kingston, ON
Executive Director, ACEN - Ottawa, ON
Director, Adolescent Services - Whitby Mental Health Centre, Whitby, ON
Perinatal Nurse Consultant - BC Perinatal Health Program, Vancouver , BC
Manager, Supply Chain Management, Surgery Services - LHSC, London, ON
Program Manager, Clinical Neurosciences, University Hospital, LHSC, London, ON
Nursing & Leadership Opportunities with the Provincial Health Services Authority of BC
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