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Longwoods eLetter May 09, 2006

"The trained nurse has become one of the great blessings of humanity, taking a place beside the physician and the priest." - William Osler (May 8-14, 2006 is National Nursing Week)

OFF THE CUFF #8
The Ontario government will guarantee that every nursing graduate in Ontario gets offered a full-time job in the province. More here

KLAS Releases LIS Report indicates that vendors are getting involved in high levels of EMR integration providing physicians an effective single "go-to" source of actionable information and laboratory results. See the Report here

New England Journal of Medicine offers a perspective on private healthcare in Canada http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/354/16/1661

First National Study of Non-Profit Board Governance Practices - Some boards achieving success, others experiencing challenges with new standards and trends www.strategicleveragepartners.com

If you are into knowledge transfer strategies check this out: http://www.babsonknowledge.org/

RECOMMENDED READING FROM LONGWOODS
Increased Healthcare Demand without Increasing Overall System Capacity
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Community Care Pathway Development Costly, National Standardized Approach Needed
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Continuity of Care in The Home: Differences in Opinion Among Clients, Support Workers, and Professionals
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Client-Centred Care: Making the Ideal Real
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BREAKFAST WITH THE CHIEFS – now available online | enabled by TELUS
1. Barry Monaghan: LHINs from a CEO Perspective | Click to Watch Video Presentation
Sponsors: Accenture, Association of Canadian Academic Healthcare Organizations (ACAHO), Cerner, Compass Group, Healthtech, Lanier Healthcare, Ontario Hospital Association (OHA), Philips Medical Systems, Roche, and TELUS

2. Glenda Yeates: Making a Difference in the Health of Canadians: CIHI's Health Data and Information (PDF)
Click to Watch Video Presentation
Sponsors: Accenture, Association of Canadian Academic Healthcare Organizations (ACAHO), Cerner, Microsoft Canada and TELUS

BREAKFAST WITH THE CHIEFS – DON’T MISS THE LAST 2 OF THE 05/06 SEASON
Toronto*. Michael Decter, Chair, Health Council of Canada. Topic: Leadership in Canadian Health Care:: The New National Organizations. Sponsors: Accenture, Association of Canadian Academic Healthcare Organizations (ACAHO), Compass Group Canada, Lanier Healthcare, Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) and TELUS. Thursday, May 25, 2006. Time: 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. (join us for breakfast at 7:30 a.m.) | Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, Room 134 (ground level), 105 St. George Street. Map. Register with Lina Lopez at llopez@longwoods.com

Toronto*. Richard Alvarez, CEO, Canada Health Infoway. Topic: Infoway's Annual Report. Sponsors: Accenture, Association of Canadian Academic Healthcare Organizations (ACAHO), Cerner, Dell Canada, Healthtech, Lanier Healthcare, Ontario Hospital Association (OHA), Philips Medical Systems, and TELUS. Wednesday, June 7, 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

Stay tuned to see who will be speaking in the Fall (and in what cities)

* To attend, you need to be a member of the HealthcareBoard. Ask Lina for details.

MORE CONFERENCES & EVENTS
May 10, 2006: The RNAO Health-Care Exposition is taking place in Toronto this week. Free to attend. For details click here.

May 12, 2006: St. Joseph’s Health Centre brings you Community Collaboration in Action: Care Across the Social Determinants of Healthin Toronto. Network with influential decision makers or participate in interactive workshops. Details at: http://www.stjoe.on.ca/pdf/communitycollaboration_may12.pdf or email Yvonne Warford at warfoy@stjoe.on.ca

May 29 - 31, 2006: CHSRF brings you Research Use Week (Atlantic) in Moncton, NB. The overall goal of the program is to encourage and improve evidence-based decision-making in health system policy and management. For details click here.

For our complete list of conferences and events go here

Check out the OHA conference on Pandemics.
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]

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
The 2006 Healthcare Awards Call for Submissions are Now Open! All awards will be presented at the OHA HealthAchieve2006 held on November 6 to 8 in Toronto. Visit here

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TRANSITIONS
Mary Ferguson-Paré to (now officially) President of the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario
Brent McGaw to Project Director - Drugs, Labs, Innovation & Adoption, Canada Health Infoway
Dr. Larry Grossman to Chief of Staff, York Central Hospital
Lesley Ford to Sick Kids Hospital as Director Total Employment Services
Elizabeth Krausz to St. Peter’s Health System, Hamilton as Director of Intergrated Clinical Service
Alain Boisvert to Novartis Pharmaceuticals as Vice President, Health Policy and Market Access
Carols Dourado promoted to President and General Manager at Schering-Plough Corporation
Michael Nader to Vancouver Coastal Health Authority as Regional Director, Medical Imaging & Biomedical Engineering
The Society for Computer Applications in Radiology (SCAR) is now the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) But it's still http://www.scarnet.org

Do you have appointments or transitions? Send them to transitions@longwoods.com

CAREERS: sent to +20,000 people including Canada’s student nurses.
Challenging Opportunities - Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
Nurse Practioner, Hematology - Stollery Children’s Hospital, Edmonton, AB
General Manager Operations - Access Health Abbotsford, BC
Regional Director of Quality - Capital Health Edmonton, AB
Patient Care Manager, Stollery Cardiology Clinic, Edmonton , AB
Nurse Practitioner, Gynecology/Oncology - Royal Alexandra Hospital, AB
Nursing Policy Analyst - RNAO
Nursing Opportunities - PHSA, BC
Senior Scientist Leader, Provincial Toxicology Center - PHSA, BC
Nursing Career Opportunities - MUHC. Montreal
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
Positions at Cancer Care Ontario
Specialty Nursing Education and Career Information
Career Opportunities in the Northwest Territories
Career Opportunities at Capital Health Edmonton
Career Opportunities at Fraser Health
Healthcare Quarterly Careers - (PDF)
Nursing Leadership Careers - (PDF)
Longwoods Weekly JobSheet

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