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Why Capital Health in Alberta gets $110 million more in operating funding than Calgary Health:
Saskatchewan’s political bosses face $1.2-billion worth of maintenance work that hasn't been done on their 315 health facilities.
In Quebec 50,000 workers marched during Saturday’s annual May Day rally opposing private health care options in the Montreal region.
Ontario’s Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) starting to show some muscle
The Canadian Council on Health Services is now Accreditation Canada.
Engaging the Public – The Puget Sound Health Partnership. Download PDF
Reaching for the Top – A Report to Minister Tony Clement by the Advisor on Healthy Children & Youth 2007-2008. Download PDF
Capital Equipment Group Purchasing Initiative Launched by Council of Academic Healthcare Organizations in Ontario. Download PDF
Patients and the Shared Health Record. Comments from Cleveland Clinic and Group Health Cooperative in Seattle. Download PDF
Website Traffic Rankings. Healthcare Publishers. May 04, 2008. Download PDF
Watch Breakfast with the Chiefs: International Collaboration & Innovation with Pablo Rivero and Tom Closson.
Centre for Research in Healthcare Engineering . . .
. . . opened earlier this year at the University of Toronto, to advance the expertise and knowledge in solutions that improve the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare service delivery. This is Tom Closson’s alma mater. Co-incidence? See this description. And then read this profile of Tom from the University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering.
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2008/2009 Calendar of Breakfast with the Chiefs
Tuesday, September 16, 2008 - Toronto
Dr. Alan Hudson
Dr. Alan Hudson is Lead of Access to Services/Wait Times for the Health Results Team, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.
Topic: The Future of Healthcare Governance in Ontario
Location: Toronto
Sponsors: ACAHO, Accenture, CGI, HP Canada, HPME - University of Toronto, Microsoft Canada, Ontario Hospital Association
October 22, 2008 – Toronto
Matt Anderson
Matt Anderson is the CEO - Toronto Central LHIN
Topic: Exceptional Patient Centred Healthcare: integrated, collaborative, accessible and accountable. The case for technology.
Location: Toronto
Sponsors: ACAHO, Accenture, CGI, HP Canada, HPME, University of Toronto, Ontario Hospital Association
Other confirmed Chiefs for 2008/2009 series of Breakfast with the Chiefs (dates TBD)
Dr. Vivek Goel, founding President and CEO of the Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion
Ida Goodreau, President and CEO for Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)
For more information on upcoming speakers or to view past presentations click here.
See our most recent Breakfast with the Chiefs video: Pablo Rivero and Tom Closson. Pablo Rivero, Senior Advisor, Health Innovation, Calgary Health Region and Tom Closson, President & CEO, Ontario Hospital Association.
Supported by: Longwoods Publishing with ACAHO, Accenture, CGI, HP Canada, IBM Canada, Microsoft Canada, HPME, University of Toronto, Ontario Hospital Association
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With its theme, Inspiring Ideas and Innovation, HealthAchieve is Canada’s largest health care show, attracting thousands of hospital leaders and health care professionals from across the country. This year, HealthAchieve will be held November 3, 4 & 5 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Featuring keynote addresses from the Rt. Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, Uwe Reinhardt and Dr. Mehmet Oz, HealthAchieve2008 promises to be a truly inspiring event! For further information, visit www.healthachieve.com.
May 21, 2008: Toronto, ON. "Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm 94?". (SOG Education Day). Come and listen to Dr. Paul Williams, Professor of Health Policy, HPME, and to an expert panel respond to directions Ontario’s Local Health Integration Networks are taking around the “Aging at Home Strategy”. Dr. Williams will talk about a growing body of evidence suggesting that when appropriately targeted, managed, and integrated within a broader continuum of care, H&CC can go a long way toward meeting individual goals and improving system performance. He will also highlight findings from recent "balance of care" research projects in different parts of Ontario which are having an important impact on Aging at Home initiatives across Ontario. For details click here.
May 21-22, 2008: Richmond, BC. 2008 WHIN Symposium – "Envision Improvement: Integrative Thinking & Connectivity in Health Quality & Safety". The Western Health Care Improvement Network’s 2008 symposium will focus on the leadership strategy of integrative thinking and the issue of connectivity through electronic health records to support health systems improvement, quality improvement and client/patient safety. Early Bird Deadline is April 30, 2008. For details click here.
May 22, 2008: Toronto, ON. Centre for Outsourcing Research & Education (CORE) presents New Delivery Models in Healthcare. Featuring Yale Professor Theodore Marmor; Dr. David Gratzer, Physician and Author; a case study on Denmark's National Healthcare Portal; and Dr. Brian Day, CMA President. Call 416-366-2673 or click here for more information.
May 23, 2008: Toronto, ON. Working Together To Prevent And Manage Chronic Disease: Ideas, Innovation, and Insight. The Ontario Hospital Health Promotion Network (OHHPN) and St. Joseph's Health Centre, Toronto, are pleased to host this one-day conference for providers from across hospital, community health and social service, health promotion, public health, and long-term care sectors to work on practical relationships to provide an integrated, system response to chronic disease prevention and management. For details download PDF.
May 26-28, 2008: Gatineau, QC. 2008 CAHSPR Conference – "Bridging Silos". The Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research has developed 4 priority plenaries and has scheduled over 100 concurrent sessions for its national conference. The theme of the conference focuses on systems change, equity and knowledge to action. Early Bird Deadline is March 31, 2008. For details click here.
May 27, 2008, Toronto, ON - Patient Safety Leadership Walkarounds: How Organizations are Enhancing Patient Safety Culture. To find out more information, download PDF or contact Sean Molloy.
June 1-4, 2008: Halifax, NS. Public Health in Canada: Reducing Health Inequalities through Evidence & Action. The Canadian Public Health Association 2008 Annual Conference. The objectives of the conference include: showcasing innovative research, policies and practices that address the social, political, cultural, economic and environmental determinants of health; profiling strategies for building the capacity of population and public health at local, regional, provincial/territorial, pan-Canadian and international levels, and leverage the potential of partnerships and collaboration; and providing a meeting ground for knowledge exchange among public health practitioners, policy-makers, and researchers from a range of disciplines and sectors. For details click here.
June 2-3, 2008, Saskatoon, SK: National Healthcare Leadership Conference: The largest national gathering of health system leaders in Canada. The early bird registration deadline of April 18, 2008 is fast approaching, register today to benefit from the $695 (plus GST) rate. For program, registration, and accommodation information click here.
June 22 – 24, 2008: Toronto, ON - Knowledge and Inspiration, Les connaissances et l’inspiration 2008. Join Ontario’s Community Care Access Centres and their Health Partners for an inspiring conference featuring Deepak Chopra, Roméo Dallaire, Shirley Douglas and thought-provoking speakers: exhibits & demonstrations by innovative providers and much more! Details: http://www.oaccac.on.ca
August 25-29, 2008: Vancouver, BC. 26th International System Safety Conference. The ISSC 2008 conference will provide evidence-informed, practical knowledge about how best to integrate new knowledge and practical applications of recent thinking about methods to achieve enhanced safety. The conference features opinion leaders from the fields of high reliability, resilience engineering and human factors including Richard Cook, a physician, educator, and researcher at the University of Chicago. The conference usually draws people from risk critical industries, such as aviation, the petro-chemical and nuclear power industries, and the military; and has increasingly been introducing themes of specific interest to health care. 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.
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Pablo Rivero to Deputy Minister for Quality and Innovation, Ministry of Health, Spain.
Jeff Raikes to Chief Executive of The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Tyler Bragg to Chair of the Cypress Regional Health Authority Board, Saskatchewan.
Elaine Anderson to member of the Cypress Regional Health Authority Board, Saskatchewan
Deanna Nyce to member of the Northern Health Authority Board, BC
Barbara Caldwell to member of the Northern Health Authority Board, BC
David P. Roberts, Q.C., to member of the Hospital Appeal Board, BC
Andrew Smith to member, the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, BC
Naomi Yamamoto to member, the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, BC
Shelley E. Garside to member, the Vancouver Island Health Authority, BC
James C. Hsieh to member, the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, BC
Gurpreet Gill to member, the Fraser Health Authority, BC
Marlene M. Grinnell to member, the Fraser Health Authority, BC
Deanie L. Kolybabi to member, the Health Authority, BC
George M. McLeod to member, the Fraser Health Authority, BC
Dr. John Carsley to Medical Health Officer, Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, BC
Dr. Douglas Kittle to Medical Health Officer, Interior Health Authority, BC
Dr. William Osei to Medical Health Officer, Northern Health Authority, BC
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Saint Elizabeth Health Care (SEHC) honoured by the Registered Practical Nurses Association of Ontario with their Employer of Excellence Award 2008.
Thirty-one researchers at the University of Ottawa and its affiliate research institutions have received $12,134 millions in grants and scholarships from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
Four York University researchers received $921,000 in operating grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
The 6th annual Award of Excellence in Nursing Leadership. The Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) nomination guidelines and nomination forms are available here under “Awards – Nursing Leadership.” Nominations must be received no later than June 30, 2008. For further information contact Heather Stewart at 416-205-1321 or hstewart@oha.com.
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