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And then there was one. Steven Lewis comments on Alberta’s re-organization. He asks the government five key questions and sees six substantive issues that present some intriguing possibilities. Download PDF
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The new Alberta Health Services Board will be responsible for health services delivery for the entire province and will report directly to the Minister of Health and Wellness. For the official story please click here. How the news interpreted this:
Industry Innovation: MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (best known for its Canadarm) announced that their neuroArm - a sophisticated medical robotic system has successfully performed ground-breaking robotic neurosurgery at the Calgary Foothills Hospital. More here.
The top home languages for Brampton Ontario are: English, Punjabi, Urdu, Spanish, Portuguese, Gujarati, Tamil, Hindi; and the top home languages for Toronto, Ontario are: English, Chinese Languages, Tamil, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Tagalog, Urdu, and Russian. Courtesy of Gurwinder K Gill, Director of Diversity Services, William Osler Health Centre. (From Census 2006). See multiple city stats here.
Stats Canada shows that health (and social assistance) is the 3rd largest employment sector in Canada but gaining ground on manufacturing. See here.
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DID YOU KNOW?
Women make up almost half of Canada’s physicians under 40 years of age. More at CIHI.
SAVIEZ-VOUS QUE?
Les femmes composent près de la moitié des médecins du Canada sous la barre des 40 ans.
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Healthcare Use of Families of Injured Workers Before and After a Workplace Injury in British Columbia, Canada
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Reducing Childhood Diarrhea Morbidity: Does Behaviour Change Matter? A Case Study from Northern Ghana
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CIHI: What’s New? What’s Coming? Glenda Yeates and Graham Scott speak to a Vancouver Audience at Breakfast with the Chiefs.
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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)
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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.
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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 12, 2008: Toronto, ON. 2nd Annual Patient Safety & Quality Academic Day: Advancing an Academic Approach to Patient Safety and Quality Improvement for Clinicians. The program will describe and identify enablers and challenges to developing a patient safety culture in hospitals; outline difficulties in implementation of patient safety and quality improvement projects; identify methods and opportunities to incorporate patient safety and quality activities into academic career development. CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: Submission deadline is May 23, 2008. For details 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.
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Ken Hughes to interim Chair of the Alberta Health Services Board
Charlotte Robb to interim CEO of the Alberta Health Services Board
Sheila Weatherill to LL.D. honorary degree from the University of Lethbridge.
Gurwinder K Gill to Director of Diversity Services, William Osler Health Centre, Brampton, ON
Thomas R. Williams to Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Queen’s University, Kingston ON
Nitin Kawale to President, Cisco Canada
Teresa Winslow to MDS Pharma as Senior Vice President, Global Business Development
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