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Longwoods eLetter July 04, 2006

"So, when did nurses begin to be known only by their first names in clinical environments and to the world at large? Why? And what is the effect on patients and patient care?" - Dorothy Pringle (Source: Nursing Leadership 19.2)

OFF THE CUFF
Time to nominate the best in health informatics:
COACH:
1. Leadership in the Field of Health Informatics; 2. Innovation in the Adoption of Health Informatics; 3. The Emerging Leader in Health Informatics; 4. President’s Award; 5. The Steven Huesing Scholarship Award.

CHITTA/ITAC:
1. Company of the Year; 2. Corporate Citizenship; 3. Project Implementation Team of the Year; 4. Healthcare Transformation.
For details go to: www.healthinformaticsawards.ca

The Canadian Health Services Research Foundation: innovation and leadership in applied health services research: http://www.chsrf.ca/other_documents/annual_reports/2005/index_e.php

Millionaire’s Club ‘06
Longwoods.com enjoyed 496,052 visits during the first half of 2006. These visitors viewed 3,118, 035 pages. Thank you.

RECOMMENDED READING

Healthcare Quarterly

World Health & Population
The Triad of Poverty, Environment and Child Health in Nairobi Informal Settlements
Mary Amuyunzu-Nyamongo and Negussie Taffa

Home and Community Digest
Study cautions against the replacement of nurseswith para-professionals to deliver home care services

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LONGWOODS RADIO PODCASTS: listen and learn
Evaluating Our RN Recruitment Plan
Cheryl Anne Smith

Reducing Patient Transportation Costs
Lynda A. Monik

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Healthcare Policy – Check out our Peer Reviewed journal at www.healthcarepolicy.net. Only 8$ per article or an annual subscription for $100.

Discussion and Debate
Research Output of the Canadian Pharmaceutical Industry: Where Has All the R&D Gone?
Norman Kalant and Ian Shrier

Untangling the Web
Organization and Dissemination of Working Knowledge
Leslie L. Roos, Lisa Lix, Ruth Bond, Stephanie Smith

Research Paper
Performance Measurement in Healthcare: Part I - Concepts and Trends from a State of the Science Review
Carol E. Adair, Elizabeth Simpson, Ann L. Casebeer, Judith M. Birdsell,Katharine A. Hayden, Steven Lewis

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BREAKFAST WITH THE CHIEFS – now available online | enabled by TELUS

1. Dr. Alan R. Hudson: Ontario Wait Time Strategy presentation | PDF (720 KB) | Click To Watch Video Presentation
Sponsors: Accenture, Aurillion and TELUS
2. Dr. Robert Bell: Click To Watch Video Presentation
Sponsors: Accenture, Lanier Healthcare Canada, Microsoft Canada, Misys Healthcare Systems and TELUS.

BREAKFAST WITH THE CHIEFS – SIGN UP NOW FOR NEXT SEASON
2006/2007 Speakers include:
Dr. Anne Cavoukian
Dr. Ross Baker
Dr. Andreas Laupacis
Hon. Tony Clement
Hon. George Smitherman
Jeff Lozon
Dr. Alan Hudson
Sheila Weatherill
John Tory
Hon. Philippe Couillard
...and more

* To attend, you need to be a member of the HealthcareBoard. Ask Lina for details. For more information visit the Breakfast with the Chiefs web page: ClickHere. Visit the ‘Breakfast with the Chiefs’ photo galleries. Click here. Go ahead treat this like a picture-blog -- add your comments.

CONFERENCES & EVENTS
Infoway: Collaborating with Healthcare Information Technology Solution Providers - Summer 2006 series. For senior and middle management in sales, marketing, business development, product development and services. 2 hour meetings. See schedules and Click here to register.

July 28-30, 2006: WorldFuture 2006. Creating Global Strategies for Humanity's Future, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. See the web site at http://www.wfs.org and click on "2006 Toronto."

August 12, 2006, Toronto. International Nursing Forum: Nurses at the Forefront of HIV/AIDS:
http://www.cna-nurses.ca/CNA/news/events/aids_forum/default_e.aspx. You can register here: registration@unconventionalplanning.com.

September 24 - October 6, 2006: The Canadian College of Health Service Executives presents its inaugural Canadian Study Tour. Senior health care leaders will explore current developments in health services policy and organization in Canada’s national and provincial health systems and agencies. For details, please contact Chris Parsons at cparsons@cchse.org

September 27th - 1st October 2006: The 14th InternationalConference on Cancer Nursing, at the Sheraton Centre in Toronto. 1,500 - 2,000 cancer nurses and researchers are expected to attend. The conference is being jointly organised by the International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care (ISNCC) Canadian Association of Nurses in Oncology (CANO). For details click here

October 15 - 27, 2006: The Canadian College of Health Service Executives andThe Change Foundation are offering a two-week study tour to Australia and New Zealand. For details, please contact Chris Parsons a cparsons@cchse.org

November 1-3, 2006: Health Informatics Bootcamp Edmonton, AB. An intensive on-site and on-line* program introducing key concepts, issues, applications and vendor technologies in Applied Health Informatics. For more information click here.

November 6-8, 2006: OHA HealthAchieve2006 - register online today and take advantage of the Super Early Bird Promotion. Special Rates available only until July 28, 2006! For details click here.

November 13-17, 2006: Health Leaders Institute. A Unique Health Care Leadership Development Experience. For details go to this webpage:http://www.healthleaders.ca

How to get value from a conference. If you believe that success is about pushing yourself to learn new things, to change, and to build a web of personal relationships, then going to the right conferences, and attending them inthe right way, can be critical to your strategy for staying on the cuttingedge -- both in your organization and in your career. Learn more here.

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Ontario Hospital Association conferences www.OHA.com/conferences

Registered Nurses Association of Ontario conferences click here.

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GRANTS & AWARDS
The Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI) is pleased to announce its second annual Grants Competition for research and Demonstration projects. The funding will be divided between two streams, “Applied Health Services Research” and “Demonstration Projects”. For details: www.patientsafetyinstitute.ca. Application Deadline: July 12, 2006.

CALL FORSUBMISSIONS
The OHA’s 2006 Healthcare Awards include: The Robo Award | Ted Freedman Award for Innovation in Education |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

TRANSITIONS
Dr.Ian D. Graham to Vice-President of Knowledge Translation at CIHR
Roger Stevens to chief recruiter at UHN (an additional responsibility)

Review all recently reported Transitions here. Do you have appointments or transitions? Send them to transitions@longwoods.com

CAREERS: sent to +20,000 people including Canada’s student nurses.
Director, Patient Care Services - Stanton Territorial HealthAuthority, Yellowknife NT
Manager, Information Technology - Markham Stouffville Hospital
Associate Vice-Principal (Facilities) - Queen’s University, Kingston, ON
Territory Director, Healthphone, Toronto, ON
Executive Director, Patient Care - The Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto ON
Director, Financial Planning and Controls - The Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto ON
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Student Nurse Burseries - Northwest Territories Health and Social Services
Nursing Career Opportunities - MUHC. Montreal
Specialty Nursing Education and Career Information
Career Opportunities in the Northwest Territories
Career Opportunities at Capital Health Edmonton
Career Opportunities at Fraser Health
Career Opportunities at Northern Health Authority
Healthcare Quarterly Careers - June/06 - (PDF)
Nursing Leadership Careers (PDF)

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Longwoods eLetter July 04, 2006