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Longwoods eLetter July 28, 2009
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“Drucker was among the first to insist that measurement be tied to organizational goals that clarify objectives for the enterprise and for the knowledge specialists who work there.” Neil Seeman and Adalsteinn Brown on Peter Drucker. More here.
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OECD Health Data 2009. How Canada Compares. More (PDF)
Percent of population without a regular medical doctor (2008) Ontario: 9.0%. All of Canada: 15.6%.
eHealth Ontario will not establish its own vendor-of-record system and will instead use an existing government list of approved contractors. Source: eHealth vice-president Deanna Allen quoted in The Guelph Mercury, 22 Jul 2009.
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Role of the Advanced Practice Physiotherapist in Decreasing Surgical Wait Times
Alice B. Aiken, Mark M. Harrison and John Hope
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Developing a Culture to Sustain Ontario's Wait Time Strategy
Joann Trypuc, Hugh MacLeod, Alan Hudson
Nursing Leadership
Perceptions of the Role of the Registered Nurse in an Urban Interprofessional Academic Family Practice Setting
Jennifer Akeroyd, Ivy Oandasan, Ann Alsaffar, Cynthia Whitehead and Lorelei Lingard
Healthcare Policy
Office Home Care Workers' Occupational Health: Associations with Workplace Flexibility and Worker Insecurity
Isik U. Zeytinoglu, Margaret Denton, Sharon Davies
Electronic Healthcare
HIMSS Analytics 2009 ICT Study: The State of E-Health in British Columbia
Patrick Powers
World Health and Population
Living Arrangements and the Role of Caregivers among the Elderly in Latin America
Antonio J. Trujillo, Thomas A. Mroz, Gustavo Angeles
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2009/2010 Line Up
Tuesday, September 15, 2009 - Toronto. ON
André Picard, Award-Winning Journalist, The Globe and Mail
Topic: To be announced
Location: University of Toronto, Health Sciences Building, Room 610, 155 College Street, Toronto
Sponsors: ACAHO, Accenture, HPME, and OHA.
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Friday, October 2, 2009 - Toronto, ON
Dr. Vivek Goel, Dr. Michael Gardam, Dr. Natasha Crowcroft, Dr. Brian Schwartz and Dr. Jonathan Gubbay
Topic: To be Announced
Location: To be Announced
Sponsors: ACAHO, Accenture, HPME, OHA and Roche
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September 29-30, 2009: Edmonton, AB. 2nd Annual Medical Device Sterilization Forum: Infection Prevention and Control through Safe Sterilization and Reprocessing Practices. Presented jointly by CSA and Accreditation Canada, this two-day forum will provide healthcare decision makers, administrators and their reprocessing staff with the knowledge, tools and operational recommendations to help develop and implement an effective infection prevention and control program through safe sterilization and reprocessing practices. For more information click here.
October 5-6, 2009: Toronto, ON. HIROC and OSACH present: Transformational Leadership. This conference will deliver strategic and inspirational advice from dynamic Canadian leaders on how to build a Culture of Safety in Healthcare. Speakers to include:
Major-General Lewis MacKenzie - “Lessons in Leadership” and Dr. Graham Lowe - How to make your organization’s culture the foundation of safety. For more information click here (PDF).
October 8, 2009: Toronto, ON. Human Resources Symposium 2009: Delivering on the Human Capital Value Proposition. Brought to you by the Ontario Hospital Association. Hear Dr. David Ulrich, Tom Closson, Anne- Marie Malek, and Dr. Edgardo Perez explain the most important actions that health care leaders can take to enhance the value and sustainability of Ontario's health care system and more. For more information click here.
October 30, 2009: Toronto, ON. Baycrest presents the 9th Annual KLARU Conference - Aging at Home: Connecting Research and Clinical Care, at The Holiday Inn Yorkdale For more infomation click here and click on the conference link.
Sharon Wood to President and CEO, Kids Help Phone
Paul Macmillan to Director, Bridgepoint Health, Toronto ON
Thomas Corcoran to Board Chair, Bridgepoint Health, Toronto ON
Paul Oram to Minister of Health, Newfoundland and Labrador
Bryce Walker to chair of the Board Chair, Grand River Hospital, ON
Dr. Nofech-Mozes presented the Lionel Weinstein Clerkship Teaching Award by the University of Toronto
Dale Patterson to President of The Bourton Group
Christina Bisanz to Chief Executive Officer, the Ontario Long Term Care Association
Steve Bradie to President and Chief Executive Officer, Green Shield Canada
David Sculthorpe to Chief Executive Officer, Heart & Stroke Foundation of Ontario
... and joining Bernard Souche of Medtronic of Canada Ltd.
Jon Olsen to Director of Sales and Marketing, Cardia Rhythm disease Management Division, Medtronic of Canada Ltd.
Steffen Wuttke to Director of Sales and Marketing, Cardiovascular Division, Medtronic of Canada Ltd.
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Director, Research Operations - Bloorview Research Institute, Toronto, ON
Director, Corporate Planning & Projects - Lakeridge Health, Oshawa, ON
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer - The Sault Area Hospital, Sault Ste. Marie, ON
Quality Improvement Advisor - Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, Whitby, ON
Director, Member Outreach Services for the Ontario Medical Association
President & CEO - Hôpital régional de Sudbury Regional Hospital, Sudbury ON
Vice President, Operations - Saint Elizabeth Health Care, Markham, ON
Chief Executive Officer - The New Brunswick Medical Society
Vice President, Knowledge Management - Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
Contracts & Performance Specialist, Residential & Assisted Living Services - Fraser Health, BC
Clinical Operations Leader, ICU - St. Paul’s Hospital, Providence Health Care BC
Clinical Nurse Leader/Patient Educator - St. Paul’s Hospital, Providence Health Care BC
Executive Director, ACEN - Ottawa, ON
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