Longwoods eLetter August 9, 2005

Authors take note: Put it before them briefly so they will read it, clearly so they will appreciate it, picturesquely so they will remember it and, above all, accurately so they will be guided by its light. Joseph Pulitzer
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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT.
Regrettably, Julie Morath, M.S., R.N., chief operating officer at Children's Hospitals and Clinics in Minneapolis/ St. Paul, has cancelled her presentation ‘Managing Safety – A Dialogue’ for Thursday, August 11, 2005 at Rotman School of Management. She will reschedule for the Fall. If you are interested in the new date please ask Lina Lopez to add you to her list. llopez@longwoods.com. [Under Julie Morath’s leadership, Children’s Hospitals and Clinics became the first recipient of the patient safety award by the National Patient Safety Foundation for its work on establishing a culture of patient safety.]
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HR RESOURCES
Your resource for policy and best practices in HR management. Search here:
http://www.longwoods.com/home.php?cat=110 If you have material you would like included in this site please write to Rashi Sharma. All material is subject to the editor’s review.
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LAW & GOVERNANCE

Your resource for policy, cases and best practices in all things legal and all things governance. Search here: http://www.longwoods.com/home.php?cat=120 If you have material you would like included in this site please write to Rashi Sharma. All material is subject to the editor’s review.

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PLANS, POLICIES & PROGRAMS
Scan this list of healthcare organizations’ plans, policies and programs. Go here: http://www.longwoods.com/home.php?cat=106. If you have material you would like included in this site please write to Rashi Sharma. All material is subject to the editor’s review.
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CASE STUDY LIBRARY

This is relatively new. Edited by Ken Tremblay, CEO of Chatham-Kent Health Alliance. Check it out here: http://www.longwoods.com/website/CaseStudies/index.html
If you have material you would like included in this site please write to Rashi Sharma. All material is subject to the editor’s review.
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HEALTHCARE & HOSPITAL PROFILES
New Approaches to Improving Patient Safety: Strategy, Technology and Funding
Can Supply Chain Software Really Deliver More Nurses? St. Michael's Knows IT Can
First Do No Harm - A Hamilton Health Sciences Experience
London Area Hospitals - Easing Patient Transport Crisis And many more.
If you have material you would like included in this site please write to Susan Hale. All material is subject to the editor’s review.
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Vancouver Coastal Health is providing a one-stop shop for health information. This new look is the first phase in a series of web improvements at http://www.vch.ca/. Check it out.
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CONFERENCES AND EVENTS

August 18. Hugh Segal, President of the Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP), is pleased to invite you to the launch of Riding the Third Rail: The Story of Ontario’s Health Services Restructuring Commission, 1996-2000 by Duncan Sinclair, Mark Rochon and Peggy Leatt. Join the authors and Dr. Kellie Leitch for a panel discussion, chaired by France St-Hilaire, on the realities of health care reform in Ontario and the implications for Canada. A Q&A session will follow. August 18, 2005, at 11:45 am to 2:00 pm. University Club of Toronto. 380 University Avenue. To RSVP (before August 12) and register ($40) contact Louise Dubuc here: mailto:ldubuc@irpp.org
November 11-12. Healthcare Summit: Legal, Economic and Medical Issues. Vancouver. National conference designed to help Canadian governments (federal and provincial), administrators, clinicians and academics develop a practical blueprint for beneficial reform and recommend changes that conform to the guidelines of the recent Supreme Court of Canada decision. See: http://www.cimca.ca/. “Yet another pivotal moment in Canadian history is shaping up to take place at the venerable Hotel Vancouver this fall.” Matt Borsellino, The Medical Post.
September 13. Honourable George Smitherman kicks off the Fall session of Breakfast with the Chiefs. Book it now mailto:LLopez@longwoods.com
September 14. First National CNIA conference. Nurses & Informatics: Transforming Healthcare. http://www.cnia.ca/CFP.html
September 18. The CAHSPR Conference (register with pcharbonneau@cahspr.ca) in Montreal just prior to the International Conference on the Scientific Basis of Health Services (ICSBHS) and following the University of Montreal’s Jean-Yves-Rivard Conference.
September 25. National Hospice Palliative Care Conference, Edmonton, Alberta. Visit http://www.chpca.net/events/conference.ht
September 29. Banff. From Cure to Prevention: Bringing Together Partners for Change: All about health promotion within the health system and workplace as well as policy implications aimed at reducing the demand on the healthcare system. Produced by Centre for Health Management Research University of Lethbridge
October 19.
Dr. Robert Bell, CEO of the University Health Network presents his plans for UHN at Breakfast with the Chiefs. Book it now mailto:LLopez@longwoods.com.
October 27. The DeGroote School of Business and St. Joseph's Healthcare welcome The Disney Institute. To sign up please download the registration form.
October 31. HealthAchieve. Canada’s international healthcare show. See: http://www.healthachieve.com/
August – December.
OHA professional development is open to everyone. Visit their site http://www.oha.com/ and see “professional development.”
The Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital's 2005 - 2006 course calendar is now available. For more information or to request your copy please email grhedservices@cha.ab.ca.
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TRANSITIONS
Carl Corter to Atkinson Chair in Early Child Development at University of Toronto
Janet M. Beed to President and Chief Executive Officer of Markham Stouffville Hospital
Dr. Jim MacLean, Lead of Primary Care Health Results Team, Ontario renewed for another year.
Shelagh Maloney to Infoway’s Investment Strategy and Alliances team as Regional Alliance Executive for Ontario (better late than never Shelagh).

[Send your transitions to eletter@longwoods.com]
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CALLS FOR NOMINATIONS +
1. Canadian Nurses Association. Calls for nominations for president – elect.  http://cna-aiic.ca/CNA/about/who/directors/call_nominations_e.aspx
2.
Ted Freedman Award recognizes those individuals or organizations that inspire, advocate and enable education in health, health services and health management. Sponsored by Compass Group Canada. Deadline is Tuesday, September 13, 2005. For submission guidelines (click here)
3.
Therapeutic Clown Award: The Longwoods HealthcareBoard in collaboration with the Therapeutic Clown Program at Sick Kids would like to recognize therapeutic clown practitioners for what they really are. Deadline is Tuesday, September 13 2005. Sponsored by the HealthcareBoard. For submission guidelines (Click here)
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CAREERS
According to Workopolis “Many opportunities are not posted at all . . . and some 2,000,000 résumés are posted on their site looking for the hidden job market.”— They should start here where leadership positions are routinely filled.
Senior Program Officer, Research Use - CHSRF
Agent principal ou Agente principale de programme, Utilisation de la recherche - FCRSS
Senior Consultant Process Improvement at Mount Sinai Hospital
Clinical Education Coordinator - The Saskatchewan Academic Health Sciences Network
President - Caritas Health Group, Edmonton, Alberta
Clinical Nurse Specialist - Chemical Dependency Resource Team, Vancouver Coastal Health
The Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute - Edmonton, Alberta
Challenging Opportunities - The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
Director of Care - Amica, West Vancouver
Full Time Clinical Educator - ICU/CVICU/Cardiac Surgery - St. Maryąs Hospital, Kitchener
Chief Operating Officer - Capital Health Edmonton


[Send your career opportunities to Susan Hale at shale@longwoods.com]

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RESOURCES
NEW. July issue of Information Management News, the Health Results Team for Information Management's monthly newsletter for partners and stakeholders. Direct link: www.health.gov.on.ca/transformation/providers/information/information_mn.html).

We do not recommend this Blog http://healthblogontario.squarespace.com/journal/ but it is very interesting.
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