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Influencing Drug Prices through Formulary-Based Policies: Steve Morgan, Gillian Hanley, Meghan McMahon, Morris Barer A national formulary has been proposed as a priority element of Canada's National Pharmaceuticals Strategy.
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Our most recent Breakfast with the Chiefs: One hundred and fifty Chiefs and aspiring chiefs heard Matt Anderson as interviewer in the second of a series of discussions with Richard Alvarez. We heard about IT’s last frontier – healthcare; Infoway’s new strategic plan – soon to be out; Infoway’s criteria for future spending; consumerism – coming on like a tsunami; the committed role of employers and patient portals; Google’s drive to serving the health sector – as only Google can; regional EMRs; Infoway’s strategy for better uptake by physicians and the importance of demonstrations of technology that works. Stay tuned – the next interviews will be in Montreal and one of Alberta’s academic health sciences centres.
September 10-11, 2007: London, ON Culture & Diversity Conference. Topics include "Celebrating Cultural diversity as a core value that influences organizational culture", "The Impact of Internationally Educated Nurses" and "Developing cultural competence in the hospital setting." Day 2 - RNAO Centre for Excellence will present the RNAO BPG Embracing Cultural diversity in the workplace will provide an opportunity to generate initiatives and strategies. For more information contact Debra McAuslan
September 13 - 14, 2007: Edmonton, AB, Leaders in Rehabilitation: The Perfect Storm. In partnership, Capital Health, Calgary Health Region and the University of Alberta – Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, are pleased to announce the 3rd annual Leaders in Rehabilitation Conference. Join us for an in-depth look at workforce sustainability, knowledge transfer, and consumer integration in decision making as it relates to the future face of healthcare in rehabilitation. This forum will bring together rehabilitation leaders from across all disciplines. For details click here.
October 15, 2007: Richmond Hill, ON. Supportive Housing: The Winning Formula for Supporting People and Sustaining the Health Care System. Presented by the Canadian Research Network for Care in the Community (CRNCC) and the Ontario Community Support Association (OCSA), this symposium focuses on the crucial role that supportive housing plays in maintaining the health, well-being, independence and quality of life of individuals. For details click here.
October 19, 2007: Toronto, ON. Enhancing Cognition in Older Adults: Connecting Research and Clinical Care. Get updated on recent advances in cognitive difficulties faced by older adults, as well as pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic approaches to treatment. The conference includes morning lectures led by internationally recognized leaders in cognitive and neural aging, and afternoon workshops led by scientists and scientist-clinicians focusing on specific issues related to cognitive rehabilitation of older adults. For details click here.
October 24, 2007: London, ON. LHSC Patient Safety Conference. The conference will be of interest to administrative leaders, professional practice leaders, frontline staff and physicians. Objectives include enhancing awareness of national strategies; learning about Patient WalkRoundsTM as a strategy to advance culture change; gaining insight from the family’s perspective; and championing safe patient care for every patient every day. For more information please email heni.dykstra@lhsc.on.ca.
October 30, 2007: Ottawa, ON. Consumer Health Informatics Conference. This conference focuses on the technical, social, ethical and professional issues arising from consumer empowerment using information technology. For details click here.
November 2, 2007, Toronto, ON Showcasing Evidence-Based Social Work Practice in Health and Long-Term Care. Presented by Baycrest Social Work Department and the Katz Centre for Gerontological - The Walter Lyons Memorial Social Work Clinic Day. The morning program will be telecast to remote parts of Ontario. Afternoon workshops facilitated by social work clinicians and health care professionals who have expertise in evidence-based practice. Enquiries: 416-785-2500 ext. 2363 or e-mail Paula Ferreira
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Dr. Donald W. M. Juzwishin to Chief Executive Officer, the Health Council of Canada.
Dr. Melanie Crozier to Bluewater (ON) Health’s – Mitton Site Emergency Department
Bill Scott to the Board of Directors, The Huron Perth (ON) Healthcare Alliance
Chad Hanna to President and CEO of the Rouge Valley Health System Foundation (ON)
Dr. Charles Radzinski to Head of Urology, Humber River (ON) Regional Hospital
Dr. Cy Frank appointed Executive Director of Alberta Bone and Joint Health Institute
Dr. David Henry to President and Chief Executive Officer of the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES)
John Ferguson appointed to Board of Directors at South East Local Health Integration Network
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