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 Longwoods eLetter August 30, 2005

"We don't have good evidence, good research and good literature that supports some of these time frames, so they're a best guess at this point." Dr. Brian Postl, the prime minister’s federal adviser on wait times reported on the CBC before the journalists and reporters were locked out.
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WHAT DO YOUR COLLEAGUES THINK IS MORE IMPORTANT?
(1.) Physician and staff recruitment or
(2.) Collaboration with academic and training facilities for human resource planning.

(1.) Increasing patients/consumer involvement in program planning/evaluation and/or corporate governance issues or
(2.) Increasing focus on patient satisfaction issues

(1.) Increasing focus on performance measurement for accountability or
(2.) Implementing an electronic patient health record

The answers are here: Healthcare Quarterly
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EVENTS
September 26, 2005.
Dr. David Butler-Jones. Breakfast with the Chiefs. Confirm with Lina Lopez
November 11-12, 2005. 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.

More conferences and events are available HERE. An easy reference updated weekly.

If you have a conference to list please contact conferences@longwoods.com.
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TRANSITIONS
Tony Dagnone, CEO of London Health Sciences Centre has announced he will retire by year-end ’05.
Jackie Schleifer Taylor to Director, Professional Practice, St. Michael's Hospital

More transitions listed HERE.  An easy reference updated weekly

[Send your transitions to eletter@longwoods.com]
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CALLS FOR NOMINATIONS
1. Ted Freedman Award.and 2. Therapeutic Clown Award
Submission deadlines for the 2005 Ted Freedman Award and the 2005 Robo Award is in two weeks on Tuesday, September 13, 2005. Here are the nomination forms
3. November 24, 2005.
CHITTA has established awards to recognize excellence among Canadian Healthcare ICT companies.  Application packages can be found here.
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LEADERSHIP
CAREERS
Chief Scientist - Institute for Work & Health
Postdoctoral Fellowships, Cardiac Nursing Research - Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta
Customer Relationship Managers & Implementation Support team members - Consulting Cadre
Change Specialist - Providence Health Care
Vice President, Human Resources & Support Services - Humber River Regional Hospital
Senior Consultant, Patient Flow Improvement - Vancouver Coastal Health
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 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)
New Graduate Nurse Internship Program-St. Michael's Hospital

Career opportunities in the Northwest Territories
Career Opportunities at Fraser Health
Career Opportunities at Hamilton Health Sciences
Nursing Leadership Careers (PDF)
Healthcare Quarterly Careers (PDF)
HCPRAC - Healthcare Jobs - Click here
Longwoods Weekly JobSheet
Live and Work in Canada

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