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Strategic Levers for a High-Performing Health System
This special issue brings together the proceedings of the symposium of the same name which showcased experiences in decentralizing decision-making as it pertains to equity and strategic purchasing. Topics include cost control, balancing equity, reform of health services, experiences from England and the VIHA, plus finding common ground between equity and performance.
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Healthcare Quarterly
Providing Care and Support for an Aging Population: Briefing Notes on Key Policy Issues
Marcus J. Hollander, Neena L. Chappell, Michael J. Prince and Evelyn Shapiro
Electronic Healthcare
An Aging Population: Challenges to the Electronic Health Record Development and Health Informatics Community
Mariana Catz, Anthony Bernardo, Jacqui Phillips and Irene Podolak
Longwoods Review
Service Provision for Seniors: Challenges for Communities in Atlantic Canada
Jamie Davenport, Thomas A. Rathwell and Mark W. Rosenberg
HealthcarePapers
Home Care: It's Time for a Canadian Model
Margaret MacAdam
Canadian Journal of Nursing Leadership
Reconnecting to Care: A Nursing Initiative at the Baycrest Geriatric Health System
Sholom Glouberman, Joy Richards, Marilyn El Bestawi, Rhonda Seidman-Carlson, Lorne Teperman
Healthcare Policy
The Magnitude, Share and Determinants of Private Costs Incurred by Clients (and Their Caregivers) of In-home Publicly Financed Care
Vivian W. Leong, Denise N. Guerriere, Ruth Croxford and Peter C. Coyte
World Health and Population
Households' Perceptions and Prioritization of Tropical Endemic Diseases in Nigeria: Implications for Priority Setting for Resource Allocation
Benjamin S.C. Uzochukwu, Obinna E Onwujekwe, Emmanuel A. Nwobi, Anne C. Ndu, Chima Onoka
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Montreal: Thursday, September 27, 2007
David Levine, President and CEO, Montreal Health and Social Service Agency, in conversation with Richard Alvarez, President and Chief Executive Officer, Canada Health Infoway
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Vancouver: Tuesday, October 02, 2007
Dave Garets, President and CEO of HIMSS Analytics in conversation with Ida Goodreau, President and CEO of Vancouver Coastal Health
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September 27-28, 2007: Kansas City, MO, USA. EMR Seminar: Explore New EMR Developments in a Small Seminar-Style Environment. For details click here.
October 1-3, 2007: Toronto, ON. CNIA 2007 Conference - Informatics Everywhere: Celebrating the Diversity of Informatics Practice. Join us for this opportunity to learn and discuss the multitude of ways nursing and health informatics is being used to support and transform health care delivery. For details click here.
October 1-3, 2007: Edmonton, AB. RTNA 2007 Conference: Knowledge Transfer: Raising the Stakes for System Change. The vision of the Health Research Transfer Network of Alberta (RTNA) is a health system where research or knowledge transfer (KT) is understood, valued, and optimized, where all stakeholders are supported and encouraged to express their will and desire to incorporate evidence into policy and practice decisions. For details click here.
October 11–12, 2007: Banff, AB. Aggressively Improving Costs and Throughput Using Lean Six Sigma. Presented by the Canadian College of Health Service Executives and the American College of Healthcare Executives, this seminar will teach you how to develop and implement a tailored action plan to quickly reduce your costs and sustain those reductions while improving quality and reducing medical errors. For details, click here.
October 14-16, 2007: Vancouver, BC. HCLABC Fall Conference 2007 Aim For the Extraordinary: Inspired Action for Better Health Care. Leaders from all areas of health care and related industries are invited to attend this two-day meeting which will focus on leadership issues, skills and outcomes. For more 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 15-16, 2007: Montreal, QC. IHE Canada Conference 2007: The Road to Interoperability. This conference will provide education and discussion of the ways that IHE has brought healthcare technology closer to the vision of a fully integrated health system. It will feature sessions for vendors, public health experts, consultants and health care providers about the best ways to leverage the IHE initiative. 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 8-10, 2007: Banff, AB. Visions National Health Law Conference. The Health Law Institute at the University of Alberta, has organized this semi-annual two day national health law conference. Against a legal backdrop, the focus of the conference will be the future of health care. For details click here.
November 12-14, 2007: Hamburg, Germany. BIO-Europe 2007. Understand the signs, symptoms and opportunities of the much-anticipated convergence of biotech and Big Pharma. Fundamental questions, such as how can biotechnology companies help the pharmaceutical industry meet double digit growth expectations by contributing new products and processes, will be openly discussed and debated by some of the most notable names in the industry. For details click here.
November 12-16, 2007 (with follow up April 2008): Toronto, ON. Health Leaders Institute at BMO Institute for Learning. Join inter-professional colleagues for a week of leadership exploration and development featuring Barry Posner of The Leadership Challenge, Haygroup’s Emotional Intelligence Practice Team, and Mixed Company Theatre Group among others. For details click here.
November 15-17 2007: Toronto, ON. 45th Annual Scientific Assembly of the Ontario College of Family Physicians. The Premier Family Medicine Conference in Ontario. Toronto Marriott Eaton Centre Hotel. For more information visit our website or call Lourdes Alvares at 416.867.9646 ext 48
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Dr. Jason Smith to orthopaedic surgeon, Rouge Valley Health System, Pickering (ON).
D. Scott Campbell to Chair, Board of Directors, Trillium Health Centre, Mississauga [ON]
Dr. Patricia Daly to Chief Medical Health Officer Vancouver Coastal Healthcare
“Jack” the Robot to Vancouver General Hospital
Tim Beasley to Principal, Courtyard Group
Linda Dentay to Principal, Courtyard Group
Ian Fish to Principal, Courtyard Group
Dr. Gabriela Prada to Associate Director, Health Science and Technology, The Conference Board of Canada
Chuck Shields to Chief Executive Officer/Chef de la direction, Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists/Association canadienne des technologues en radiation médicale
Pat Mandy to Board of Directors, The Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES)
John Callaghan to Board of Directors, The Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES)
The Honourable Hugh Segal to Board of Directors, The Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES)
Gabriel Sékaly to Board of Directors, The Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES)
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