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 Longwoods eLetter September 27, 2005

 "… a court -- jurisdictionally arrogant, substantively ignorant and politically irresponsible -- has determined that medicare must be restructured to show due respect for the rights of those with money - and the rights of private corporations to make profits - regardless of the wishes of Canadians or the impact on our most important social institution. Fiat justitia, ruat caela. But if the heavens fall, what kind of justice is that?" You may or may not agree with Dr. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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PATIENT SAFETY:
A special (5th) issue of the journal Healthcare Quarterly | October | 160 pages of policies, practices and best practices | Edited by Dr. Ross Baker. To ensure you get this extra issue subscribe here.  
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REGIONALIZATION AND INTEGRATION.
These issues remain top of mind to clinicians, executives, and policy analysts alike. There are more than 100 related articles/papers in the Longwoods collection. Go to www.Longwoods.com and search for “integration.” Here are four of those papers provided as open source this week.

The Capital Health Region's Early Experiences: Moving Towards Integrated Healthcare
In "Towards a Canadian Model of Integrated Healthcare," Leatt, Pink and Guerriere conclude that "although [the move to regional health authorities] may have reduced some of the problems of uncoordinated care among organizations, it is not clear whether it has improved integration of many patientc...

Integrated Delivery Systems Now or....??

Towards a Canadian Model of Integrated Healthcare
Canada does not have integrated healthcare. Canada has a series of disconnected parts, a hodge-podge patchwork, healthcare industry comprising hospitals, doctors' offices, group practices, community agencies, private sector organizations, public health departments and so on. Each Canadian provinc...
A Healthy Community through Health System Partnerships: The Approach of Markham Stouffville Hospital
The structure of the Canadian healthcare system, particularly in Ontario, has remained remarkably stable over the past 25 years. No other private sector industry employing hundreds of thousands of people, spending tens of billions of dollars annually and serving millions of consumers every day ha...
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FROM THE PUBLISHER’S DESK
A recent issue of HealthcarePapers (Peggy Leatt PhD, editor) focuses on transformation strategies at the Veterans Health Administration in the US. Last Thursday two boxes were shipped to the VA library so that individual copies of this issue could be sent to members of congress. They will join more than 60,000 visitors who use our website every month. See the issue here.
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CONFERENCES AND EVENTS
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
September 29 & 30.
Healthy Hospital Innovative Practices Symposium - Inspiring Healthy Workplaces: Why Top Executives Invest in Employee Engagement First.
www.oha.com/conferences
October 6.
ANEGTA. Speaker Julia Scott; initial findings and options | the future of nursing workload measurement in Ontario. For more information write Sue Munro at smunro@firststageinc.com
October 19.
Dr. Robert Bell, CEO, the University Health Network. Breakfast with the Chiefs. Register with: llopez@longwoods.com.
He will talk about: “Economics, Ethics and Muda". (Warning: once you look up “muda” on Google you won’t want to miss this.). One hour. One speaker. One topic.
October 28.
The BC Health Information Management Professionals Society (BCHIMPS). "The Road to Quality in health IM/IT". Dr. Michael Bainbridge - chief clinical architect for electronic health records in the United Kingdom and Dr. Penny Ballem, Deputy Minister, BC Ministry of Health. Details here: http://www.bchimps.bc.ca
October 31, November 1, 2. Ontario’s Health Achieve. Canada’s largest healthcare show. Details here: www.ohahealthachieve.com
November 3 and 4.
Members of the Association of Canadian Academic Healthcare Organizations will meet. More information here.
November 3 and 4. Members of the Academy of Canadian Executive Nurses will meet. More information here.
November 4.HealthcareRounds.
Julie Morath, M.S., R.N., COO at Children's Hospitals and Clinics in Minneapolis/ St. Paul, has scheduled her presentation ‘Managing Safety – A Dialogue’ from 2 to 4 pm. at the Rotman School of Management. Sponsored by Rotman Centre for Health Sector Strategy. Contact: llopez@longwoods.com.
November 6 - 11. Health Leaders Institute | from the team that designed the Dorothy Wylie Institute. Check it out. Click here http://healthleaders.ca/index.html
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.
2005 - 2006 Schedule. Community Information Forums on Addiction and Mental Health from CAMH, Toronto. See: http://www.camh.net/education/comm_info_forums.html

MORE CONFERENCES HERE.
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TRANSITIONS in health leadership
Dr. Ron Zernicke to Alberta Bone & Joint Health Institute as Executive Director
Janine Hopkins to Provincial Vice President, Public Affairs, Cancer Care Ontario
Dr. James Till & Dr. Ernest McCulloch awarded the 2005 Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research on adult and embryonic stem cells. See: Lasker Award Web site
Marlene Borins to President of the Mount Sinai (Toronto) Hospital Auxiliary
Mayor Stephen Mandel and two other councillors to Alberta’s Capital Health board
Janet Umphrey to Senior Vice-President, Operations, Professional Practice and CNO Calgary Health Region
Anthony Dale as interim Vice President of Policy and Public Affairs, Ontario Hospital Association
Lindsey Crawford to Executive Director, Corporate Performance, The Scarborough Hospital
Adrienne Jackson to Executive Director, Stakeholder Relations, The Scarborough Hospital
Alia Hogben, Hazelle Palmer, Michele Landsberg, Nan Hudson, Patricia O’Connell, Tekla Hendrickson and Wendy Sutton to the Board of Directors of Women’s College Hospital (Toronto) announced seven new Board members elected at their Annual General Meeting.
Clermont Gignac to Executive Director in charge of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), le Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), and Ste. Justine Hospital redevelopment projects.

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DID YOU KNOW?

Québec had formally joined Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) and -- according to Health Minister Philippe Couillard -- looks forward to future collaborations.
Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) is now open with a West Campus located at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, and an East Campus hosted by Sudbury's Laurentian University.
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Want to move to British Columbia: Read this.
Thinking of a health career in Canada? Read this.
Are US executives an option for Canadian Healthcare? Read this.
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Health Leadership |
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Nurse Practitioner (NP), Regional Stroke Program - Capital Health Edmonton
Senior Directors - Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs)
Directeur Principal - Les réseaux locaux d¹intégration des services de santé (RLISS)
Challenging Opportunities - The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
Scientific Director - CIHR Institute of Health Services and Policy Research (IHSPR)
Directeur scientifique - L¹Institut des services et des politiques de la santé (ISPS)
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
Senior Program Officer, Research Use – CHSRF
Agent principal ou Agente principale de programme, Utilisation de la recherche – FCRSS


[To list career opportunities contact Susan Hale at shale@longwoods.com]
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