Longwoods eLetter October 6, 2009
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Maximizing Health Human Resources: Valuing Unregulated Health Workers, Highlights of the 2009 Pan-Canadian Symposium (PDF). This report, funded by the Government of Canada’s Foreign Credential Recognition Program, identifies five priority issues, shared across disciplines, jurisdictions and practice settings, and gives a sense of strategic direction to address these issues. Health-care stakeholders can build on this momentum and seek solutions that will ensure safe care.
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Commentary: Stakeholder Engagement: Thoughts from a Clinician (PDF)
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Changing Behaviours to Improve Documentation and Optimize Hospital Revenue
Margaret Oldfield
A deficit situation prompted Hôtel Dieu Grace Hospital in Windsor, Ontario to examine aspects of the funding process. Coached by an American team, three experienced nurses were trained to work with physicians to explore opportunities to improve their documentation, and to work with the Health Records Technicians to optimize the accuracy of their efforts
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2009/2010 Line Up
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 - Toronto, ON
Joseph R. D'Cruz and Ida Goodreau
Joseph R. D'Cruz, Professor, Rotman School of Management, U of T, Ida Goodreau,CEO, LifeLabs Medical Laboratory Services.
Topic: Reflections of a Regional Health Leader
Location: University of Toronto, Health Sciences Building, Room 610, 155 College Street, Toronto, ON
Sponsors: ACAHO, Accenture and HPME
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October 15, 2009: Toronto, ON. Society of Graduates in Health Policy, Management and Evaluation Recognition Dinner 2009. HPME alumni are invited to dinner and a presentation of Innovation and Graduate Literary Awards as well as Honouring our 25th Silver Anniversary Class. Details.
October 19-20, 2009: Vancouver, BC. HealthCare Leaders' Association of BC presents Leading Healthcare: Inspire and Achieve. Join colleagues from across the full healthcare continuum to discuss new ideas and focus on leadership strategies, complex networks and organizational reform. Strategic Partners: CCHSE and Emerging Health Leaders. Details or call 604-685-4888.
October 21–22, 2009: Halifax, NS. E-HEALTH Forum. This event provides a uniquely Atlantic forum for networking and discussion on shared issues, solutions and strategies to address the challenges encountered as implementation and utilization moves forward. Details.
October 26–27, 2009: Calgary, AB. 9th Edition E-HEALTH Forum: Is the promise of e-health being delivered? This conference will focus squarely on the latest developments around the use and application of e-health systems to drive improvements in healthcare quality and the implementation of a more efficient and streamlined approach to care delivery. Details.
October 28-30, 2009: Toronto, ON. The 4th annual Canadian Congress on Mental Health and the Workplace is the leading Canadian forum dedicated to exchanging scientific evidence to improve the working environment and the mental health of workers. During this two and a half day Congress, hundreds of researchers, business leaders, policy-makers, service providers and workers will gather to share information on the latest research and practical, evidence-based policies, programs and tools. Details.
November 14–15, 2009: Vancouver, BC. Workshop on Discrete Event Simulation Modeling in Health Care. Discrete Event Simulation Modeling (DES) allows health care decision makers to test “what-if” scenarios and evaluate a variety of outcomes prior to implementing any changes to actual practice. Attendees of this workshop will learn how to model complex health care processes using a popular DES software package. Details.
November 16-18, 2009: Toronto, ON. HealthAchieve2009, the largest health care conference of its kind in North America at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Offering high-impact, value-oriented educational opportunities for health-care professionals; HealthAchieve has learning opportunities in every discipline and level. This year’s key note speakers include Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Michael Moore, Newt Gingrich and more. Details.
November 18-20, 2009: Adelaide, Australia. Joanna Briggs Institute International Convention Ripples to Revolution: from bench to bedside will bring together evidence-based researchers and reviewers, guideline developers, clinicians, educators, policy makers, administrators and consumers from all over the world to work toward an integrated approach to improving global health care using evidence-based guidelines. Delegates will focus on envisioning the future so that the rippling effect of practical change in clinical settings can continue to help improve healthcare across the world. Details.
November 24-25, 2009: Boucherville, QC. Medical Laboratory Management. Improving Patient Safety through effective Leadership. Laboratory professionals must be leaders in ensuring patient safety within the laboratory environment. This leadership begins with developing a culture centered on patient safety and quality management within the laboratory. Join us for this two day forum and gain a better understanding of the critical components of a good laboratory management program. Details.
November 26-28, 2009: Toronto, ON. 47th Annual Scientific Assembly presented by the Ontario College of Family Physicians, this event that gathers close to 1000 delegates including family physicians, residents, medical students, family practice nurses and other healthcare professionals from all over the province. The CPD program is designed "By Doctors - For Doctors" and includes current clinical topics, updates on previous popular topics and emerging clinic issues. Details.
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