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Longwoods eLetter October 7, 2008

Longwoods eLetter October 7, 2008
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“I wouldn't rush to say that this is the nail in the coffin of public health care.'' Prof. Terrance Sullivan commenting on the availability of Wait Time Insurance.
ESSAY
Steven Lewis Interviews Party Leaders in Election Mode 2008. Download PDF.
FEATURED PRESENTATION: Improving Access-the Governance Challenges
Dr. Alan Hudson is Lead of Access to Services/Wait Times for the Health Results Team, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. He was recently appointed as Chair of eHealth Ontario. This presentation was made at Breakfast with the Chiefs in the Imperial Room held Tuesday, September 16, 2008.

OFF THE CUFF

Ever have to write a recruitment ad for a healthcare leader? Find lots here.

Urgent Care Centres: is this a model for Canada? Here are some references: (Search longwoods.com for more)

  1. Emergency Department and Walk-in Clinic Use in Models of Primary Care Practice with Different After-Hours Accessibility in Ontario
  2. Features of Primary Healthcare Clinics Associated with Patients ... When the usual clinic is not readily available, the ER may be the principal alternative for both minor and major urgent care needs
  3. Missed Opportunity: Patients Who Leave Emergency Departments ... What are the characteristics that may increase the risk of patients leaving EDs before being seen.
  4. Quarterly Letters: A Response to Stories about Wait Times for ... At a hospital level, the need for urgent care and diagnostic testing is being accomplished well
  5. Organizing Primary Care for an Integrated System: Urgent care would be provided by the members of the physician group on a 24-hour -a-day/7-days-per-week basis

Salary Disclosure 2008 (Disclosure for 2007):

B.C. Heath Authorities (Report for Fiscal Year April 1, 2007 – March 31, 2008. Includes salary disclosure)

Other Health Employers (Fiscal Year April 1, 2007 – March 31, 2008 includes salary disclosure)

Coming to OHA HealthAchieve2008? The Job Bulletin Board has new Career Opportunities. Just like at the Laundromat. Organizations who want to post their job opportunities can contact Susan Hale.

A new model for Magnet Hospitals. Download PDF. The fount of knowledge and expertise for the delivery of nursing care globally: flexible, and constantly striving for discovery and innovation. they will lead the reformation of health care; the discipline of nursing; and care of the patient, family, and community.


PATIENT SAFETY PAPERS - CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS | DEADLINE NOVEMBER 07, 2008
Healthcare Quarterly, in collaboration with the Canadian Patient Safety Institute and other national sponsors, is pleased to announce a fourth issue of Patient Safety Papers for publication in Spring 2009. This follow up to the first three issues will again provide real-time overviews of patient safety initiatives from the field and research projects on important patient safety topics.

Guest Editor, Professor G. Ross Baker, Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto invites organizations and/or individuals to submit papers and case studies with a particular emphasis on contributions that highlight Canadian or comparative efforts to measure or improve patient safety. Descriptions of demonstration projects and interventions would be welcomed along with strategies for engaging patients and clients in improving safety.

Please submit abstracts or summaries of no more than 200 words to Dianne Foster Kent, Editorial Director, Longwoods Publishing, no later than Friday, November 7, 2008. Submissions will be reviewed by the editorial team and a selection of authors will be invited to prepare full manuscripts for publication.


FREE ISSUES

This issue of the Journal of Nursing Leadership Volume 16. No. 3. Read about nursing leadership in medical circles. Made available at no charge courtesy of Accenture . Read the complete issue online, download and save the papers, send them to colleagues. Effective until midnight October 21, 2008.

The following issue of the journal HealthcarePapers Vol. 4 No. 1 2003 | Leadership Development is available at no charge courtesy of McKesson. Read the complete issue online, download and save the papers, send them to colleagues. Effective until midnight October 21, 2008.


BITS AND PIECES
FEATURED
Learning Opportunities:
  1. October 19-21, 2008: Vancouver BC. Innovation in HealthCare: Passion to Progress. Leaders from all areas of health care and related industries will attend this two-day conference focusing on leadership, systems change and sustainable outcomes. Confirmed to speak are, Hon.George Abbott, Dr. Richard Heinzl, Roger Martin, Tod Maffin, Stan Davis, Jeremy Gutsche and Rex Murphy. For more information, click here.
  2. Wednesday, October 22, 2008 – Breakfast with the Chiefs. Toronto. Matt Anderson, CEO - Toronto Central LHIN. Location: Health Sciences Building, Room 610, 155 College Street, University of Toronto, Toronto. Register here.
    Sponsors: ACAHO, Accenture, Cerner, CGI, Healthtech, HP Canada, HPME, University of Toronto, IBM, McKesson Canada, Ontario Hospital Association, Philips Healthcare

    Breakfast with the Chiefs: registration requirements:
    some very fine print
    Do you work at a publicly funded organization? If so, you must hold a current personal subscription for at least one Longwoods journal. This covers attendance for the full season. This year’s speakers include: Dr. Alan Hudson, Matthew Anderson, Dr. Adalsteinn Brown, Dr. Ross Baker, Dr. Vivek Goel, Dr. Michael Guerriere, Ida Goudreau, Cliff Nordal, Murray Martin and Dr. Mary Ferguson-Pare. If you are not a subscriber click here first. If you are a subscriber register here.

    Registrants from private sector organizations, foundations and associations must be registered members of the Longwoods HealthcareBoard. If you are not sure of your status and want more information please contact Matthew Hart at mhart@longwoods.com.

THE NEWS
Daily Health and Healthcare News. Compiled by our Editors and Canadian Press.
Listeriosis up to the minute news updates from Google.
More News from Health Edition online.

DID YOU KNOW?
Seventy percent of women in Canada aged 50 to 69 report having received a mammogram within the last two years. More at CIHI.

SAVIEZ-VOUS QUE?
Soixante-dix pour cent des Canadiennes âgées de 50 à 69 ans ont déclaré avoir passé une mammographie au cours des deux dernières années.


RECOMMENDED READING

Healthcare Quarterly
The Beneficial Role of a Judicial Process When "Everything" Is Too Much?
Mark Handelman and Bob Parke

HealthcarePapers
Data May Reveal Real Issues
Shauna Figler

Nursing Leadership
What Else Does the Box Say?
Lynn M. Nagle

Healthcare Policy
Evaluating Interventions Aimed at Promoting Information Utilization in Organizations and Systems
Damien Contandriopoulos, Astrid Brousselle and Nonvignon Marius Kêdoté

World Health and Population
Global Nurse Migration: Its Impact on Developing Countries and Prospects for the Future
Amir A. Khaliq, PhD, Robert W. Broyles, and Ari K. Mwachof


LONGWOODS RADIO PODCASTS: listen and learn

High Reliability versus High Autonomy: Dryden, Murphy and Patient Safety
Robert G. Evans, Karen Cardiff and Sam Sheps

Healthcare is not a high-reliability industry. The adverse event rate is on the order of 10-2; industries such as aviation, nuclear power and railways achieve rates of 10-5 or better. Increasing awareness of this contrast has made "patient safety" a major topic of concern.

Listen Here. Running time: 16:15 minutes.

Organizations interested in contributing to Longwoods Radio read this . . .
This is great opportunity to effectively transfer knowledge using storytelling, compelling lectures or gripping interviews – using simple digital recordings that we distribute on the web. Formatted for iPod listeners too. For criteria and specifications please contact Lina Lopez at LLopez@longwoods.com. All subject to editorial review and acceptance.


HEALTHCARE QUARTERLY - Best practices, policy and innovations in the administration of healthcare.

Case Study
On the Journey to a Culture of Patient Safety
Barbara Tiessen

Futurethink
Yes, Virginia, There Are System Benefits to Be Gained from Providing Patients Access to Their Own Health Information
Kevin J. Leonard, David Wiljer and Sara Urowitz

Columns
Opinions: When Poverty Gets in the Way... of Health
Michel Bilodeau

Be sure your individual subscription is up to date. Sign up online here or contact Barbara Marshall – bmarshall@longwoods.com or 416-864-9667.


BREAKFAST WITH THE CHIEFS

2008/2009 Calendar of Breakfast with the Chiefs

Wednesday, October 22, 2008 – Toronto
Matt Anderson, CEO - Toronto Central LHIN
Topic: A View from a LHIN.
Location: Health Sciences Building, Room 610, 155 College Street, University of Toronto, Toronto.
Sponsors: ACAHO, Accenture, Cerner, CGI, Healthtech, HP Canada, HPME, University of Toronto, IBM, McKesson Canada, Ontario Hospital Association, Philips Healthcare
Register here

Tuesday, November 18, 2008 – Toronto
Vivek Goel
Vivek Goel is President and CEO of the Agency for Health Protection and Promotion
Topic: Renewing Public Health in Ontario: The Role of the Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion.
Location: Health Sciences Building, Room 610, 155 College Street, University of Toronto, Toronto.
Sponsors: ACAHO, Accenture, HP Canada, IBM, Ontario Hospital Association, Philips Healthcare
Register here

Thursday, December 4, 2008 - Toronto
Murray T. Martin, President and CEO, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, ON
Cliff Nordal, President and CEO, London Health Sciences Centre & St. Joseph’s Health Care, London, ON
Topic: Let's settle the private/public hospital debate: A Conversation reflecting on a tour of Australia and New Zealand.
Location: Health Sciences Building, Room 610, 155 College Street, University of Toronto, Toronto.
Sponsors: ACAHO, Accenture, Healthtech, HP Canada, HPME, University of Toronto, IBM, Ontario Hospital Association, Philips Healthcare

Thursday, February 12, 2009 - Vancouver
Murray T. Martin, President and CEO, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, ON
Cliff Nordal, President and CEO, London Health Sciences Centre & St. Joseph’s Health Care, London, ON
Topic: Let's settle the private/public hospital debate: A Conversation reflecting on a tour of Australia and New Zealand.
Location: Vancouver,UBC Robson Square, 800 Robson Street, Vancouver, Campus Level, HSBC Hall, C680
Sponsors: ACAHO, Accenture, HP Canada, Ontario Hospital Association

Tuesday, March 3, 2009 - Toronto
Michael Guerriere, Managing Partner, Courtyard Group
Topic: 2009 Review of IM/IT in Healthcare: The Unvarnished Version
Location: Toronto
Sponsors: ACAHO, Accenture, Courtyard Group, HP Canada, Ontario Hospital Association

Other confirmed Chiefs for 2008/2009 series of Breakfast with the Chiefs (dates TBD) Ida Goodreau, President and CEO for Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH), Ross Baker, Professor, Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto and Dr. Adalsteinn Brown, Assistant Deputy Minister, Health System Strategy Division.

For more information on upcoming speakers or to view past presentations click here.

Breakfast with the Chiefs video: Matthew Anderson - then Vice-President, Chief Information Officer, UHN and Toronto Community Care Access Centre.
IT Collaboration Report (PDF).
Sponsors: Accenture, ACAHO, Dell Canada, Lanier Healthcare, Philips Medical Systems, Roche, and TELUS

The small print: Breakfast with the Chiefs: registration requirements:
Do you work at a publicly funded organization? If so, you must hold a current personal subscription for at least one Longwoods journal. This covers attendance for the full season. This year’s speakers include: Dr. Alan Hudson, Matthew Anderson, Dr. Adalsteinn Brown, Dr. Ross Baker, Dr. Vivek Goel, Dr. Michael Guerriere, Ida Goudreau, Cliff Nordal, Murray Martin and Dr. Mary Ferguson-Pare. If you are not a subscriber click here first. If you are a subscriber go to this page for information on upcoming dates: click here.

Registrants from private sector organizations, foundations and associations must be registered members of the Longwoods HealthcareBoard. If you are not sure of your status and want more information please contact Matthew Hart at mhart@longwoods.com

To see the photo archives click here. To see our video archives click here.


CONFERENCES & EVENTS

With its theme, Inspiring Ideas and Innovation, HealthAchieve2008 is Canada’s largest health care show, attracting thousands of hospital leaders and health care professionals from across the country. This year, HealthAchieve will be held November 3, 4 & 5 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Featuring keynote addresses from the Rt. Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, Uwe Reinhardt and Dr. Mehmet Oz, HealthAchieve2008 promises to be a truly inspiring event! For further information, visit www.healthachieve.com.

October 14- 18, 2008: Toronto, ON. Dorothy Wylie Nursing Leadership Institute. The 15th offering of the award winning residential Nursing Leadership Development Program at the Institute for Learning with Keynote Barry Posner of The Leadership Challenge, Rick Lash of the HayGroup. Limited Registration. Details, Brochure and Registration www.dwnli.ca or Contact Katrin Wade (416) 426-7229.

October 17, 2008: Toronto, ON. A public celebration of the life of Dr. Sheela Basrur at Convocation Hall, 31 King's College Circle, Rm 122, Toronto, ON from 4-5:30 p.m. On behalf of the family and friends of Dr. Sheela Basrur and the Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion, we would like to notify you of two special events that will be taking place this fall to celebrate her life and legacy. For information click here.

October 19-21, 2008: Vancouver BC. Innovation in HealthCare: Passion to Progress. Leaders from all areas of health care and related industries will attend this two-day conference focusing on leadership, systems change and sustainable outcomes. Confirmed to speak are, Hon.George Abbott, Dr. Richard Heinzl, Roger Martin, Tod Maffin, Stan Davis, Jeremy Gutsche and Rex Murphy. For more information, click here.

October 20, 2008: Richmond Hill, ON. Look Globally - Act Locally: Integrating Care in the Community for Vulnerable Populations.The Canadian Research Network for Care in the Community and OCSA will feature top speakers from Canada and Europe to learn more about what works, what does not, and what needs to be done at the local level to implement successful integrated client care initiatives. For more information click here.

October 20-21, 2008: Toronto, ON. 2008 CIHR Health Information Summit – Data, Data, Everywhere: Access and Accountability. Don’t miss the opportunity to participate in an international event that will bring together leading researchers, decision makers and other key stakeholders for a two-day Summit focusing on enhancing access to health information for research that supports evidence-informed decisions that improve the health of Canadians and their health system. Click here.

October 24, 2008: Ottawa,ON. First Annual EHL Leadership Symposium. Join Emerging Health Leaders for a half-day knowledge and networking symposium. The event targets young health professionals from a variety of health backgrounds including administration, research, policy, government, and practicing clinicians. Our focus will be leadership through an interprofessional and values-based lens with a keynote presentation and three concurrent workshops. For more information click here.

November 10-14, 2008: Toronto, ON. Health Leaders Institute. The 4th annual offering of this inter-professional residential leadership development program with keynote by Dr Barry Posner of The Leadership Challenge, Rick Lash of the HayGroup. Limited Registration. Details, Brochure and Registration www.healthleaders.ca. or Contact Katrin Wade (416) 426-7229.

November 13, 2008: Toronto, ON. Healthcare Information Security Symposium – Incident Response and Data Forensics. We invite you to join us for breakfast and discussion - our topics are “Incident Response Horror Stories” and “Data Forensics; What You Need to Know” Our speakers are Eldon Sprickerhoff, Co-Founder of eSentire, and Larry Gagnon, Principal, of Forensicom. This event will run from 7:15am to 10:00am. For more information click here.

November 27, 2008: Toronto, ON. A evening fundraising reception at the Carlu to raise support and awareness of the public health outreach program to be created at the Sheela Basrur Centre. For information click here.

November 27-29, 2008: Toronto, ON. Family Medicine Forum. Canada’s largest family medicine conference. Co-hosted by the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC), the Ontario College of Family Physicians (OCFP) and the CFPC’s Sections of Teachers and Researchers. For conference program and registration click here.

February 19-22, 2009: Victoria, BC. Revolutionizing Healthcare with Informatics: From Research to Practice. Information technology affects nearly every aspect of healthcare today. Health information systems are seen by many as the critical element in improving and modernizing healthcare in Canada and internationally. In order to achieve this potential there will need to be a stronger bridge between research and practice in order to solve complex healthcare problems using technology and to develop best practices based on proven results. Deadline for submission of abstracts is June 30, 2008. For details click here.

For our complete list of conferences and events go here.

Ontario Hospital Association conferences www.OHA.com/conferences.

Registered Nurses Association of Ontario conferences click here.

[We don't go looking for these conferences. Send details to conferences@longwoods.com]


TRANSITIONS
Dr. William Fitzgerald to President, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

[Don’t forget, we don’t make these up. Please send your promotions, appointments, retirements and other transitions to publisher@longwoods.com.] 

Review all recently reported Transitions here.


AWARDS
Canada's Top 100 Employers this year include these organizations. Selected for high ratings in these categories: (1) Physical Workplace; (2) Work Atmosphere & Social; (3) Health, Financial & Family Benefits; (4) Vacation & Time Off; (5) Employee Communications; (6) Performance Management; (7) Training & Skills Development; and (8) Community Involvement: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health | Chatham-Kent Health Alliance | College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario | Compass Group Canada | George Brown College of Applied Arts and Technology | Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation | University Health Network (Six consecutive years in a row!)

ANNOUNCED
A formal affiliation between University Health Network’s palliative service and the academic palliative unit at Princess Margaret Hospital, and the newly established Kensington Hospice Home on the Toronto-based Health Centre’s site. More here.

CAREERS: sent to +40,000 people including Canada’s student nurses.

Today's Jobs
Executive Director – Patient Care - The Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto. ON
Admin Director - Surgical and Oncology Program - St. Joseph's Health Centre, Toronto, ON
Manager, Occupational Health & Safety & Employee Rehab Unit - The Scarborough Hospital, Toronto, ON
Patient Care Manager, Operating Room - The Scarborough Hospital, Toronto, ON
Clinical Nurse Educators - The Scarborough Hospital, Toronto, ON
Health Audit Researcher - The Office of the Auditor General of Ontario, Toronto, ON
Senior Health Economists - Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Toronto, ON
Vice President, Women’s & Children’s Clinical Services- LHSC, London, ON
Assessment Module Leader, Radiation Therapy/Assessment - BC Cancer Agency, Fraser Valley. BC
Jobs at Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI), Ottawa, ON & Edmonton, AB
Associate Dean, Laboratory and Allied Health - BCIT School of Health Sciences, Vancouver, BC
Nursing Unit Administrator, ICU - Mount Sinai Hospital (MSH), Toronto, ON
Director, Impact and Evaluation - CHSRF, Ottawa, ON
Coordinator, Critical Care Trauma Centre - Victoria Hospital, LHSC, London, ON
Doctors Without Borders - Medical and Non-Medical Volunteers
Nursing & Leadership Opportunities with the Provincial Health Services Authority of BC
Career Opportunities at Courtyard Group
Career Opportunities at Strata Health
Career Opportunities at London Health Sciences
Career Opportunities at Capital Health Edmonton
Career Opportunities at Vancouver Coastal Health
Career Opportunities at Fraser Health
Career Opportunities at CIHI

The School of Public Health at the University of Alberta is recruiting these Academic Positions
Director, Centre for Health Promotion Studies
Assistant or Associate Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
Tenure-Track Assistant of Associate Professor in Biostatistics
Assistant or Associate Professors, Health Economics or Policy
Assistant or Associate Professor & Academic Co-Director
Senior Professor in Environmental Pediatrics and Child Health
Academic Positions

Visit our portal of more than 60 participating healthcare recruitment centres.
[Send your career opportunities to Susan Hale at shale@longwoods.com]


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