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“In Canada, approximately 1.5 million work days are lost each year due to flu, costing $1 billion in health-care bills and lost productivity." Vancouver Island Health Authority will distribute 230,000 doses of flu vaccine at health unit immunization clinics. More here.
Patient Safety: Between the health care that we now have and the health care that we could have lies not just a gap, but a chasm. Please download the PDF
Nurses and Workplace Violence: Nurses' Experiences of Verbal and ...
Disturbingly, a US-based expert reports that "[w]hen hospitals are forced to investigate causes of workplace violence against nurses … too often the nurses ...
Bullying in the Workplace
A 1999 International Labour Organization (ILO) report on workplace violence emphasized that physical and emotional violence is one of the most serious ...
Addressing Workplace Violence (PDF)
Steve Kaufer and Jurg Mattman,. Workplace Violence Research Institute. Glenn French and Paul Morgan ...
Governance: Have you thought about promoting open board meetings? Read this: Form 30 - Checklist for Developing a Policy for Open Board Meetings. Order the whole Guide to Good Governance here [then go to the bottom of the page]
Breakfast with the Chiefs / Great Minds in Dialogue.
1. Balcony seats only. October 30. Jessica Hill, [background] CEO of Partnership Against Cancer in conversation with Terry Sullivan, CEO of Cancer Care Ontario Click Here to register.
2. Sold out. Space is only available to replace any cancellations. November 27. Graham W.S. Scott and Glenda Yeates. Click Here to register.
3. Still open. December 11. Linda O'Brien-Pallas and Tom Closson. Click Here to register. More details below.
HEALTHCARE & HOSPITAL NEWS & INNOVATION
Members of the Longwoods HealthcareBoard can now reserve overnight accommodations and private meeting rooms at the University Club of Toronto in the heart of the Medical and Discovery District. Here are some details. Download PDF. Institutional and Corporate partners of Longwoods are members of the HealthcareBoard. Not sure? Ask Barbara Marshall. Make this your University Avenue address.
Credit Valley Hospital’s patient information system integrating with William Osler Health Centre and Halton Healthcare Services. Click here.
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AWARDS
Stephen Lewis and Michele Landsberg: joint honorary degrees from Ryerson University. Lewis is the former Ontario NDP leader and United Nations AIDS envoy. Landsberg is an award-winning feminist columnist with the Toronto Star.
DID YOU KNOW?
Cancer surgery rates saw modest growth last year, after several years of falling rates. More at CIHI.
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Healthcare Quarterly, 10(4) 2007: 42-50
Cultural and Religious Aspects of Care in the Intensive Care Unit within the Context of Patient-Centred Care
Nathalie Danjoux, Laura Hawryluck and Bernard Lawless
HealthcarePapers, 8(Sp) 2007: 35-45
Balancing Equity Issues in Health Systems: Perspectives of Primary Healthcare
Richard H. Glazier
Nursing Leadership, 20(3) 2007: Online Exclusive
An Integrated Approach to Change Leadership
Judith Skelton-Green, Beverley Simpson, Julia Scott
Healthcare Policy / Politiques de Santé, 3(1) 2007: 46-54
Same Question, Different Data Source, Different Answers? Data Source Agreement for Surgical Procedures on Women with Breast Cancer
D. Turner, K.J. Hildebrand, K. Fradette and S. Latosinsky
Electronic Healthcare, 6(2) 2007: 114-123
Moving toward a Single Comprehensive Electronic Health Record for Every Citizen in Andalucía, Spain
Denis Protti
World Health and Population - Guest Editorial
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs): A Global Policy Paradox
Michel D. Landry and Sudha Raman
Also in this issue:
Maternal Healthcare and the Spread of AIDS in Burkina Faso and Cameroon
Eva Deuchert
The Effect of Community-Based Health Education Intervention on Management of Menstrual Hygiene among Rural Indian Adolescent Girls
A.R. Dongre, P.R. Deshmukh and B.S. Garg
Prosperity, Equity, Good Governance and Good Health: Focus on HIV/AIDS Pandemic and Its Feminization
Binod Nepal
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
Maternal Chronic Ill Health Negatively Affects Child Survival in a Poor Rural Population of Pakistan
R. Nuruddin, L. Meng Kin, W.C. Hadden, I. Azam
Determinants of Antenatal Morbidity: A Multivariate Analysis
Rafiqul Islam Chowdhury, M. Ataharul Islam, Nitai Chakraborty, Halida Hanum Akhter
Height as a Substitute for Weight for Estimating Praziquantel Dosage
E.T. Idowu, M.A. Mafe, B. Appelt, B. Adewale, A.K. Adeneye, O.P. Akinwale, O.U. Manafa, D.O. Akande
Today’s featured Podcast: Bringing Research Results to the Bedside
This podcast was produced by the Canadian Medical Association and is included on Longwoods' Radio with their kind permission. EXTRA stands for Executive Training for Research Application, a program to promote the movement of research findings directly into the management of the health care system. One of the first participants, and one of the program’s staunchest proponents, Dr. James Worthington, explains how EXTRA made a difference to him, and how his project had an impact at the Ottawa Hospital.
Listen here. Running time: 13:06 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 Rebecca Hart at RHart@longwoods.com. All subject to editorial review and acceptance of course.
November 5, 6 & 7, 2007. Toronto, Ontario. Visit www.ohahealthachieve.com
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Upcoming Events:
Tuesday, October 30, 2007 – Toronto
Terrance Sullivan and Jessica Hill
Topic: A five country comparison that focuses on three Cancer Care Ontario profiles that exemplify key challenges for achieving high performance
Location: Toronto, Health Sciences Building, University of Toronto, Room 106
Sponsors: ACAHO, Accenture
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Tuesday, November 27, 2007 – Toronto
Graham W.S. Scott and Glenda Yeates
Topic: The New CIHI. New Data, New Roles.
Location: Toronto, McMillan BinchMendelsohn Law Firm at BCE Place
Sponsors: ACAHO, Accenture, Microsoft Canada, Ontario Hospital Association
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Tuesday, December 11, 2007 – Toronto
Linda O'Brien-Pallas and Tom Closson
Topic: What is the research telling us about the quality of work-life for nurses and its implications for their retention and recruitment?
Location: Toronto, Health Sciences Building, University of Toronto, Room 106
Sponsors: ACAHO, Accenture, IBM Canada, Ontario Hospital Association
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See our most recent Breakfast with the Chiefs video: Why are the Americans mapping the Canadian healthcare IM profile? With Dave Garets, President and CEO of HIMSS Analytics and Ida Goodreau, President and CEO of Vancouver Coastal Health
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The small print: Subscribers do have more options. If you are a personal journal subscriber and represent public healthcare management, practice, education, research or policy you can attend any and all of the breakfasts. If you are a member of a commercial / service organization you have other options. Please contact Susan Hale for more information. Not yet a member, but would like to join Breakfast with the Chiefs? Contact Lina Lopez, for more information.
To see the photo archives click here. To see our video archives click here.
October 24-25, 2007. Toronto, ON. 2007 MEDEC Legal & Regulatory Conference. Special sessions focus on the potential effect of global harmonization, hot legal topics, medical device regulations, and workshops that provide the opportunity for information exchange with presenters from the regulators side of the table as well as with peers in the industry. For details click here.
October 24-26, 2007. Minneapolis, MN. Collaborating Across Borders: An American-Canadian Dialogue on Interprofessional Health Education. Together across national and health professions borders, we will explore the link between interprofessional education (IPE), policy, and collaborative patient-centered practice. We think it's time to ask the "tough questions" about interprofessional education. At the end of the day, are we making a difference in the way health professionals are educated and practice? Share your ideas: submit a proposal for a session today! For details click here.
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.
October 30, 2007 - Ethics in Action: Providing Care & Feeling Good About It - VCH/PHC Clinical Ethics Conference. Brochure, Registration Form and Program.
November 3, 2007 - Edmonton, AB. Bariatrics: The New Demographic - What Have We Learned and Where Are We Going? Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital,formore information call Education Services, Glenrose at (780) 735-7912, email GRHEdServices@capitalhealth.ca or visit the website here.
November 4-7, 2007 – Vancouver, BC. Practice Makes Perfect, Education of Health Professionals in Community, Clinical and Simulated Settings - International Conference 2007 at Sheraton Wall Centre. Read More
November 5-7, 2007. Fort Lauderdale, FL. National Conference on Health Information Capture. Hospitals and Physicians are Savings Millions with Innovative
Approaches to Information Capture - Learn How at the Exciting Conference and Exhibit. For details click here.
November 6, 2007. HIMSS Virtual Conference: Attend 12 live educational sessions with esteemed industry speakers. Be eligible to obtain CE Credits. Have access to the content for three full months after the virtual event. The in-depth sessions you'll attend will cover topics such as: Integration | Interoperability | HER | RHIOs | ROI | Nursing Informatics. View the Schedule The Explosive Growth of Medical Tourism and What it Means to the Healthcare Industry. FREE Opening Keynote. Robert K. Crone, MD – President & Chief Executive Officer, Harvard Medical International; Dean for International Programs, Harvard Medical School; and Clinical Professor of Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School View Bio | John Helfrick, DDS, MS, FACD, FICD – Senior Consultant, Harvard Medical International and President, International Society for Quality in Health Care View Bio
Can’t make a session? Register now and have on-demand access for 3 months after the event.
November 8-9, 2007. Montreal, QC. First Canadian Roundtable on Public Health Ethics: Exploring the Foundations. Dialogue among policy makers, academics and public health practitioners to better understand and apply public health ethics, foster inter-professional and inter-sectoral linkages; and identify issues and opportunities for supporting the development of a national framework for public health ethics. 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 14-15, 2007. Toronto, ON. COACH Executive Forum Recruiting and Retaining Health Informatics Professionals: What You Need to Know and Do. Canada’s Health Informatics Association presents this event as the first in the new Executive Forum Series. Learn new methods for recruiting top talent and retaining high performers through targeted career development and recognize contributions from the best and brightest that lead to successful implementations and results. Explore the practical application of a competency framework, evaluate metrics that track employee recruitment, retention and recognition and much more. 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
November 20-21, 2007. Gatineau, QC. Fueling the Innovation Engine - Accelerating the adoption of improvement. The theme of the Forum will be the spread and sustainability of improvement ideas and initiatives. It will feature Mr. Hugh MacLeod, Assistant Deputy Minister, Health System Accountability and Performance Division, MOHLTC, Dr. Lynne Maher, Head of Innovation Practice, NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement and Nora Spinks, President of Work-Life Harmony Enterprises. In partnership with the Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation (CCHSA), we are offering an optional pre-conference workshop on November 19th, entitled Spotlight on Required Organizational Practices (RoPs). For details click here.
November 20-21, 2007: Vancouver, BC: Lean for Healthcare Workshop. Introduction to Lean concepts and tool adapted specifically to healthcare; presented by Lean Innovations Inc. For details click here.
November 26-27, 2007: Kingston, ON. Wait Times in Canada – Writing the ‘Script for Success: From Dialogue to Action. Learn what has been done so far to reduce wait times, what has worked and what has not, and what the Canadian health care system must do next to make a difference. Then help us, through a highly interactive session, to develop practical and concrete solutions and future directions for reducing wait times for medical care in Canada. These solutions will be published – with appropriate credit to all participants – in discussion papers after the conference. For details click here.
December 4-5, 2007: Toronto, ON: Lean for Healthcare Workshop. Introduction to Lean concepts and tool adapted specifically to healthcare; presented by Lean Innovations Inc. 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.
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Joe Cannataro to Manager Ancillary & Commercial Services, Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital
Carol Wilson to Manager Education Services, Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital
Brian Lemon to retire as CEO from Lakeridge effective mid-2008.
Stephen Shapiro to President and CEO of St. Paul's Hospital Foundation.
Zaheer Abbas Molu to marketing manager, CharityVillage.com.
Sue Dafoe to account manager, CharityVillage.com.
Elio Antunes to Chief Operating Officer and vice president of partnerships, ParticipACTION
George Smitherman re-elected to member of provincial parliament (ON) for Toronto Central
Jeff Patt to Executive Vice-President, Business Excellence, Compass Group Canada
Gerard Kennedy to Distinguished Visiting Professor, Ted Rogers School of Management at Ryerson University
Dr. Clive Ward-Able to Executive Director of Scientific Affairs, Amgen Canada Inc.
Robert Rabinovitch, PhD to Board Chair McGill University
Dr. William Tucker to The Canadian Medical Protective Association as President
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