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Longwoods eLetter October 25, 2005
“Be careful about reading health books. You may die of
a misprint.” Mark
Twain (1835-1910)
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LHINS, REGIONS, HOSPITAL AND HEALTHCARE: BOARDS: GOVERNANCE FROM THE OUTSIDE
IN . . .
Lessons
for Not-for-Profit Boards, . Directors of
not-for-profit boards are facing many of the same governance challenges as
those on public-company boards. The hapless poster boy for this: Kenneth
Langone, a former director of the not-for-profit New York Stock Exchange and
head of...
10
Questions Every Director Should Ask, . A best-selling management
guru offers a checklist that board members can use to keep their company
focused on the real drivers of wealth.
Health
Services Research after Chaoulli v. Quebec (Attorney General): New Inspiration,
New Challenges, . As a result of Chaoulli,
wait-times research of this kind and health policy research generally in Canada
will now take on heightened legal significance. The Court has signaled that
future litigants may rely on established benchmarks...
Risk,
.
Crooked
managers. Changing technology. Financial surprises. Who knows what
company-killers lie ahead? Here's how directors can protect themselves.
The
New Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act; An Overview, .
The current
legislative regime governing the federal not-for-profit sector has not
undergone any significant modification since 1917. On November 15, 2004,
following much public consultation, the federal government introduced An Act
Respecting...
Clinicians'
Duty to Care; A Kantian Analysis,
Walking
the Tightrope: Creation of the Physician Scorecard at the Rouge Valley Health
System, . Using resources efficiently while raising the bar on
quality is an ongoing struggle within the healthcare system. Achieving this
delicate balance is a key determinant of an organization's ability to meet its
strategic direction. Recognizing that...
Strong
Boards, Weak Managers, . Directors of corporate boards today are expected to
implement stringent corporate governance practices, even if this means playing
an adversarial role vis-à-vis management. Unfortunately, while most directors
are intelligent, honorable, and...
Defining
the Board's Scope,
Boards must
make sure they abide by their regulated agenda, while steering clear of a
checklist mentality and, most importantly, determine what they will spend their
time on.
Coming
Soon to a Health Sector Near You: An Advance Look at the New Ontario Personal
Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA): Part II, . This is Part II of a two-part article that provides a
broad overview and comparative study of the new Ontario health sector-specific
privacy legislation. In Part I, which appeared in the previous issue of Healthcare
Quarterly, we discussed...
The Quality of Care Information Protection Act: Ontario Fasken
Calvin
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TRANSITIONS in health leadership
Graham W.S. Scott to the Order of Canada as a Member in recognition of
his voluntary service. Congrats.
Lorna Reimer to Director, Centre of Excellence in Telerehabilitation
(CET) in Edmonton, Alberta -- a collaborative between Capital Health and the
University of Alberta (Faculties of Rehabilitation, Medicine & Dentistry,
Nursing).
Jean-Claude
Tardif
to director of the FRSQ Cardiovascular Health Network (RSCV).
[Send your transitions to eletter@longwoods.com]
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CONFERENCES
AND EVENTS
November 17-18. Health
Services Restructuring: New Evidence and New Directions. at Queen's University. Hosted by
John Deutsch Institute for the Study of Economic Policy, the Centre for Health
Services and Policy Research, the School of Policy Studies, Queen's University,
and the Institute for Research on Public Policy. Details of the program as well
as registration information can be found on the on the IRPP website at http://www.irpp.org/events.
November 16 & 17, 2005: InnoWest 2005 -
Calgary, Alberta
Converting Ideas into Actions – Second Annual Western Canadian Innovation
Conference
November 15. Graham Scott, Chair + Glenda Yeates, CEO, Canadian
Institute for Health Information. Breakfast with the Chiefs. Register with: llopez@longwoods.com. Tuesday, November 15, 2005 -
Location: McMillan Binch Mendelsohn, Toronto, Rowell Boardroom. Time: 8:00 a.m.
to 9:00 a.m.(join us for breakfast at 7:30 a.m.) – a premium event
November 15 to 17, 2005: Partnership Fall 2005 Symposium
- Victoria, British Columbia
November 14 and 15, 2005: HL7 Canada Fall 2005 Conference
- Victoria, British Columbia
November 11 and 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.
November 6 – 11, 2005 Health Leaders Institute | from the team that
designed the Dorothy Wylie Institute. Check it out. Click here http://healthleaders.ca/index.html
November – December, 2005. DeGroote: Health Leadership Series: manage and exceed expectations in
all areas of patient care and administration.
November 3 and 4, 2005: Association of Canadian Academic Healthcare Organizations (ACAHO) 2005 Conference
- Ottawa, Ontario
November 04, 2005, ANEGTA. Speaker Sue Matthews, Chief Nursing Officer,
Ontario. For more information write Sue Munro at smunro@firststageinc.com
November 03, 2005 PHIPA is intended to strike the right balance between
the legitimate need of health professionals to collect, use or disclose
personal health information and the need to maintain the confidentiality of
such sensitive information: further explore the world of EHRs, discuss best
practices, discover PHIPA’s impact on medical research. http://www.governmentevents.ca/phipa2005/agenda.php
October 31 – November 02, 2005. Canada’s international healthcare show.
See: http://www.healthachieve.com. For policy
makers, providers, suppliers and the professions. Rudy Giuliani, Dr. Stephen Covey,
Dr. Marla Shapiro, Jim McCarter, Hon. Preston Manning, Dr. David Suzuki, Dr.
James Orbinski & Dr. John Kenagy, Leslie Beck, and Dr. Andrew Pipe. www.Healthachieve.com
October 28, 2005. 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
More Conferences. CLICK HERE.
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Health Leadership | CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Coordinator, Seven Oaks Program - Seven Oaks
Tertiary Mental Health Facility, Victoria, BC
Chief Operating Officer, Georgetown Hospital Site- Halton Healthcare
President & Chief Executive Officer - St. Joseph¹s Care Group, Thunder Bay
Manager, Decision Support - St. Joseph’s Care Group, Thunder Bay
Manager, Materiel Management - St. Joseph¹s Care Group, Thunder Bay
Nursing Practice Initiatives Lead - Vancouver Coastal Health
Nurse Practitioner (NP), Regional Stroke Program - Capital Health Edmonton
Senior Directors - Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs)
Directeur Principal - Les réseaux locaux d’intégration 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 – L’Institut 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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