Longwoods eLetter November 01, 2005

Longwoods eLetter Nobember 01, 2005

“As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information.” - Benjamin Disraeli (Restated below. See conferences)

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[Our editors are at the OHA HealthAchieve conference today and tomorrow and at ACAHO/ACEN meetings for the rest of the week. Do share your ideas with us. Please.)

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The Yin and Yang of Change :: Graham S. Lowe

The Case for Workplace Health :: Graham S. Lowe

Avian Flu Pandemic :: Economic Analysis Download PDF 

IBM Initiative :: Open Software Standards in Healthcare and Education Download PDF 

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A Healthcare Revolution: Quebec's New Model of Healthcare :: David Levine 

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160-page patient safety reference manual :: Dr. Ross Baker, editor. From the publishers of Healthcare Quarterly. With educational grants from the Canadian Patient Safety Institute and the Ontario Hospital Association. Open access for all.  (Note: this journal has two embarrassing errors. We apologise. If you can identify them we will give you a free subscription to Healthcare Quarterly. Answers must be in by the end of November, 2005)

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The new journal HealthcarePolicy – leading research by leading researchers. 

E.g. Drug Expenditure Trends in the Canadian Provinces: Magnitude and Causes from 1998 to 2004 :: Steve Morgan

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ALL ABOUT NURSING HR: REPRINTED

The Pulse of Renewal: A Focus on Nursing Human Resources

Progress to Date

In the Beginning: Attrition from Schools of Nursing

Best Practice Guidelines: Dissemination and Uptake across Canada

Work Life: A Dimension of Quality and Accreditation Standards

À l'écoute du renouvellement : pleins feux sur les ressources humaines infirmières

Utilization: Implications for Nursing Human Resource Planning in Hospitals 

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In October, 2005, +76,000 visitors downloaded more than 350,000 pages from Longwoods Publishing. If you were you one of them – thank you.

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TRANSITIONS in health leadership

Dr. John McLaughlin to provincial vice president, Preventive Oncology, Cancer Care Ontario 

[Send your transitions to eletter@longwoods.com]

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Use the Best | Recruit the Best

Tools to get their – just click and send this empty email: HRPAPERS@longwoods.com. Free. 

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CONFERENCES 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.)  “As a general rule, the most successful organization in life is the organization with the best information.” - Benjamin Disraeli restated.

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November 17+ Health Services Restructuring: New Evidence and New Directions. http://www.irpp.org/events.

November 16 & 17, InnoWest 2005 - Calgary, Alberta

November 15 to 17,  Partnership Fall 2005 Symposium - Victoria, British Columbia 

November 14 & 15, HL7 Canada Fall 2005 Conference - Victoria, British Columbia 

November 11 & 12. Healthcare Summit: Legal, Economic and Medical Issues. Vancouver. http://www.cimca.ca. 

November 6 – 11, 2005 Health Leaders Institute | http://healthleaders.ca/index.html

November – December, 2005. DeGroote: Health Leadership Series:. 

November 3 & 4, 2005: Association of Canadian Academic Healthcare Organizations (ACAHO) 2005 Conference - Ottawa, Ontario 

November 04, 2005, ANEGTA. Speaker Sue Matthews, Chief Nursing Officer, Ontario. smunro@firststageinc.com

November 03, 2005 PHIPA  http://www.governmentevents.ca/phipa2005/agenda.php

More Conferences. CLICK HERE.

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Profile your organization; send us your case studies. For details send us this blank email HRPAPERS@longwoods.com.

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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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