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Longwoods eLetter November 07, 2006

"…they (nurses) will go hither and thither amongst our brave pioneers and bring help to those heroic people who are building up the future of this beautiful country amidst many hardships and privations." - Lady Ishbel Gordon Aberdeen, founder of the Victorian Order of Nurses

OFF THE CUFF
Visit a pretty and good cadaver!
HealthAchieve from OHA in collaboration with Longwoods is screening Body Worlds. Go to www.longwoods.com

Health care spending
Provincial and territorial government spending on health care is expected to increase by 5.7% in 2006–2007, according to a new report by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) reports: health spending by provincial and territorial governments is expected to reach $96.0 billion in 2006–2007, up from an estimated $90.9 billion in 2005–2006, and $85.3 billion in 2004–2005.

Its official: Your Neighbourhood can Make You Sick and have a long term effect on your health, resulting in obesity, respiratory illness, coronary hearth disease or mental disorders.

Would bidder B100361 please identify her/himself and tell us whether or not you intend to impersonate the minister of health now that you bought his mask.

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RECOMMENDED READING

Healthcare Quarterly
Achieving Team Consensus on Best Practice Rehabilitation Guidelines Following Primary Total Hip Replacement (THR) Surgery
Siobhan O'Donnell, Deborah Kennedy, Anne Marie MacLeod, Colleen Kilroy, Dr. Jeffrey Gollish

HealthcarePapers
Knowledge and Behaviour for a Sustainable Improvement Culture
Paul Walley, Kate Silvester and Richard Steyn

Canadian Journal of Nursing Leadership
The EXTRA Difference: Leadership Development
Jessica Kerr, Mary Ellen Jeans

Healthcare Policy
Untangling the Web: Disseminating and Organizing
Leslie L. Roos

World Health and Population
Paediatric Health Economic Evaluations: A World View
Wendy J. Ungar

Patient Safety Papers
Taking Aim at Fall Injury Adverse Events: Best Practices and Organizational Change
Patricia O'Connor, Joann Creager, Sharon Mooney, Andrea Maria Laizner and Judith A. Ritchie

Leading Transformative Change:
A focus on the implementation of a CPOE system - specifically, Medication Order Entry/Medication Administration Record (MOE/MAR) at Toronto's University Health Network (UHN). A Special issue of the journal Healthcare Quarterly.

Transforming Healthcare Organizations
The Business Case for Patient Safety
Commentary: They Must Embrace the Vision
Implementing MOE/MAR: Balancing Project Management with Change Management
Commentary: MOE/MAR Project Management: A (Well-Informed) Bird's Eye View
The Time Has (Finally) Come for the Digital Hospital
Thorough Planning and Full Participation by Pharmacists Is Key to MOE/MAR Success
Focus on Clinical Best Practices, Patient Safety and Operational Efficiency
Commentary: Nursing Perspective: Focus on Clinical Best Practices, Patient Safety and Operational Efficiency
Active Physician Participation Key to Smooth MOE/MAR Rollout
Commentary: Implementation Is an Iterative Process
Commentary: Project Must Be Physician Led
Strong IT Effort Underpins MOE/MAR Success
Commentary: Lessons Are Worth Heeding for Any Facility
University Health Network Achieves Over 85% CPOE with Misys CPR, Improves Accuracy and Saves Time
The Benefits of the MOE/MAR Implementation: A Quantitative Approach
Commentary: The Benefits and Impacts of the MOE/MAR Implementation: A Quantitative Approach
Transforming Healthcare Organizations Looking Back to See the Future

All papers available here

ASK AN EXPERT
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A feature presented by Longwoods Publishing in collaboration with a pool of leading experts in the design and management of healthcare organizations.

Today's Question: What are the key ingredients of a high-quality work environment in Canada's health care sector and how can this goal be achieved?

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Implementation of a Computerized Physician Order Entry System of Medications at the University Health Network - Physicians' Perspectives on the Critical Issues
Robert C. Wu, Howard Abrams, Michael Baker and Peter G. Rossos

Performance Indicators for Information Technology Services at Four Community Hospitals
Pegi Rappaport, Gerry Dimnik, Rodney Burns and Jamie Bowie

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BREAKFAST WITH THE CHIEFS – Please note: all events start at 8:00 a.m. and end at 9:00 a.m. (Join us for breakfast at 7:30 a.m.).

Monday, November 20, 2006 - Toronto. Hon. Philippe Couillard, Minister of Health and Social Services, Quebec/ Ministre de la Santé et des Services Sociaux.
Topic: The Political Challenge of Reorganization: The Quebec Strategy
Location: Health Sciences Building, University of Toronto, 155 College Street (south side) Toronto, ON, Room 106
Sponsors: Accenture, Bell Canada, Cerner, HP, Johnson & Johnson Medical Products, McKesson, Misys Healthcare Systems and TELUS
Register here

Tuesday, November 28, 2006 - Toronto. Jeff Lozon, President and CEO, St. Michael's Hospital
Topic: The Coming Revolution of the Knowledge Institute: Accelerating Science to Care
Location: The NEW Health Sciences Building, University of Toronto, 155 College Street (south side) Toronto, Room 106
Sponsors: Accenture, AMGEN, Dell Canada, Healthtech, HP, Philips Medical, Roche and TELUS
Register here

For a complete lisitng of Breakfast sessions click here.

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.

CONFERENCES & EVENTS

November 6-8, 2006: Toronto. OHA HealthAchieve2006 - register online today. For details click here.

November 16-18, 2006: Toronto. Ontario College of Family Physicians 44th Annual Scientific Assembly. The Premier Family Medicine Conference in Ontario. Click here for details.

November 16-17, 2006: Edmonton. Boot Camp One: A Taste of Technology. This conference hosted by Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital is a one-and-a-half day introduction to technology for health care professionals who have a limited understanding of associated technologies and how they apply in day-to-day delivery of rehabilitation services. Early bird registration deadline extended to November 10th. For details click here.

November 29-30, 2006: Toronto. Lean Healthcare Workshop. Introduction to Lean concepts and tools adapted specifically to healthcare; presented by Lean Innovations and hosted by Herman Miller for Healthcare (Canada). For details click here.

November 30 - December 1, 2006: Markham, ON. 6th International Conference: Healthy Workplaces in Action 2006. Join us in deliberations and discussions on the strategies and initiatives that work and the tool kit required to make healthy work environments a reality across the globe. For details click here.

November 23, 2006: Toronto, ON. Compugen iForum North. IT leaders in Healthcare and Government showcase their successful leading Citrix implementations and their vision for the future. Featured Speaker: Mark Farrow, Director, Information & Communications Technologies, Hamilton Health Sciences. Background material click here. To register click here.

December 6-7, 2006: Vancouver. Lean Healthcare Workshop. Introduction to Lean concepts and tools adapted specifically to healthcare; presented by Lean Innvovations at Science World. 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
Michael Hamilton to Vice-President of Health Systems at Baxter. More about this appointment here.
Graham Clark to President & CEO, Group Health Association, Sault Ste. Marie, ON
Dr. Robert Sheldon appointed for a second three-year term to the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Governing Council.
Dr. Lyall Higginson from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute to president of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS).
Daniel Levac to Senior Vice-President of Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer at SCO Health Service
Joseph and Wolf Lebovic to Canada’s largest one-time donors when they made an unprecedented $50-million gift to Mount Sinai Hospital.
Senator Michael Kirby awarded Association of Canadian Academic Healthcare Organizations’ ACAHO-Flexner Award in Health Policy
Nancy Kent to Publisher of The Medical Post
Hon. John Manley, P.C. to Director, CARE Canada

Review all recently reported Transitions here. Do you have appointments or transitions? Send them to transitions@longwoods.com

CAREERS: sent to +40,000 people including Canada’s student nurses.
Patient Safety Officer - Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
Nurse Practitioner, Stroke Outpatient Program - Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital, Edmonton, AB
Director, Clinical Informatics - Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Toronto, ON
Manager, Electronic Health Record (EHR) Projects - Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Toronto, ON
Medical Informatics Director - Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Toronto, ON
President and CEO - Baycrest, Toronto, ON
Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs)
- Business and Performance Analyst
- Team Lead, Business and Performance
- Financial Analyst
- Team Lead, Finance
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH)
- Chief Health Economist - (CADTH)
- Director, Health Technology Reporting and Policy Analysis - (CADTH)
- Director, Knowledge Transfer - (CADTH)
Vice President, Acute Care - Saskatoon Health Region
Vice President, Human Resources - Saskatoon Health Region
Medical Director - Queen Elizabeth and Hillsborough Hospitals - Prince Edward Island
Sherbourne Health Centre
- Medical Secretary
- Locum Physician, Primary Health Care (Full Time)
- Family Physician, Primary Health Care (Part or Full Time)
Senior Consultant, Toronto - Courtyard Group
Engagement Manager, Toronto - Courtyard Group
Solutions Architect, Toronto - Courtyard Group
Senior Consultant, Western Canada - Courtyard Group
Consultant (Pharmacist), Western Canada - Courtyard Group
Consultant (Integration), New York Office - Courtyard Group
Senior Consultant (Technical), New York Office - Courtyard Group
Consultant (Clinical), New York Office - Courtyard Group
Consultant (Project Manager), New York Office - Courtyard Group
Overseas/International Assignments, Canadian Red Cross
Challenging Opportunities - The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
Volunteer Opportunities - Cottage Dreams
Student Nurse Burseries - Northwest Territories Health and Social Services
Specialty Nursing Education and Career Information
Career Opportunities at Aspen Regional Health
Career Opportunities in the Northwest Territories
Career Opportunities at Hamilton Health Sciences
Career Opportunities at Capital Health Edmonton
Career Opportunities at Fraser Health
Career Opportunities at Northern Health Authority
Healthcare Quarterly Careers (PDF)
Nursing Leadership Careers (PDF)

Visit our portal of 80 participating healthcare recruitment centres
[Send your career opportunities to Susan Hale at shale@longwoods.com]

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