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Longwoods eLetter November 21, 2006

"If we are to better the future we must disturb the present." - Catherine Booth, Mother of The Salvation Army.

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Letters to the editor.
The recent publication of two Healthcare Quarterly special issues (Change: the challenge of CPOE & Patient Safety Papers II) quickly created a large following. If you have related comments and case studies to show our editors pass them on please: we will share them with all our readers.

Your fault or my fault- doesn’t matter to those who wait
Research at Brigham Young suggest there is a significant difference in wait perception bias due to the presence or absence of an explanation, but that whether the explanation focuses on customer cause or server cause makes little difference. Cases related to wait list management can be sent to our editors.

New CIHR Award to Recognize Youth Mentorship Activities
CIHR announces a new award designed to recognize the importance and excellence of mentors in developing Canada's next generation of scientists and engineers. For more information visit CIHR Synapse Awards.

Hospitals reduce mortality rate Click here
Older patients have a 69 percent better chance of surviving at the best U.S. hospitals than at the worst hospitals.

ICES study
ED waiting times and crowding not affected by patients with minor ailments.

The Eighteenth Annual Health Economics Conference
Call for abstracts. March 16-17, 2007. Hosted by the School of Health Management and Policy (SHMP) in the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona.

Fueled by new strategic directions, the Nominating Committee of the Change Foundation is inviting applications to fill a number of current and upcoming vacancies on the Board of Directors. Vacancies will be filled in two phases; February 2007 and June 2007. For more information click here.

Breakfast with the Chiefs: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 - Toronto. Jeff Lozon, President and CEO, St. Michael's Hospital Register here
Breakfast with the Chiefs: Friday, December 15, 2006 – Toronto. Dr. Penny Ballem, Deputy Minister of Health Emirita, BC. Register here.

RECOMMENDED READING

Healthcare Quarterly
Cross Border Shopping: How Much for Your Heart?
David Edgell, Anne Dipchand, Christine Harrison and Peter A. Singer

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

Canadian Journal of Nursing Leadership
From the Editor-in-Chief: Nursing Practice Models: Time for Change
Dorothy Pringle

Healthcare Policy
Missed Opportunity: Patients Who Leave Emergency Departments without Being Seen
Akerke Baibergenova, Kira Leeb, Aleksandra Jokovic, Sharon Gushue

Electronic Healthcare
The HIT Report from KLAS: Cardiovascular PACS: Recent KLAS Findings
Jeremy Bikman

World Health and Population
Factors Influencing Women Receiving Safe Child-Delivery Care in Bangladesh
Subir Saha, M. Kabir

ASK AN EXPERT
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Today's Question: I’m on the board of a regional health care organization including a hospital. What are the director and officer liability issues I should be aware of? Read the answer here.

LONGWOODS RADIO PODCASTS: listen and learn

Today’s featured Podcast:

Toronto Hospital Reduces Sharps Injuries by 80%, Eliminates Blood Collection Injuries
Laura Visser
A Case Study: Toronto East General Hospital Pioneers Healthcare Worker Safety
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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.

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Leadership Perspective

Health Outcomes for Better Information and Care (HOBIC): Integrating Patient Outcome Information into Nursing Undergraduate Curricula
Carole Orchard, Cheryl Reid-Haughian, Rick Vanderlee

Nursing Human Resources: What Do We Know?
Paul Sajan and Francine Anne Roy

Challenges to Developing and Providing Nursing Leadership
Sue French

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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.).

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, GE Healthcare, Healthtech, HP, Philips Medical, and Roche
Register here

Friday, December 15, 2006 - Toronto - Dr. Penny Ballem, Former Deputy Minister of Health, BC
Topic: TBA
Location:The Health Sciences Building, University of Toronto, 155 College Street (south side) Toronto, ON M5T 3M6, Room 106, ground floor
Sponsor: Accenture
Register here

For a complete listing 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 23, 2006: Toronto. 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.

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.

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.

December 10 - 14, 2006: Hong Kong. Living in Harmony: Promoting Creative Synergy in a Stressful World. The 5th International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health. Based on the conference theme, a broad range of sub-themes and topics include: client group, service settings and disease groups, and practice issues, social policy and environment. 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
Frank Pyka to executive director, the Foundation of The University of Western Ontario
Louis Brill to president and CEO, the Lung Association of Nova Scotia
Tony Arrell to Chair, Foundation Board, St. Michael's Hospital
Wendy Cecil to Chair, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute Advisory Board, St. Michael's Hospital
William A. Downe to Chair, Board of Directors St. Michael's Hospital
Dr. Jane Aubin to New Scientific Director of CIHR's Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis
Capital Health [Halifax]welcomed eight new board members

(If this all sounds too much like Ontario please remember to send us the information at transitions@longwoods.com)

Review all recently reported Transitions here.

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

• Senior Director, Strategic Planning and Integration - Community Care Access Centres (CCACs), Ontario
• Senior Director, Performance Management & Accountability - Community Care Access Centres (CCACs), Ontario
• Senior Director, Human Resources and Organizational Development - Community Care Access Centres (CCACs), Ontario
• Senior Director, Corporate Services - Community Care Access Centres (CCACs), Ontario
• Senior Director, Client Services - Community Care Access Centres (CCACs), Ontario
• Director / Manager, Communications - Community Care Access Centres (CCACs), Ontario
• Chief Information Officer - North Simcoe Muskoka Local Health Integrated Network
• Program Director - The Wisconsin Office of Rural Health, Madison, WI
• Diagnostic Sonographer I, Pediatric Cardiac Clinic - Capital Health Edmonton, AB
• Patient Safety Officer - Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
• Nurse Practitioner, Stroke Outpatient Program - Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital, Edmonton, AB
• President and CEO - Baycrest, Toronto, ON
• 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 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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