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"My experience has taught me that a man who has no vices has damned few virtues." - Abraham Lincoln
Why Canadian primary care physicians are not using modern information systems to help provide efficient, timely and effective care. From Dr. Brian Postl and Mr. Richard Alvarez. Click here. Reply to Postl.Alvarez@longwoods.com
Jeff Lozon and Longwoods rescheduled this morning’s presentation at Breakfast with the Chiefs. We both apologize. Mr. Lozon is rescheduled for Thursday, January 25, 2007. Please save the NEW date in your calendar. To Register Click here. The message will be better when he is in top form.
Ottawa has dedicated $260 million over five years to the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, fulfilling a promise Harper made during the last federal election campaign. The chair of the Partnership is Jeff Lozon, President and CEO of St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto. Dr. Simon Sutcliffe, President and CEO of BC Cancer Agency is Vice-Chairman. Download PDF
Three November 2006 initiatives from Health Canada in one document Download PDF
1. Canadian Partnership Against Cancer,
2. Canadian Heart Health Strategy, and
3. Initiatives to Increase Internationally Educated Health Professionals.
“Human Face of Mental Health in Canada.” Federal document released in November. Download PDF
The Public Health Agency of Canada has signed a deal to purchase 500,000 treatment units of the flu drug Relenza [GlaxoSmithKline] to be added to the federal pandemic influenza stockpile. MyTelus reports here.
eHealth Readiness in Ontario has been the subject of a province-wide review including almost all hospitals. Results will be reported in January at a full-day meeting. Please click here
Health Research: Key to improving outcomes for children with autism, or more appropriately autism spectrum disorders. ASDs, affects an estimated six of every 1,000 Canadian children. From CIHR president Dr. Alan Bernstein
Managing for quality and safety.
From CHSRF – from a summary of reports, research articles and other sources of relevant knowledge.
Canadian Health Quality Program Exported to Brazil
The Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation (CCHSA) is exporting its expertise to healthcare in Brazil.
Toshiba selected to equip the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre’s Imaging Facility
Peterborough Regional Health Centre will deploy 500 TELUS Integrated Bedside Terminals. This Internet Protocol-based solution works as an all-in-one device, designed to be used at the point of care by both the patient and clinical staff.
Breakfast with the Chiefs: Friday, December 15, 2006 – Toronto. Dr. Penny Ballem, Deputy Minister of Health Emirita, BC. Register here. Expect a dose of preventive medicine for LHINS and policy makers.
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Healthcare Quarterly
Collaborative Partnerships: Managing Increased Healthcare Demand without Increasing Overall System Capacity
Paul Masotti, Eleanor Rivoire, Wendy Rowe, Marnie Dahl and Eleanor Plain
HealthcarePapers
Bibliometric Analysis of Research on Mental Health in the Workplace in Canada, 1991-2002
Éric Archambault, Grégoire Côté, Yves Gingras
Canadian Journal of Nursing Leadership
New Strategies for Monitoring the Health of Canadian Nurses: Results of Collaborations with Key Stakeholders
Michael S. Kerr, Heather K. Spence Laschinger, Colette N. Severin, Joan M. Almost, Judith Shamian
Healthcare Policy
Priority Setting in the Provincial Health Services Authority: Case Study for the 2005/06 Planning Cycle.
Craig Mitton, Jennifer MacKenzie, Lynda Cranston and Flora Teng
Law & Governance
Linking Health Services at the Community Level
Ronald Lagoe, Theodore Pasinski, Paul Kronenberg, Thomas Quinn and Phillip Schaengold
World Health and Population
Social Stigma and Mental Health among Rural-to-Urban Migrants in China: A Conceptual Framework and Future Research Needs
Xiaoming Li, Bonita Stanton, Xiaoyi Fang and Danhua Lin
Today's Question: I understand that members of hospitals and other healthcare boards have some personal legal liabilities to worry about. Do you have a complete list of these? Should we get a quarterly statement from management that we are not in default and have no risk of going into default? Read the answer here.
Today’s featured Podcast:
High Reliability versus High Autonomy: Dryden, Murphy and Patient Safety
Robert G. Evans, Karen Cardiff and Sam Sheps
Healthcare is not a high-reliability industry. The adverse event rate is on the order of 10-2; industries such as aviation, nuclear power and railways achieve rates of 10-5 or better. Increasing awareness of this contrast has made "patient safety" a major topic of concern
Listen (Right-click to download). Read the article here
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Nursing Leadership (CJNL) - Check out our journal on administration, practice, teaching and research at www.nursingleadership.net. Only 8$ per article or an annual subscription for $95. Nursing Research Workplace Empowerment, Work Engagement and Organizational Commitment of New Graduate Nurses Registered Nurse and Registered Practical Nurse Evaluations of Their Hospital Practice Environments and Their Responses to These Environments The Joint Venture Model of Knowledge Utilization: A Guide for Change in Nursing Be sure your individual subscription is up to date. Sign up online here or contact Barbara Marshall – bmarshall@longwoods.com or 416-864-9667. |
Friday, December 15, 2006 - Toronto - Dr. Penny Ballem, Former Deputy Minister of Health, BC
Topic: The Deputy, the Minister & the Government: Three Lessons for LHIN (and other) CEOs to take home.
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
Thursday, January 25, 2007 - Toronto - Jeff Lozon, President and CEO, St. Michael's Hospital
Topic: The Coming Revolution of the Knowledge Institute: Accelerating Science to Care
Location: The Health Sciences Building, University of Toronto, 155 College Street (south side) Toronto, ON M5T 3M6, Room 106, ground floor
Sponsors: Accenture, AMGEN, Dell Canada, GE Healthcare, Healthtech, HP, Philips Medical and Roche
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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.
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.
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