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Longwoods eLetter December 11, 2007

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"Of course no one wants a doctor that's been drinking in an operating room, but what about the guy with the anger management problem?" Rep. Michael C. Burgess, R-Texas, a physician, commenting on a U.S. study about professional standards of physicians. More here.

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Some Doctors' Oaths Hypocritical, US Study Says. Mmmm. Does this apply in Canada?

Here are a few career opportunities [part of a much longer list]. If you are interested in joining this list – a career portal – please write Susan Hale here
• CARNA (Nurses Alberta)
• Baycrest (Toronto)
• Calgary Health Region (AB)
• CMA – MedConnexions (National)
• Cancer Care Ontario (ON)
• Fraser Health Authority (BC)

The New CIHI. New Data, New Roles. Click here to see the video.

Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI) Patient Safety Studentship Program: For Student Supervisors Of Organizations Such As Universities, Health Regions, Hospitals, Non-Governmental Or Not-For-Profit Private Organizations. Submission deadline: Friday, December 14, 2007 at 4:00 pm ET.

The Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation (CCHSA) has been commissioned to develop and implement an accreditation “program of excellence” for Italy. Click here.

University of Toronto International Health Program Conference (UTIHP). To prepare – search your key interests here: www.WorldHealthandPopulation.com

From Longwoods. Up to the Minute Health News. Every day. All day.

And from the CBC: Plumbing…(from Viagra to Depends)

Call for Papers
Healthcare Policy/Politiques de Santé is now accepting submissions for Health Technology Briefs. This new section of the journal provides a forum for brief reports of health technology assessments and policy analyses that can inform Canadian health policy development and health system management. Submissions from health technology assessment organizations or researchers working in other settings should be no more than 1,500 words, exclusive of up to two tables and 10 references and an abstract of 100 words or less. For submission details click here.

DID YOU KNOW?
Neurological conditions account for about 10% of total years of life lost because of premature mortality. More at CIHI.
SAVIEZ-VOUS QUE?
Les troubles neurologiques sont la cause d’environ 10 % de l’ensemble des années de vie perdues en raison d’un décès prématuré.

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RECOMMENDED READING

Healthcare Quarterly
Reporting of Hospital Quality Performance Measurements
Dwain L. Harper

Healthcare Quarterly
ICES Reports: Nursing Skill Mix and Experience Reduce Patient Mortality
Ann Tourangeau

HealthcarePapers
Target and Tailor the Data
Brian T. Collopy

Nursing Leadership
Recruitment and Retention of Nurses: Challenges Facing Hospital and Community Employers
Sheila Cameron, Marjorie Armstrong-Stassen, Sherry Bergeron, Jennifer Out

Healthcare Policy
To Count Heads or To Count Services? Comparing Population-to-Physician Methods with Utilization-Based Methods for Physician Workforce Planning: A Case Study in a Remote Rural Administrative Region of British Columbia
Lorne Verhulst, Christopher B. Forrest and Mike McFadden

Electronic Healthcare
Intuitive Access to Disparate Clinical Information Physicians and healthcare consumers are demanding better ways to access information, share results and facilitate education and communication. A breakdown at any point results in time delays, medical errors and lack of compliance.

World Health and Population
Effects of Birth Interval on Child Mortality: Evidence from a Sequential Analysis
Gerald Makepeace and Sarmistha Pal

LONGWOODS RADIO PODCASTS: listen and learn

Today’s featured Podcast: Articles dealing with Women’s Health in Developing Countries

Hear 3 abstracts of World Health & Population articles that deal with Women’s health and then read the complete article.

Listen here. Running time: 04:14 minutes

Organizations interested in contributing to Longwoods Radio read this . . .
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.

ELECTRONIC HEALTHCARE - Exploring e-models, e-practices and e-products for e-health. Only $9 per article or an annual subscription for $85.

HIT Reports from KLAS
Reporting the performance of HIT vendors: Smart Pumps
Stacilee Whiting and Jason Hess

HIT Report from KLAS:
Nurse and Staff Scheduling: Tightening Up the Ship?
Stacilee Whiting and Jared Peterson

HIT Report from KLAS:
Extensive IT Outsourcing: Advice from Providers
Mike Smith and Stacilee Whiting

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BREAKFAST WITH THE CHIEFS

For more information on upcoming speakers or to view past presentations Click Here

See our most recent Breakfast with the Chiefs video: Graham Scott: Chair of Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI). Glenda Yeates: CEO, CIHI. Includes a discussion with Lisa Priest and Dr. Bob Bell about Hospital Standardized Mortality Ratio (HSMR) and other areas of special interest. To view presentation 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.

To see the photo archives click here. To see our video archives click here.

CONFERENCES & EVENTS

January 9, 2008: Toronto, ON. OACCAC Knowledge and Inspiration 2008 Conference Call for Papers. Submissions are being accepted on the OACCAC website. Click here.

January 10-11, 2008: Miami, FL. Nursing Excellence: Bringing Best Evidence to the Point of Care. This inaugural South Florida Winter Evidence-Based Nursing Conference will spotlight nursing excellence and evidence based practice. This conference will be of interest to nurses in practice positions, researcher practice projects, educators engaged in curriculum change and administrators committed to achieving excellence. The primary purpose of the conference is to provide a forum for advancing the goal of nursing excellence through bringing best evidence to the point of care. For details click here.

January 16, 2008: Toronto, ON. How Can Local Healthcare Governance Survive? Sponsored by the Institute of Public Administration of Canada. Speakers include Ron Sapsford, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Health & Long-term Care, Elinor Caplan, former Minister of Health, North York General Hospital Board Chair, Gordon Cheesbrough and NYGH CEO Bonnie Adamson. For details click here.

February 12-14, 2008: Edmonton, AB. Accelerating Primary Care 2008. Hosted by the University of Alberta and Capital Health to explore leading practice and innovation to accelerate primary care. For details click here.

May 26-28, 2008: Gatineau, QC. Bridging Silos" the 2008 CAHSPR Conference. The Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research invites you to submit an abstract for the 2008 Conference. The goal of the CAHSPR Conference is to bridge across the various silos that exist within our system and unite researchers, decision makers and policy makers in the common purpose of preparing for change in the priority areas of our healthcare system. Deadline for submissions: December 15, 2007. Click Here for more information or to submit an abstract.

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.

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TRANSITIONS

Ray J. Racette to President and Chief Executive Officer, the Canadian College of Health Service Executives

[Don’t forget; we don’t make these up. Please send your promotions, appointments, retirements and other transitions to publisher@longwoods.com]

Review all recently reported Transitions here.

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

Vice President, Corporate Services - Windsor Regional Hospital, Windsor, ON
President and CEO - Orillia Soldier’s Memorial Hospital, Orillia, ON
Director, Client Services - Ontario Association of Community Care Access Centres, Toronto, ON
Product Manager - Ontario Association of Community Care Access Centres, Toronto, ON
Manager of Continuing Care (La Crete) - NLHR, Alberta
Manager of Family Health (Fort McMurray) - NLHR, Alberta
Patient Care Coordinator (Fort Vermillion) - NLHR, Alberta
General Duty Nurse - Ministry of Community Safety & Correctional Services, London, ON
Vice-President, Research & Professional Education - Canadian Diabetes Association
Director, Professional Practice, Nursing - Bridgepoint Health, Toronto, ON
Provincial Executive Director, Cardiac Services BC- Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA), BC
Director of Health Disciplines Practice, Research & Knowledge Translation - Whitby Mental Health Centre, Whitby, ON
Director, Policy - College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia (CRNBC)
President - CIHR, Ottawa, ON
Executive Director Position - Elizabeth Bagshaw Women’s Clinic, Vancouver, BC
Student Nurse Burseries - Northwest Territories Health and Social Services
Career Opportunities at Courtyard Group
Career Opportunities in the Northwest Territories
Career Opportunities at Hamilton Health Sciences
Career Opportunities at Capital Health Edmonton
Career Opportunities at Vancouver Coastal Health
Career Opportunities at Vancouver Island Health Authority
Career Opportunities at Fraser Health
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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