Longwoods eLetter December 13, 2005
"Increasingly in recent
times we have come first to identify the remedy that is most
agreeable, most convenient, most in accord with major pecuniary or political
interest,
the one that reflects our available faculty for action; then we move from the
remedy
so available or desired back to a cause to which that remedy is relevant."
John Kenneth Galbraith , economist
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CASE STUDIES
Successfully Challenging Traditional Working Practices
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Building on its
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Designing an Efficient Hospital Porter System
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outcome of a comparative study of porter operations at two Vancouver area
hospitals.
Orlando Regional Healthcare: Leveraging Innovative
Technology
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Orlando Regional
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Evaluating Our RN Recruitment Plan
.
In June 2002, the
Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) released a revised
study
projecting a
shortage of 78,000 nurses in Canada by 2011 (Ryten 2002). This projected
nursing shortage,
along with the increasing average age of nurses, led The Ottawa ...
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Record
number of participants for this week's IHI broadcast TODAY
The Saskatchewan broadcast of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's
National Forum on
Quality Improvement in Health Care starts today. Registrations for the 17th
annual conference in
Orlando Florida and broadcast sites worldwide are the highest ever. Over 700
people have
registered for the Saskatchewan broadcast that will begin promptly at 8:30 a.m.
on
December 13 and 14. Please arrive at your site by 8:20 to pick up handouts
related to the
presentations. Click here to see the complete agenda: www.hqc.sk.ca
Nomination
Alert
SickKids Foundation has created Rotman Award for Paediatric Home Care
Innovation.
The $100,000 award will go to a Canadian non-profit organization that delivers
home
and community health care services to infants, children, youth (0-18 years old)
and
their families. The deadline for nominations is January 31, 2006 . www.cyhn.ca
Scholarship
Announcement
Rehabilitation-Related Research. With TD Bank Financial Group:
$300,000 over three years. For Graduate Students with Disabilities.
Application deadline is May 1, 2006 .Contact Lois Ward : ward.lois@torontorehab.on.ca
Advance your career! Here are some details
about the MHSc program at the
Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, [HPME] Faculty of
Medicine,
University of Toronto .
Canadian Patient Safety
Institute: recipients of the first research
funding competition
See next item . . .
CONFERENCES
& EVENTS
December 15. Breakfast With The Chiefs | Open registration for
everyone.
Philip Hassen, CEO, Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI) --
a year-end report | A new years plan | a demonstration of good
Federal/Provincial relations.
Register with Lina Lopez : llopez@longwoods.com . Map and details
from Lina.
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. At the new home of the Faculty of Medicines
Department
of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (HPME) at 155 College Street , Toronto
Join us for breakfast at 7:30 a.m. This is fourth of a series exploring the
role of
federal agencies in fostering constructive federal/provincial relations.
December 8-11, 2005: Family Medicine Forum (FMF) 2005
- Vancouver, British Columbia
Family Medicine Forum 2005 combines the Annual Scientific Assemblies of the
College of
Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC), the British Columbia College of Family
Physicians
(BCCFP), the Annual Workshops of the CFPC's Sections of Teachers and
Researchers and
the Americas Region of Wonca (The World Organization of Family Doctors)
Speaker: Catarina
Versaevel, Group Director, End User Implementation Support.
February 06,
2006. Rotmans Health
Leadership Program:
Turning Leadership Potential into
Leadership Ability.
The 16th Annual Rotman Research Institute Conference:
Stroke And Cognition: What's Hot.
Posters on research related to stroke and cognition are invited. All
submissions will undergo
blind peer review. Abstracts of accepted posters will be published in the
journal Brain & Cognition.
Toward a
National Pharmaceuticals Strategy:
February 9 and 10, 2006. Vancouver ,
policy makers from Australia , New Zealand , the United Kingdom and
evidence and values in drug coverage decisions, drug safety and post-marketing
surveillance,
national formularies and price control, and challenges to pharmaceutical policy
reform. The call for
abstracts and online registration, visit the conference website: www.chspr.ubc.ca/hpc
Seventh National Conference on Quality in Health Care
February 15th 17th, 2006.
Whos Improving Health Care in
Four Seasons Hotel, Toronto , Ontario .
Key note speakers: Dr. Jim Reinertsen , Senior Fellow, IHI and Parker Knox
The
Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) 97th Annual
Conference. Fairmont Hotel,
Vancouver , British Columbia . May 28-31, 2006.
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS:
1. The Key to Excellence in Elder Health and
Elder Care.
2. Embracing
the Future of Nursing: Educating Tomorrow's Nurses.
3. The Many Faces of Diabetes: Implementing
Best Practices across Populations and Settings.
LEADERSHIP
TRANSITIONS
Leslee J Thompson to
Vice President, Health System Strategies, Medtronic of Canada
(Effective January 16, 2006 )
Anne-Marie
Malek to
President and CEO, West Park Healthcare Centre, Toronto
Dr. Gopal Bhatnagar to Chief of Staff Trillium Health Centre,
Mississauga
Donna Cripps to President and Chief Executive
Officer, St. Peters Health System, Hamilton
Barbara Foster to Lead on the
Diabetes Strategy at the Public Health Agency of Canada
Sue Beardall to Lead on the Interprofessional Education for
Collaborative Patient-Centred
Practice Initiative. Office of Nursing Policy
Paul Moen to Director, Federal Government Affairs, Amgen
Arnout Ploos van Amstel to President and Managing Director, Wyeth Canada
Paul Tuttle to President of Extendicare(Canada) Inc.
Shelly Jamieson to Ontario Deputy Minister of
Transportation. And at about the same time
. . . London Health Science Centre Board Chair Jeff Low unveiled a
street sign naming
Dagnone Drive as the campus road
leading to the future Children's Hospital of Western
Ontario and Grace Donnelly Women 's Health Pavilion.
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LEADERSHIP
JOBSITE
Senior Advocacy Officer, Global Libraries
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA
Grants Coordinator, Global Health Program
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA
Program Director, China HIV/AIDS Initiative
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Beijing
Vice President &
CNO -St. Josephs Care Group in Thunder Bay, ON
Administrator - Capital Care Norwood,
Edmonton, AB
Assistant or Associate Professors-University of
Northern British Columbia, Health Sciences Programs
Director of Operations for Ontario - Clinidata
Regional
Vice President, Cancer Services, Windsor
Chief Executive Officer - James Bay General Hospital
Director, Health Reports - Canadian Institute for
Health Information (CIHI)
Assistant /Associate Professor - Athabasca University, Athabasca AB
Clinical IT Project Manager - Grand River Hospital, Kitchener, ON
Program Director, Surgery and Woman & Child - Ross Memorial Hospital,
Lindsay, ON
Director, Information Technology Services - Shared Information Management
Services (SIMS)
Vice President, Medicine - IWK Health Centre, Halifax
Challenging Opportunities - The Canadian Institute for Health Information
(CIHI)
Faculty Position, Health Care Management - The Sauder School of Business, UBC,
Vancouver,BC
Career Opportunities in the
Northwest Territories
Career Opportunities at Capital Health Edmonton
Career Opportunities at Fraser
Health
Career Opportunities at Hamilton
Health Sciences
Healthcare Quarterly Careers
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