Quote

“Stephen Harper is an economist who understands the return-on-investment of a preventive healthcare model” Neil Seeman touts the benefits we can expect from our Prime Minister

Essays

Infoway’s Second Decade: Lead, Follow or Get out of the Way – Part Two by Will Falk

Off the Cuff

Lots of media reviewing Dr. Duckett’s last presentation at Breakfast with the Chiefs. Find it here: Duckett on jumping the queue. Here is the original video presentation.

Is this an indicator of practices to come? The number of telehealth events is expected to soar from 260,000 in 2010 to 1.2 million in the next five to ten years. More here.

Dot Pringle will be signing copies of her book Dot: from the editor in chief. Just show up, pick up a free book and enjoy. In Toronto come to Room 208, at 155 College St. from 2 pm to 3:30 pm. Tea will be served. One copy only per guest. Supplies limited.

Call for submissions:  Click here for more information on the Green Health Care Awards and Click here for Green Health Care Awards documentation and forms

Letter to Lydia Lee from John P. Hoyt re: proper use of the HIMSS EMR Adoption Model

GE’s First Global “Pathology Innovation Centre of Excellence” Opens in Toronto

Citizens’ Reference Panel on Health Services: what were some of the top health care issues identified by the citizen panellists? Click here for more information.

Our Editors Recommend

• Improving Mental Health Outcomes for Children and Youth Exposed to Abuse and Neglect by Ene Underwood
• Psychosocial and Biological Indicators in the Evaluation of and Intervention in Mental Health Problems at Work by Alain Marchand and Pierre Durand
• Advanced Practice Nursing in Canada: Overview of a Decision Support Synthesis by Alba DiCenso, Ruth Martin-Misener, Denise Bryant-Lukosius, Ivy Bourgeault, Kelley Kilpatrick, Faith Donald, Sharon Kaasalainen, Patricia Harbman, Nancy Carter, Sandra Kioke, Julia Abelson, R. James McKinlay, Dianna Pasic, Brandi Wasyluk, Julie Vohra and Renee Charbonneau-Smith
• Will Paying the Piper Change the Tune? by Jason M. Sutherland, Morris L. Barer, Robert G. Evans and R. Trafford Crump
• Ontario’s e-Health Journey – Assessing the Path Forward – Part One by Patrick Powers
• Engaging Informal Providers in TB control: What Is the Potential in the Implementation of the WHO Stop TB Strategy? A Discussion Paper by Berthollet Bwira Kaboru, Mukund Uplekar and Knut Lönnroth

Our Readers Recommend

• The Role of Healthcare Work Environments in Shaping a Safety Culture
• Facing the Challenge of Care for Child and Youth Mental Health in Canada: A Critical Commentary, Five Suggestions for Change and a Call to Action
• The Ugly Australian
• Research: Evidence-based Nursing Practice: How to Get There from Here
• Healthcare Reform in Urban China
• Integrating Public Health and Primary Care
• Measuring EMR Adoption: A Framework and Case Study
• Clinical Characteristics and Service Needs of Alternate-Level-of-Care Patients Waiting for Long-Term Care in Ontario Hospitals
• Bringing Back the House Call: How an Emergency Mobile Nursing Service Is Reducing Avoidable Emergency Department Visits for Residents in Long-Term Care Homes
• Delivery: Funding, human capital, incentives, and how they affect our healthcare

News

• New Canadian guidelines to help treat and prevent heart disease
• Gene mutations that cause chronic lymphocytic leukemia identified
• Jody Shkrobot Assumes the Role of President of the Canadian Pharmacists Association
• Dr. Barry McLellan Appointed New Chair of CAHO
• Barbara Leavitt Appointed Chair of MEDEC Board
• Mental Health Commission of Canada hires Public Inc. to accelerate national social movement in mental health
• Buckled-Up Better: New Study Shows More Parents are Using Child and Booster Seats Properly
• Eye on the environment: Climate change can harm indigenous people. Researchers are helping them adapt.
• The Heart and Stroke Foundation 2011 Stroke Report warns stroke awareness is dangerously low among women
• Abbott and McMaster University Partner to Create Education Chair in Rheumatology
• New Privacy & Security Guidelines Provide Direction on Social Media & Other Emerging Issues
• York Central Hospital Welcomes New Chief of Staff
• Progress Report 2011: Health care renewal in Canada
• More…

Conferences

• June 9-10, 2011: Toronto, ON. Physician Leadership Summit
• June 9, 2011: Webinar. Online technologies that help your patients in their fight against cancer
• June 15, 2011: Toronto, ON. Care Delivery 2.0: Moving Beyond Hospital Walls
• June 16-17, 2011: Toronto, ON.  A Call to Action on ER/ALC: Promoting Effective Care Across the Health Continuum
• June 17-19, 2011: Waterloo, ON. Applied Health Informatics Bootcamp
• June 22-24, 2011: Toronto, ON. OACCAC Knowledge and Inspiration 2011
• June 23, 2011: Toronto, ON. HIMSS Ontario AGM & 11th Annual Invitational Golf Tournament
• June 30, 2011: Toronto, ON. National Case Management Network of Canada – Call for Abstracts

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Transitions

• Barbara Leavitt to Chair of the MEDEC Board
• Dr. Barry McLellan to Chair of CAHO
• Dr. Eric Fonberg to Chief of Staff of York Central Hospital, Richmind Hill, ON
• Jody Shkrobot to President of the Canadian Pharmacists Association
• Bristol-Myers Squibb has joined Canada’s Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies (Rx&D)

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Featured Careers

See the entire list of leadership and nursing careers at Jobs.Longwoods.com

• Patient Care Manager, Renal Dialysis – Halton Healthcare Services, Oakville & Burlington, ON
• Executive Director, Flemingdon Health Centre, Toronto, ON
• Management Opportunities, Operating Room & Medical Device Reprocessing – Interior Health, Vernon, BC
• Appealing Manager, Operating Room, Surgical Booking, Medical Device Reprocessing – Interior Health, Kamloops, BC
• Site Manager – Interior Health, Invermere, BC
• Acute Area Director – Vernon Jubilee Hospital Interior Health, Vernon, BC
• Acute Health Service Administrator – Interior Health, Trail & Nelson, BC
• Community Health Care Manager, Client Services – Community Care Access Centre, Brampton, ON
• Chief Executive Officer – Medbuy, London, ON
• Project Manager – Consolidated Health Informatiion Services, Windsor, ON
• Service Manager – Consolidated Health Informatiion Services, Windsor, ON

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