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Quote
“Embrace change, and turn unforeseen challenges into opportunities for growth”. Dr. Arya Sharma, Lead, Alberta Health Services’ Obesity Prevention and Bariatric Care Strategy
Essays
Effectiveness of an Adapted SBAR Communication Tool...Situation | Background | Assessment | Recommendation: key enabler of patient safety.
Off the Cuff
- Transforming Healthcare Organizations. As in all industries, change management is complex
- Implementing MOE/MAR: Balancing Project Management with Change S Saull-McCaig
- The Application of Change Management Principles. James Ducharme, Jenny Buckley, Robert Alder and Cindy Pelletier
- From Boardroom to Bedside: How to Define and Measure Hospital Quality by Michael Heenan, Haajra Khan and Dorothy Binkley
The Change Foundation & The Health Strategy Innovation Cell release Guide, e-Toolkit, & 1st dynamic directory of healthcare social media users in Canada to help organizations improve patient experience. More information here.
In honour of Michael J. Fox – the keynote speaker at HealthAchieve this year – donate to the Parkinson’s Peloton here by supporting a Euro/Canadian rider.
Call for nominations: The Margret Comack Award of Excellence in Nursing Leadership acknowledges outstanding leadership of an nurse employed in a member organization of OHA. The nomination deadline is July 29, 2011. Click here for more information.
Call for Submissions – Leading Practices Awards – Deadline: July 22, 2011. Click here for more information.
There are more than 60 Healthcare Leadership and Nursing positions on our Job Board. Go to jobs.Longwoods.com to see them all.
Our Editors Recommend
- National Analysis of Sepsis Hospitalizations and Factors Contributing to Sepsis In-Hospital Mortality in Canada by Liudmila Husak, Annette Marcuzzi, Jeremy Herring, Eugene Wen, Ling Yin, Dragos Daniel Capan and Geta Cernat
- Healthcare-Associated Infections as Patient Safety Indicators by Michael A. Gardam, Camille Lemieux, Paige Reason, Marlies van Dijk and Vivek Goel
- The Primary Healthcare Nurse Practitioner Role in Canada by Faith Donald, Ruth Martin-Misener, Denise Bryant-Lukosius, Kelley Kilpatrick, Sharon Kaasalainen, Nancy Carter, Patricia Harbman, Ivy Bourgeault and Alba DiCenso
- Is It Worthwhile to Invest in Home Care? by Josée G. Lavoie, Evelyn L. Forget, Matt Dahl, Patricia J. Martens and John D. O’Neil
- Benefits Realization Framework for a Large Complex Health System by Damon C. Mayes and Jacques S. Romney
- 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
- Key Cloud Computing Issues and Questions for the Health Industry
- The Nursing Human Resource Planning Best Practice Toolkit: Creating a Best Practice Resource for Nursing Managers
- Steven Lewis on Baseball
- The Demonstration Projects: Creating the Capacity for Nursing Health Human Resource Planning in Ontario’s Healthcare Organizations
- Bringing Back the House Call: How an Emergency Mobile Nursing Service Is Reducing Avoidable Emergency Department Visits for Residents in Long-Term Care Homes
- The ALIVE Program: Developing a Web-Based Professional Development Program for Nursing Leaders in the Home Healthcare Sector
- Clinical Governance: The Need for New Directions in Canada: [Includes Principles to Guide Changes and Evaluation.]
- The Effects of Emotionally Intelligent Leadership Behaviour on Emergency Staff Nurses’ Workplace Empowerment and Organizational Commitment
- Governance and Management Roles in Transforming and Integrating Independent Organizations within Interdependent Local Health Networks
- Innovative Approach in Rehabilitation Nursing: Providing Primary Care to Tertiary Care Patients
News
- Google Shuts Down Medical Records And Health Data Platform
- Increased activity and healthier eating can improve obesity rates, but aren’t the only factors at play
- Scientists Identify Order of Mutations that Lead to Cancer
- Obesity expert garners honorary degree from Guelph-Humber
- Canadian Innovation Helps Researchers “See into the Future” of Disease
- Ontario health system is sustainable, but transformation required, says new citizens’ panel
- Canadian hospital system gets ‘B’ grade in report
- Pioneering heart scientist and health advocate wins prestigious International Prize in Health Research
- Waits for access to alternate levels of care causing ripple effect throughout health care system
- McGuinty Government Funds New Health Sciences Building at Ryerson University
- St. John’s Rehab Hospital Board of Directors elects new Chair
- More…
Conferences
- June 30, 2011: Toronto, ON. National Case Management Network of Canada – Call for Abstracts
- July 10-13, 2011: Toronto, ON. IHEA Pre-Conference Symposium
- September 7-9, 2011: Huntsville, ON. Health Care Leadership Summit 2011: A New Environment and New Realities
- September 19-20, 2011: Toronto, ON. 4th Annual Lean in Healthcare
- October 17, 2011: Toronto, ON. Mobile Health Symposium
Add your conference to the Longwoods eLetter here
Conferences on the Longwoods site
Ontario Hospital Association conferences.
Events in Global Health at the University of North Carolina
For more information please contact conferences@longwoods.com
Transitions
John King recognized with the Canadian College of Health Leaders 2011 Mentorship Award
Miin Alikhan to the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
Kathy Winter to National Performance Solutions Leader at GE Healthcare Canada
Paul Mayer to Director of Corporate Partnerships, Health Strategy Innovation Cell
Gary Lounsbury to chairman of the board, Peterborough Regional Health Centre
Maggie Bruneau to Executive Director, Partnerships and Chief Nurse Executive at Providence Healthcare
Jim Elliott to Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer at Providence Healthcare
James Fox to Vice President, Programs at Providence Healthcare
Beth Johnson to Chief Communications Officer at Providence Healthcare
Alan Wotherspoon to vice-chairman of the Board, Peterborough Regional Health Centre
Brian Desbiens to member of the Board, Peterborough Regional Health Centre
Mary Ferguson-Paré to member of the Board, Peterborough Regional Health Centre
Bob Howitt to member of the Board, Peterborough Regional Health Centre
Stephen Fulford to member of the Board, Peterborough Regional Health Centre
Lori Neill to member of the Board, Peterborough Regional Health Centre
Peter Frood to member of the Board, Peterborough Regional Health Centre
Michael Nusbaum to the International Board of Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE)
Send your transitions to transitions@longwoods.com
See more Transitions here.
Featured Careers
See the entire list of leadership and nursing careers at Jobs.Longwoods.com
- Policy Analyst – Health Council of Canada , Toronto, ON
- Senior Director Client Services – Central West Community Care Access Centre, Brampton, ON
- President & Chief Executive Officer – The Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), Ottawa, ON
- Program Director, Urban Health – Sherbourne Health Centre, Toronto, ON
- President – BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC
- Executive Director, H.R. & Organizational Development – Bilingual – Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON
- Strategic Human Resources Business Partner – William Osler Health System, Brampton, ON
- Community Health Care Client Services Managers – Toronto Central Community Care Access Centre, Toronto, ON
- President and Chief Executive Officer – Niagara Health System, St. Catharines, ON
- Decision Support Analyst – Council of Academic Hospitals of Ontario (CAHO), Toronto, ON
For more information or to post a position go to Jobs.Longwoods.com or email Susan Hale
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