Quote

“The radiologist’s role is poorly understood by laypeople, policy makers and physicians in other specialties.” Dr. Deljit Dhanoa challenges Mr. Will Falk directly – Ask the Experts: The Radiologists

Essay

Forging complete questions to defeat “The Ghost of Healthcare Despair.” Hugh MacLeod.

Off the Cuff

The Ontario Medical Association invites the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care back to the negotiating table.

The Minister of Health and Long-Term Care invites the Ontario Medical Association back to the negotiating table.

How are the labs at IBM leveraging the computational power of Watson? Dr. Martin Kohn, the human in charge of Watson at IBM, will address a Watson-enabled future delivering better outcomes. Tuesday June 26, 2012, 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Join us for Breakfast with the Chiefs at 7:15 a.m. St. Michael’s Hospital Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute. Register here.

“We are finding the earliest months and years are critically important in determining intellectual and physical growth” Life magazine from 17 December 17, 1971. Compare this to the first three issues in the series. Child Health published by Longwoods in collaboration with Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children.

From coast to coast to coast: Hospital administrative expenses

Anything and (maybe) everything you want to know about Access to Care

How do we know what we know?

Send me an email with your choices of the three most important challenges facing healthcare. We will respond.

Funding Alternatives for Family Physicians

Leading Practice Awards – call for abstracts is now open. Share your leadership initiatives and you could be invited to showcase at HealthAchieve 2012

Healthcare Quarterly
Reporting, Learning and the Culture of Safety

Healthcare Papers
Measuring and Reporting on Quality of Care and Patient Safety in Canada: Focusing on What Matters

Nursing Leadership
“Stop the Noise!” From Voice to Silence

Healthcare Policy
Canadian Return-for-Service Bursary Programs for Medical Trainees

Electronic Healthcare
The Virtual Hospice: An Interview with Dr. Michael Harlos

World Health and Population
Breastfeeding as a Time-Varying–Time-Dependent Factor for Birth Spacing: Multivariate Models with Validations and Predictions

News

War on Child Obesity: Out of the Cafeteria and onto the Playground
Canadian Cancer Society Invests in Promising Cancer Prevention Research
Jessica Barba’s Anti-Bullying Video
CHIMA-Recognized Health Information Management Program Offered Now through Online Learning
Ontario Aiming to Reduce the Abuse of Prescription Narcotics and Controlled Substances. Finally
Orion Health enhances Newfoundland and Labrador’s eHealth infrastructure
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Conferences

• May 30, 2012: Mississauga, ON. Strengthening Interprofessional Care: More Than Just A Cultural Shift
• May 31, 2012: Saskatoon, SK. Call for Abstracts – submission deadline May 31, 2012 The 2012 Innovators Conference
• May 31-June 1, 2012: Toronto, ON. Second Annual National Nursing Executives Summit
• June 1, 2012: Webcast. Waiting for the Whistleblower to Whistle: Managing the Risks of Fraud in Healthcare
• June 4-5, 2012: Halifax, NS. National Health Leadership Conference
• June 4-6, 2012: Ottawa, ON. Together Against Stigma: Changing How We See Mental Illness
• June 7-8, 2012: Toronto, ON. ER/ALC: Promoting Effective Care Across the Health Continuum
• June 8-10, 2012: Waterloo, ON. Applied Health Informatics Bootcamp
• June 12, 2012: Webcast. Requirements Under Bill 168 for a Bully Free Workplace
• June 14, 2012: Toronto, ON. Health Care Capital Planning and Implementation: Enabling Excellent Care for All
• June 17-19, 2012: Toronto, ON. OACCAC Knowledge and Inspiration 2012
• June 18-22, 2012: Toronto, ON. Certificate in Clinical Leadership

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Transitions

Dr. Samir Sinha to Ontario’s Seniors Care Strategy lead
Lyn Currie to Partner, Odgers Berndtson, Toronto, ON
Mary-Jo Haddad honoured with the Meir Hospital Israel Medal of Merit
John Jennings to Senior Client Partner, Korn/Ferry International, Vancouver, BC
Janice Selemba to Vice-President, Marketing & Sales, Hospital & Primary Care, Hoffmann-La Roche, Mississauga, ON
Roger Tam to Vice-President, Legal, Hoffmann-LaRoche, Mississauga, ON
Paul Gallant to vice-chair Canadian College of Health Leaders, BC Lower Mainland Chapter, Vancouver, BC
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