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Patients First: A Roadmap to Strengthen Home and Community Care

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2015 OACCAC conference highlights

The 2015 OACCAC Achieving Excellence Together Conference came to life on May 27-29, 2015 in Toronto.  More than 1,100 delegates benefitted from 48 engaging educational sessions and fruitful discussion panels.  Enhanced areas of focus in the 2015 conference program included patient and caregiver engagement, palliative care and LGBT topics.  The exhibit floor was buzzing as […]

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Proud to be Canadian

Source: General Social Survey on Social Identity, 2013   General Social Survey on Social Identity, 2013 87% of Canadians aged 15 years and older are proud to be Canadian* 61% are very proud 26% proud 8% somewhat proud 3% not very proud or not proud at all 2% no opinion/don’t know/not stated (*excludes respondents who […]

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Supply of nurses in Canada declines for first time in 2 decades

For more information go to: http://www.cihi.ca/cihi-ext-portal/internet/en/document/spending+and+health+workforce/workforce/release_23june15 Report: Regulated Nurses, 2014 Public Summary: Regulated Nurses, 2014 Backgrounder: Regulated Nurses, 2014 Data Tables: Registered nurses, 2014 Data Tables: Registered psychiatric nurses, 2014 Data Tables: Licensed Practical Nurses, 2014 Chartbook: Regulated Nurses, 2014 Methodology Guide: Regulated Nurses, 2014 June 23, 2015 — For the first time in 2 decades, […]

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David Levine’s second career

See a previous David Levine article here: In Conversation with David Levine

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Looking for Balance: Antipsychotic medication use in Ontario long-term care homes

Health Quality Ontario released a new report May 20, 2015 Looking for Balance provides a snapshot of the current state of antipsychotic medication use in Ontario long-term care homes and reveals there is wide variation across homes in the percentage of residents being prescribed these medications. Many residents are given antipsychotic medications to improve their quality […]

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Cancer Advocacy Coalition – Report Card on Cancer in Canada™ 2014-2015

Our Vision for the Cancer System An effective, comprehensive, evidence-based cancer system that offers Canadians the best chances for preventing and treating this disease, and addresses the emotional, physical and financial needs of patients and survivors. Download the 2014-2015 Report Card  

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Accelerating Healthcare Improvement: CFHI’s Assessment ToolTM for Healthcare Delivery Organizations and Systems

How can an organizational assessment tool help? CFHI created this assessment tool to help healthcare leaders assess their organization’s or system’s capacity to undertake improvement initiatives. The tool is built around six levers that will guide your organization toward making the changes needed to become a high-performing healthcare organization. For each lever (see Figure 1), […]

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Public Sector Salary Disclosure for 2014: Hospitals and Boards of Public Health

The information contained in these pages is a copy of the official documents of these organizations. Since the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act does not specify the language in which these documents need to be prepared, the Treasury Board Secretariat publishes these documents in the original language in which they were prepared and presented to […]

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Mindfulness in the Age of Complexity

For nearly four decades, Langer’s research on mindfulness has influenced thinking across a range of fields, from behavioral economics to positive psychology. It demonstrates that by paying attention to what’s going on around us, instead of operating on autopilot, we can reduce stress, unlock creativity, and boost performance. “Mindfulness is the essence of engagement,” Langer […]

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