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What’s the history of World Health Day? Throw Back Thursday (TBT)

April 7th is World Health day; it marks the founding of the World Health Organization When the UN was formed in 1945, it was decided a global health organisation should be set up. The World Health Organisation was born on April 7, 1948. It was decided this anniversary should be marked with a day educating […]

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Throwback Thursday (#TBT) – Looking Ahead with Anticipation and Hope

Looking Ahead with Anticipation and Hope, ACEN Column by Kaaren Neufeld March 2003 It is with this bold and adventuresome spirit in mind that the Academy of Canadian Executive Nurses welcomes a new team of leaders to the journal. We are thrilled that Dr. Dorothy Pringle has accepted the position as our new Editor-in-Chief for […]

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Throwback Thursday (#TBT) – Courage A Rare Competency by Hugh MacLeod and Senator Michael Kirby

Throwback Thursday (#TBT) – Courage A Rare Competency by Hugh MacLeod and Senator Michael Kirby This is the 1st essay of the 1st Ghost Busting Series of penned theatre by Hugh MacLeod who also plays the role of editor and discussant. I am joined on the balcony by a respected champion of change, Senator Michael […]

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Throwback Thursday (#TBT) – Healthcare Quarterly presents a CIHI Survey: Waiting in the Emergency Department for an In-Patient Bed

Variations by Hospital Type, Season and Day by Greg Webster, Heather Dawson and Raymond Przybysz Half of the patients who were admitted via the ED to large community and teaching hospitals waited 2.2 hours or less to access an in-patient bed once the decision to admit them from the ED had been made (Table 1). […]

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Throwback Thursday (#TBT) – Healthcare Quarterly presents an ICES Report: Is There A Doctor in The Emergency Department? By Dr. Ben Chan

Q1: What type of physician do you want to have staffing your ED? Q2: Are there local issues that have resulted in the elderly coming to EDs more often than in the past? Q3: In your hospital, do you vary physician staffing according to anticipated peak periods, or vary physician remuneration according to workload? http://www.longwoods.com/content/16525 […]

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Throwback Thursday #TBT – Through the Looking Glass: The Cardiac Care Network of Ontario 10 Years Later

From Law & Governance, 11(6) March 2001: 30-38 “Over the past 10 years, CCN has contributed to significant improvements in the system of cardiac services in Ontario. These achievements have been the result of intensive, dedicated efforts by a wide variety of stakeholders. These achievements do not necessarily mean that CCN’s work is done and […]

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Throwback Thursday (#TBT) – Conversation about the Future of Canadian Healthcare

On January 30, 2008 Breakfast with the Chiefs welcomed Dr. Robert Bell, then CEO & President of the University Health Network; Dr. Tak W. Mak, Director of the Advanced Medical Discovery Institute; and Dr. Jonathan Irish, Chief of Surgical Oncology at Princess Margaret Hospital who discussed healthcare as an asset and the impact the life sciences […]

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Throwback Thursday (#TBT) – A Ten-Year History: The Cancer Quality Council of Ontario

…the council was established to provide advice to CCO and the ministry in their efforts to improve the quality of cancer care in the province. The council is composed of a multidisciplinary group of healthcare providers, cancer survivors and experts in the areas of oncology, health system policy and administration, governance, performance measurement and health […]

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Throwback Thursday (#TBT) – Vol. 11 Special Issue | Mental Health in the Workplace

In 2011 Healthcare Papers published a special issue on Mental Health in the workplace sponsored by CAMH. “The papers in this special issue were written by the (Fourth Annual Canadian Research Congress on Mental Health and Addictions in the Workplace) plenary speakers. The research papers summarize the state of knowledge in three research areas as […]

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Throwback Thursday (#TBT) – HIMSS Analytics Column by Patrick Powers, April 2010

The function of Saskatchewan’s EHR is to “give authorized healthcare providers rapid access to patients’ pertinent, up-to-date health information to support clinical decision-making and case management. A shared patient-centric health record will provide a longitudinal view of an individual’s key health history and care” In October 2009, the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health (MOH) released the […]

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