False idols, liars, and hypocrites | Longwoods eLetter December 20, 2011

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Quote

“He took special delight in pouring his VSOP (Vicious Searing Outraged Prose) on false idols, liars, and hypocrites.” Steven Lewis writing about Christopher Hitchens.

Essays

What Ontarians (and their Auditor General) Should be Asking About Physician Pay by Steven Lewis

Off the Cuff

Healthcare Education: Longwoods’ resources to manage patient safety.

From Dr. Jack Kitts: “Compared to the general public, sicker Canadians give lower ratings to the health care system overall and to the care they have personally received That alone should spur us to action, and the details of our survey findings help to point the way.” Dr Jack Kitts Chair, Health Council of Canada, PDF report.

From CIHI: December 15, 2011— In 2010, there were approximately 69,700 active physicians working in Canada—the greatest number of active physicians there has ever been in this country. Between 2009 and 2010, growth in the supply of physicians was more than double that of the Canadian population. Source: Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI).

ACAHO – Making and impact. 2010 / 2011 Annual Report.

210 career opportunities across the country. One is for your profile down to a T.

News

Breakfast with the Chiefs

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Tom Closson “In conclusion . . .”
January 11, 2012, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto
Sponsors: Accenture, Baxter, Sanofi, Deliotte, NRC Picker

Conferences

January 10&12, 2012: Webinar. Use Evidence to Inform Your Practice: CHSRF’s EXTRA Program
January 27, 2012: Toronto, ON. Inaugural Patient-Centered Care Symposium
February 3-5, 2012: Toronto, ON. National Institute on Nursing Informatics.
February 13, 2012: Toronto, ON. Advanced Health Leadership Program – Rotman School of Management
February 15, 2012; Montreal, QC. 2012 CEO Forum
February 21-24, 2012, Vancouver, BC. Canadian Patient Safety Officer Course
February 23-24, 2012: Toronto, ON. Patient, Family and Community Engagement – Conference and Workshop
February 28-29, 2012: Vancouver BC. Will paying the piper change the tune?  Promise and pitfalls of healthcare funding reform
April 2-4, 2012: Toronto, ON. Ontario Public Health Convention
April 13-14, 2012: Ottawa , ON. CMA and CSPE Canadian Conference on Physician Leadership
April 25-26, 2012: Toronto, ON. Conference for Administrative Professionals
April 25-27, 2012: Toronto, ON. Advances in Health Informatics Conference – call for papers now open
May 31-June 1, 2012: Toronto, ON. Second Annual National Nursing Executives Summit
May 29-31, 2012: Toronto, ON. Annual CAHSPR Conference – Call for Abstracts
June 4-5, 2012: Halifax, NS. National Health Leadership Conference

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Transitions

Nick Loporcaro to President, McKesson Canada
Michael Norris to St. Michael’s Hospital Foundation (Toronto)
Wendy Nicklin, President and Chief Executive Officer of Accreditation Canada, appointed to international advisory panel of the Minister of Health of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Dr. Hon Pak to interim Chief Executive Officer, Diversinet Corp
Mark Rochon to interim Chief Executive Officer, the Ontario Hospital Association. Effective January 13, 2012
Susan Lowe to Manager Stakeholder Relations, Gallant HealthWorks, Vancouver
Christine Fitzgerald, CIHR’s Executive Vice-President, resigns effective May 2nd, 2012

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