Health Equity Dialogues | Longwoods eLetter March 6, 2012

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“If we want to accelerate change and improve performance on a larger scale, we have to do things differently. We means the principal actors in the system – governments, regulatory agencies, organizations, boards and senior managers, professional groups etc. All have either legal or moral authority to demand and promote quality care; some have both. Collectively, we have the power to make healthcare accountable for quality and to implement policies and practices that are fully aligned with a quality agenda.” Hugh MacLeod and Steven Lewis

Essays

Centre for Addiction & Mental Health is #1 – the highest ranked Canadian hospital website.

Off the Cuff

What has Michael Decter been up to? (1) Read his books (2) be part of an audience of some 300 who joined him and listened to him at Breakfast with the Chiefs – the video, and (3) read the Toronto Star account of his presentation: ORNGE scandal teaches belated lessons

Call to Action Nan Brooks continues discussions on the future role and structure of the healthcare system in Ontario.

The Equity MAgIC group is a collective of stakeholders actively working on pushing the equity agenda forward. Equitable access to care

Chronic diseases are taking a toll on Canadians. Canada ranks 10th in population health among 17 countries in The Conference Board of Canada’s 2012 Health Report Card.

“The ALIVE program developed a web-based professional development program for nursing leaders in the home healthcare sector” Sara Lankshear, Sherri Huckstep, Nancy Lefebre, Janis Leiterman and Deborah Simon

The Cancer Quality Council of Ontario is looking for volunteer members who are committed to quality improvement in the health system: Deadline: Monday, March 26, 2012

How to submit a media release to Longwoods Publishing.

The job portal Jobs.Longwoods.com is set up to provide free recruiting for front line/bedside nurses. It’s what put us in the big leagues. Try it. You will like it.

Recommended Reading Healthcare Quarterly
The Link between Social Inequality and Child Health Outcomes

Healthcare Papers
Re-examining the Paradox of Structure: A Child Health Network Perspective

Nursing Leadership
Developing and Sustaining Nursing Leadership for Healthy Work Environments

Healthcare Policy
Using Administrative Data to Study Child Health

Electronic Healthcare
Results of a New Healthcare Confidence Index

World Health and Population
A Measurement Model of Child Health: Latent Variables Approach

News

New Mental Health Anti-Stigma Training
Aird & Berlis LLP Donates One Million Aeroplan Miles
Improving Care for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Daily hassles making perfectionists feel sick
The Alberta government has accepted 21 recommendations from the Health Quality Council
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Conferences

March 15, 2012: Toronto ON. Nursing Solutions for Better Health, Better Care and Better Value
March 22, 2012: Webcast. Prenez une pause avant d’afficher! Exploration de l’éthique dans les médias sociaux
March 22, 2012: Webcast: Patient Safety and Narcotic Administration – Lessons Learned from the Coroner’s Office
March 27, 2012: Webcast: Pause before you post! Exploring the Ethics of Social Media
March 29, 2012: Toronto, ON. Nurse Practitioners: Optimize Patients’ Access to Health Care
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 16, 2012: Toronto ON. The Healthcare Conference in Canada: Innovation and Leadership in Biopharmaceuticals
April 25-26, 2012: Toronto, ON. Ontario Gerontology Associations 2012 Conference
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
April 27, 2012: Toronto, ON. Conference for Board Finance Committee Members
May 4-5, 2012: Toronto, ON. 2012 National Health Law Conference
May 10, 2012: Toronto, ON. SOG Education Day 2012
May 22-25, 2012: Toronto, ON. The Dorothy Wylie Nursing & Health Leaders Institute
May 23, 2012: Toronto, ON. Conference for Not-For-Profit and Charitable Organizations
May 28, 2012: Montreal, QC. Appplied Research in Cancer Conference
May 31-June 1, 2012: Toronto, ON. Second Annual National Nursing Executives Summit
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 18-22, 2012: Toronto, ON. Certificate in Clinical Leadership
Sept 10-11, 2012: Ottawa, ON. Health Data Users Conference
October 1-2, 2012: Toronto, ON. National Case Management NetworkConference & Expo – Call for Abstracts deadline June 30

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Transitions

Ken Chan to Vice President advocacy and partnerships, Cystic Fibrosis Canada
Robin Cardozo to Chief Operating Office, SickKids Foundation
Dr. Louis Francescutti (Edmonton) nominated for president-elect, the Canadian Medical Association
Dr. Nancy White to Chief and Medical Director of Emergency Medicine at Peterborough (ON)Regional Health Centre.
Dr. Abdulrahman Almoamar (UOttawa) to Medical director (renewal) of King Abdul-Aziz University Hospital.
Dr Margaret Chan nominated for a second term as Director-General of the World Health Organization.
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