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Vol.3 No.18 | August 26, 2010
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News and Notes
80 per cent of Canadians fear the health system will buckle under the growing strain of demands from aging seniors, dubbed the silver tsunami. Most see no cure
Rooms in new North Bay, Ont., hospital to be shared by men and women – from CBC News
Call your colleagues, save city $100,000 – from The Ottawa Citizen
From the HR Resources Database
Vanessa Burkoski and Joshua Tepper
Abstract
Timely access to healthcare services requires the right number, mix and distribution of appropriately educated nurses, physicians and other healthcare professionals. In Ontario, as in several other jurisdictions, changing demographics, patterns of health service utilization and an aging workforce have created challenges related to the supply of nurses available now and in the future to deliver quality patient care. From 2006 to 2009, the Nursing Secretariat (NS) of Ontario’s Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (the ministry) undertook a progressive and comprehensive approach to address the issue of nursing supply across the province through the introduction of 17 Nursing Health Human Resources Demonstration Projects (demonstration projects).
From the Longwoods Archives
Nursing Leadership, 23(Special Issue) 2010: 20-32
The Demonstration Projects: Papers
The Ontario Nursing Workload Demonstration Projects: Rethinking How We Measure, Cost and Plan the Work of Nurses
Mary Ferguson-Paré and Annabelle Bandurchin
Abstract
Background: In 2008 the Nursing Secretariat of Ontario’s Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care formed a Nursing Workload Steering Committee to oversee the implementation of three demonstration projects with the objectives: to assess the feasibility of Health Outcomes for Better Information and Care (HOBIC) data as a measure of nursing workload, determine the indicators that best support nurse leaders to measure nursing work and make informed staffing decisions, and develop a model that predicts acute care nursing costs. Results: Three HOBIC scales – activities of daily living (ADLs), continence and fatigue – explained a small amount of the variance in nurse judgment of the amount of nursing time patients require in the first 24 hours of care. Nurses in the study appreciated providing their professional judgment to help estimate the nursing work requirements of patients.
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Transitions
Don’t forget; we don’t make these up. Please send your promotions, appointments, retirements and other transitions to publisher@longwoods.com
Our transitions come from sources we believe to be reliable. We do not guarantee that they are correct. But we are rarely wrong.
August 24, 2010
Edward Mantler to Chief Executive Officer, the Saskatchewan Physician Recruitment Agency
Dr. Gaetan Tardif, Vice President, Patient Care and Chief Medical Officer at Toronto Rehab appointed Chef de Mission for the 2012 Paralympic Summer Games in London, England
Steve Genzer to Senior Vice President of Operation, Ansell Ltd
Peter Dobbelsteijn to Senior Vice President and Regional Director for the EMEA Region, Ansell Ltd.
Morag McLean to shared vice-president, people services and organizational effectiveness — Trillium Health Centre and The Credit Valley Hospital, Mississauga, ON
Shafique Shamji (President of Privasoft) to the Ottawa Hospital Board of Governors.
Rob Dale to National Manager, Medication System Design, McKesson
Dr. Andy Basi to Executive Lead – Practice Support Program at British Columbia Medical Association (BCMA)
Jeremy Veillard to CIHI’s new Vice President of Research and Analysis
August 17, 2010
Andrew Parr to Registrar of the Transitional Council of the College of Naturopaths of Ontario.
Brenda Kritzer to Registrar, College of Kinesiologists of Ontario
Susan Jewell to Vice President, Patient Care and Chief Nursing Executive, starting October 12, 2010, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, ON
Glenn Lanteigne to Chief Information Officer / eHealth Lead, The South West Local Health Integration Network (LHIN), ON
Yves Bolduc, a former family physician, reappointed Quebec Health Minister
La Ronge Fire Chief Ron Pratt to Vice Chairperson, the Mamawetan Churchill River Regional Health Authority Board
Lorraine Bear of Sandy Bay, to the Mamawetan Churchill River Regional Health Authority Board
John Stanton (founder of Running Room) receives Canadian Medical Association’s Medal of Service Award for Excellence in Health Promotion
Honourable Michael Kirby receives the Canadian Medical Association’s Medal of Service
Dr. Hugh E. Scully receives the Canadian Medical Association’s Medal of Service
Laura Drudi (student), Dr. Laura Stinton and Dr. Ann R. Vaidya each receive the Canadian Medical Association Award for Young Leaders
Dr. Eugene Bereza receives 2010 Dr. William Marsden Award in Medical Ethics – a Canadian Medical Association award
Dr. Bill Anderson receives Sir Charles Tupper Award for Political Action – a Canadian Medical Association award
Dr. Linda Uniat receives the May Cohen Award for Women Mentors – a Canadian Medical Association award
Dr. Josef Skala receives F.N.G. Starr Award to dedicated researcher, talented actor and community builder, the Canadian Medical Association’s highest honour.
(Note: Canadian Medical Association’s Medal of Service award will be officially presented on August 25, 2010)
At the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care in Ontario: Positions as of today’s public record.
David Hallett, Associate Deputy Minister
Ruth Hawkins, Assistant Deputy Minister & Chief Administrative Officer
Patricia Li, Assistant Deputy Minister, Direct Services Division
Dr. Joshua Tepper, Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Human Resources Strategy Division
Lorelle Taylor, Chief Information Officer
Vasanthi Srinivasan, Assistant Deputy Minister (Acting), Health System Strategy Division
Ken Deane, Assistant Deputy Minister, Health System Accountability and Performance Division
Diane McArthur, Assistant Deputy Minister & Executive Officer
Susan Fitzptrick, Assistant Deputy Minister, Negotiations and Accountability Management Division
Diane McArthur, Assistant Deputy Minister & Executive Officer, Ontario Public Drug Programs Division
Allison J Stuart, Assistant Deputy Minister, Public Health Division
Dr. Arlene King, Chief Medical Officer of Health
Leadership Careers
- Senior Consultant/Lead Project Coordination Office, Program Development – Toronto Central LHIN, Toronto ON
- Senior Director, Client Services – Erie St. Clair Community Care Access Centre, Chatham, ON
- Director, Pharmacy Services – London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON
- Program Operational Director, Mental Health Program, Hotel Dieu Hospital & Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, ON
- Professional Practice Co-ordinator – Halton Healthcare, Oakville, ON
- CEO – Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare, Huntsville, ON
- Assistant Deputy Minister, Operations, Dept. Of Health & Social Services – Government of Nunavut
- National Chief Executive Officer – The Canadian Mental Health Association, Ottawa, ON
- Executive Director, Gattuso Rapid Diagnostic Centre – Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON
- Professional Practice Clinician (Nurse Educator) – Halton Healthcare, Oakville, ON
- Policy Lead, Analysis and Reporting – Health Council of Canada, Toronto, ON
- Aboriginal Health Lead – South West LHIN, London, ON
- Director of Leadership and Organizational Development – St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON
- Scientist – The Institute for Work & Health, Toronto, ON
- Chief Executive Officer – Champlain Local Health Integration Network – Ottawa ON
- Chef de la direction – Réseau local d’intégration des services de santé de Champlain – Ottawa ON
- Medical Lead – The Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, Toronto ON
- Vice President, Interprofessional Practice and Chief Nursing Officer – Saskatoon Health Region
- Vice President, Finance and Administration – Saskatoon Health Region
Longwoods Healthcare JobSheet invites Healthcare Facilities to post positions for Front Line Nurses here at no charge.
Today’s Nurse Jobs
- Licensed Practical Nurses – VON, Lethbridge, Calgary and Edmonton, AB
- Licensed Practical Nurses – VON, Calgary, AB area
- Operating Room Licensed Practical Nurse – Interior Health, Penticton, BC
- RN, Patient Care Coordinator (Surgical) – Interior Health, Kelowna, BC
- Nurse Practitioner, Oncology – The BC Cancer Agency
- Registered Nurse, Shift Coordinator – Interior Health, Vernon, BC
- Registered Nurse, Perioperative – Interior Health, 100 Mile House, BC
- Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit – Interior Health, Penticton, BC
- Coordinator, Sterile Processing – Interior Health, Vernon, BC
- Nurse Practitioner – Cornwall Community Hospital, Cornwall, ON
- Clinical Resource Nurse (RN) – Saint Elizabeth Health Care, London, ON
- Registered Nurses, Various positions – Rouge Valley Health System, Scarborough & Ajax, ON
- Clinical Resource Nurse Surgical Services, Operating Room – PHSA, Vancouver, BC
- RNs, Surgical Services, Operating Room – PHSA, Vancouver, BC
- Registered Nurses – Multiple Departments – St. Joseph’s Health Centre, Toronto, ON
- Opportunities for RNs, RPNs, LPNs – Various locations
- Nurse Practitioner – Atrial Fibrillation Clinic – St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC
- Nurse Practitioner – Heart Failure Clinic (St. Paul’s Hospital) Heart Function Clinic (Mount Saint Joseph’s Hospital) Regular Full Time, Vancouver, BC
- Nursing Positions – The Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC
- Licensed Practical Nurses – VON, Red Deer, AB area
- Licensed Practical Nurses – VON, Edmonton, AB area
- Registered Nurse, Oncology, Palliative Care and Ambulatory Care – Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital, Burlington, ON
- And Many More
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