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“Those of us in healthcare need to recognize that, to a great degree, autonomy is grossly overrated and, in fact, results in poorer quality of care.” Dr. Kevin Smith, President and CEO of St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, discusses Standardization as a Key to Quality.

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Reality Therapy for Healthcare Bureaucrats/Policy Wonks & Politicians by Ted Ball

Off the Cuff

Healthcare Quarterly has already published one special issue on Child Health with an emphasis on Social Determinents. A second Child Health special issue will be out later this spring looking at Mental Health issues and now our editors are starting the 3rd issue on System Performance. They are looking for submissions that have a particular emphasis on quality and service improvements with measurable results; new models of care that have improved access, quality and  outcomes; local, provincial or national initiatives aimed at quality, standards or outcomes; system integration improvements, organizational improvements that align strategy with outcomes; a call for action to remove barriers at the policy level that interfere with child health access. Mary Jo Haddad, President and CEO of The Hospital for Sick Children is Editor in Chief. More here. Or contact Dianne Foster Kent at dkent@longwoods.com.

(Un)informed Consent
Meaningful communication between clinicians and patients is vital to understanding the benefits and risk of invasive procedures. More on the role of technology at: scientificamerican.com/mar2011. Read the articles below:

• Informed Consent: Exploring Surgical Residents’ Beliefs, Attitudes and Practices by Sally Bean, Bryan Magwood, Ahmed A. Abdoh, Joseph Chen and Jordan Hochman
• Data Protection and the Promotion of Health Research by Valerie Steeves
• Liability Implications for Hospitals of Reprocessing and Reuse of Single-Use Medical Devices by Pamela C. Spencer

Be a part of Canada’s medical history! Join over 500 fellow Canadians for the induction of six new medical heroes into The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame. The 2011 inductees are: Drs. Albert Aguayo, John Bienenstock, Paul David, Jonathan C. Meakins, Allan Ronald and Lorne Tyrrell. Presented by BMO Harris Private Banking, this national event will be held Thursday, April 28, 6-10 pm, at the London Convention Centre. Click here to reserve.

Each month, under the direction of Editorial Chair, Dr. Kevin Smith, our editors compile into one database, articles that are specific to Law & Governance in Healthcare. This week we are offering access to this complete database for ½ the regular price. Go to Subscribe and enter this coupon code to get your discount: LG0311 Make sure to be the 1st to know each time an issue is published – sign up for our free New Issue Alerts.

Our Editors Recommend

• Innovation and Access to Cancer Care Services in Ontario by G. Ross Baker and Farrah Schwartz
• The Next Step on the Road to High Efficiency: Finding Common Ground between Equity and Performance by Adalsteinn D. Brown, Jeremy Veillard and Richard Prial
• The Effects of Emotionally Intelligent Leadership Behaviour on Emergency Staff Nurses’ Workplace Empowerment and Organizational Commitment by Carol Young-Ritchie, Heather K. Spence Laschinger and Carol Wong
• Access to Family Physicians in Southwestern Ontario by Graham J. Reid, Thomas R. Freeman, Amardeep Thind, Moira Stewart, Judith Belle Brown and Evelyn R. Vingilis
• Innovation in ALC – Evaluation and Lessons Learned from a Pilot of Electronic Resource Matching and Referral to In-patient Rehab/CCC in an Acute Care Organization by Negin Mastouri, Hershl Berman, Hsin-Yi Yang, Mark Casselman and Dante J. Morra
• Measuring Physical Accessibility to Health Facilities – A Case Study on Khulna City by Mohammed Shariful Islam and Shamima Aktar

News

• To relieve the congestion of the health system – The Ordre des pharmaciens du Québec calls for legislative changes by the end of 2011
• IBM delivers initial phase of Canada’s first province-wide electronic health record system
• Ontario Institute for Cancer Research welcomes announcement of renewal of funding for the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
• Innovative physiotherapist selected finalist for business achievement award
• Prime Minister Harper Announces Second Mandate for Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
• The research institute of London Health Sciences Centre and St. Joseph’s Health Care, London.
• International Collaboration Aimed to Reduce Tooth Decay
• Province launches EChart Manitoba
• Physicians And Scientists Urge Parliament To Choose Evidence And Compassion And Support Bill C-393
• More…

Breakfast with the Chiefs

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 – Seating is Limited. Please Register Now
Saäd Rafi, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, and
Steven Lewis, health policy and research consultant based in Saskatoon, and Adjunct Professor of Health Policy at the University of Calgary and Simon Fraser University.
Topic: Can Economics Compete with Politics in Ontario’s healthcare system?
Location: Mount Sinai Hospital, Ben Sadowski Auditorium, 18th Floor, 600 University Avenue, Toronto, ON
Sponsors: Accenture, IBM, PricewaterhouseCoopers and sanofi aventis
Register here

Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Richard C. Alvarez, President and Chief Executive Officer of Canada Health Infoway, and
Dr. Jennifer Zelmer, Senior Vice President, Clinical Adoption and Innovation at Canada Health Infoway.
Topic: Responding to issues of the day . . .
Location: Mount Sinai Hospital, Ben Sadowski Auditorium, 18th Floor, 600 University Avenue, Toronto, ON
Sponsors: Accenture, Cerner , IBM and GE
Register here

Upcoming Speakers – Details and registration will be announced in this space soon or sign up for New Events Alerts to be the 1st to know

• Dr. Stephen Duckett – May 2011
• Dr. Robert Howard, President and CEO, St. Michael’s Hospital – June 2011
• Dr. Robert Bell, Dr. Mary Ferguson-Paré and Sholom Glouberman – September 2011

Past Presentations can be found here.  All Audio and Video Presentations can be found here.

Corporate Canada looking to participate in these highly visible programs can contact Matthew Hart at mhart@longwoods.com
Healthcare Institutions who would like to send their staff to participate in these programs can contact Rebecca Hart at rhart@longwoods.com
For sponsorship information, please contact Matthew Hart at 416-864-9667 x113 or email mhart@longwoods.com

The small print: Breakfast with the Chiefs registration requirements for individuals working at Healthcare Facilities: To attend any or all sessions over a season, you must hold a current subscription to at least one Longwoods’ journal. A one- time registration fee will also be available for certain events, to be announced upon opening of registration.  If you are not sure of your status and want more information please contact Sarah Lieberman at slieberman@longwoods.com.

Conferences

March 17, 2011: Toronto, ON. Understanding our Healthcare System: Essentials for Emerging Leaders
March 20, 2011-November 24, 2011. Multiple Locations. Physician Management Institute leadership development program
March 24 & 25, 2011: Toronto, ON. Nursing Leadership Network of Ontario 2011 Conference
April 4-5, 2011: Toronto, ON. Healthcare Management Forum: Process Improvement and Operational Excellence
April 6, 2011: Toronto, ON. At the Crossroads of Sex, Aging & Cognition
April 6-8, 2011: North Bay, ON. OHA Region 1 – North East/North Central Educational Conference
April 7, 2011: Toronto, ON. Masters Certificate in Integrated Health Leadership
April 13-15, 2011: Thunder Bay, ON. OHA Region 1 – North West Educational Conference
May 4-5, 2011: Markham, ON. Ontario Gerontology Association, 30th Annual Conference
May 9-12, 2011: Halifax, NS. CAHSPR Conference 2011: Renewing Federalism, Improving Health Care: Can This Marriage Be Saved?
May 24-27, 2011: Toronto, ON. Dorothy Wylie Nursing and Health Leaders Institute
May 25-27, 2011: Muskoka, ON. First Annual National Nursing Executives Summit
June 9-10, 2011: Toronto, ON. Physician Leadership Summit

Add your conference to the Longwoods eLetter here
Conferences on the Longwoods site
Ontario Hospital Association conferences.
Events in Global Health at the University of North Carolina
For more information please contact conferences@longwoods.com

Transitions and Awards

Mary Vergeer to executive director of the Central Lambton Family Health Team (CLFHT) in Petrolia, ON
Dr. Leonard Ritter to Chair, the Independent Fact-Finding Panel on Herbicide 2,4,5-T
Dr. Anna Reid, Yellowknife Family Physician, to CMA president-elect for 2012-13
Janet Woodruff to Board of Directors of Nordion
Sean Murphy to Board of Directors of Nordion
Mary Catherine Lindberg to Chairperson of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board.
Dr. Mitchell Levine to Vice-Chair of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board

Send your transitions to transitions@longwoods.com
See more Transitions here.

Featured Careers

See the entire list of leadership and nursing careers at Jobs.Longwoods.com

• Communications Specialist – Council of Academic Hospitals of Ontario, Toronto, ON
• Policy Advisor – Council of Academic Hospitals of Ontario, Toronto, ON
• Research Assistant – College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
• Coordinator, Program Review – College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
• Executive Director, Practitioner Staff Affairs – Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region, Regina, SK
• Chief of Staff – Georgian Bay General Hospital, Midland, ON
• Director of Corporate Communications and Public Affairs – North York General Hospital, Toronto, ON
• Chief Executive Officer – Alzheimer Society of Canada, Toronto, ON
• Vice President Interprofessional Practice/Chief Nurse Executive – The Scarborough Hospital, Scarborough, ON

For more information or to post a position go to Jobs.Longwoods.com or email Susan Hale

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