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“Governments deliver certain functions very well — such as clinical health care — but there’s always room for improved customer service and economic productivity through strategic partnering.” Saäd Rafi.

Essay

The TSX Gives a Short Course in Health Economics: It’s the Prices, Stupid! by Robert G. Evans, The Undisciplined Economist. Publisher’s note: this article is mandatory reading if you are coming to Breakfast with the Chiefs tomorrow morning.

Off the Cuff

So we have finally done it… Joined the rest of them… Social channel surfing. Visit our think space, “Like” what you see and “Follow” our thoughts.

Connect to our information network though Facebook and Twitter.

Join us by webcast for Breakfast with the Chiefs tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m. ET. Saäd Rafi and Steven Lewis discuss this topic: Can economics compete with politics in Ontario’s health care system?

HealthcarePapers – Each issue presents a discussion of a current issue in policy and innovations in the administration of healthcare. Make sure to be the 1st to know each time an issue is published – sign up for our free New Issue Alerts.

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Our Editors Recommend

• Legal Issues in Patient Safety: The Example of Nosocomial Infection by Tracey M. Bailey and Nola M. Ries
• Healthcare-Associated Infections as Patient Safety Indicators by Michael A. Gardam, Camille Lemieux, Paige Reason, Marlies van Dijk and Vivek Goel
• New Knowledge and Evidence for Better Leadership by Greta Cummings
• Access to Cancer Drugs in Canada: Looking Beyond Coverage Decisions by Roger Chafe, Anthony Culyer, Mark Dobrow, Peter C. Coyte, Carol Sawka, Susan O’Reilly, Kara Laing, Maureen Trudeau, Sharon Smith, Jeffrey S. Hoch, Steve Morgan, Stuart Peacock, Rick Abbott and Terrence Sullivan
• IT Solutions for Patient Safety – Best Practices for Successful Implementation in Healthcare by Peggy Leatt, Chris Shea, Melanie Studer and Virginia Wang
• The Potential for Transmission of Hospital-Acquired Infections by Non-critical Medical Devices: The Role of Thermometers and Blood Pressure Cuffs by C. J. Uneke and P. A. Ijeoma

News

• St. Joseph’s Health Care London accelerating translation of spinal cord research into care at Parkwood Hospital
• New CCO iPhone app Brings Best Evidence on Managing a Cancer Patient’s Symptoms to the Point of Care
• Celebrating six top achievements in Canadian health research
• Ontario Shores Opens New Prompt Care Clinic
• Making It Easier For Ontarians To Fill Prescriptions
• Health Care No. 1 Priority for Canadians in Next Week’s Budget
• “Bilingual” neurons may reveal the secrets of brain disease
• Government of Canada Announces Results in Fight to Save Lives of Women and Children With Malaria
• Electronic Medical Records Should be a Priority in Ontario: Ontario’s Doctors
• National Standards for Independent Medical/Surgical Facilities Now Available
• Important funding for nanomedicine research to improve diagnosis and treatment
• Neuropsychologist proves that some blind people “see” with their ears
• Important funding for nanomedicine research to improve diagnosis and treatment

Breakfast with the Chiefs

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 Susan Hale at shale@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 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 11-14, 2011: Vancouver, BC. Effecting change through influence
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

Dr. Peeter Poldre appointed Chief Medical Officer at St. John’s Rehab Hospital
Dr. Jean De Serres to President and CEO of Héma-Québec
Dr. Anthony Fields to Chair of the pan-Canadian Oncology Drug Review (pCODR) Expert Review Committee (pERC).
David B. Lee to Director of the National Bone Health Alliance

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

Featured Careers

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

• Vice-President, Programs and Services – Holland Bloorview, Toronto, ON
• Executive Vice-President, Clinical Programs – Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON
• Director of Pharmacy – Grand River Hospital, Kitchener-Waterloo, ON
• Nursing Unit Administrator, Cardiology / CCU – Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON
• Clinical Director – Blue Hills Child & Family Centre, Aurora, Ontario
• Clinical Leader Manager – Family Health Team, Pediatrics & Women’s Health Care, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON
• Managing Director – Centre for Fertility & Reproductive Health, Toronto, ON
• Communications Specialist – Council of Academic Hospitals of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario
• Policy Advisor – Council of Academic Hospitals of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario
• Executive Director, Practitioner Staff Affairs, Regina, SK
• Chief of Staff – Georgian Bay General Hospital, Midland, ON

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

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