Longwoods eLetter October 25, 2011 – Save money with Duct Tape
Quote
“In a more integrated system of care delivery, it is possible to both save money and increase the quality of care at the same time.” Neena Chappell, University of Victoria’s Canada Research Chair in Social Gerontology
Essays
Are Integrated Healthcare Organizations Right For Ontario? A brief for the minister of Health and Longterm Care by John Ronson
Off the Cuff
- October 2011 Ontario Medical Association Negotiations. Dr. Peter Walker and Dr. Michael Guerriere offer their prescription
- Will Operate for Food: the implications of physician unemployment by Sacha Bhatia
- Vision Zero: A Swedish approach to traffic safety
- Nearly 50 percent of health customers are willing to pay more for quality customer service according to a new survey from Accenture
- Hospitals Can Save Time, Money and Risk With Duct Tape
- Dr. Ed Brown and Will Falk at Breakfast with the Chiefs October 20, 2011
- Dr. Jack Kitts will speak at Breakfast with the Chiefs December 1, 2011
- The government’s payroll for healthcare – circa 2010.
- 7 days to 7 Billion People in the World: According to United Nations’ estimate, world population will reach 7 billion people on October 31, 2011.
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How to …
Plan and implement integrated health systems
Recommended Reading
News
- Night Workers Show Same Epigenic Alterations as Breast Cancer Patients
- Philips Canada and Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care partner on Canadian Green Health Care Digest
- The CFPC Announces Canada’s ‘Top Docs’ in Family Medicine at 2011 Family Physicians of the Year Awards in Montreal
- New Program Provides Care and Support to Abused Seniors and Seniors at Risk in Renfrew County
- Baxter Canada Marks Waste Reduction Week – Launches World’s First Kidney Care Product to Achieve Carbon Trust Certification
- Ryerson University, Princess Margaret Hospital Partnership Brings Sweet Dreams To Post-Mastectomy And Lumpectomy Patients
- Innovative surgical procedure pioneered at St. Paul’s Hospital saves lives of cardiac patients unable to undergo open-heart surgery
- Your DNA may carry a ‘memory’ of your living conditions in childhood
- Health Care Heroes Named to The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame
- Top Transport Medicine Industry Honours for Ornge Physician
- Ontario Shores Unveils Mental Health Education And Awareness Program
- More…
Conferences
- October 26, 2011: Toronto, ON. Breaking the Healthcare Mold – The Power of Ideas
- November 1, 2011: Halifax, NS. National Healthcare Leadership Conference – Call for Abstracts
- November 2-4, 2011: Winnipeg, MB. Applied Health Informatics Bootcamp
- November 6, 2011; Montreal, QC. The Multidisciplinary Team of Health Care
- November 7-9, 2011: HealthAchieve 2011 Webcast Series
- November 14-15, 2011: Victoria, BC. Networks Leadership Symposium 2011
- November 17 & 18, 2011: Toronto, ON. Ontario Health and Community Care Assessment Conference
- November 18, 2011; Vancouver, BC. QWQHC 6th Annual Summit, call for good practices
- November 21-22, 2011: Toronto, ON. Children’s Mental Health Ontario Conference
- November 21-23, 2011; Halifax, NS. Infoway Fall Partnership Conference
- November 20, 2011; Montreal, QC.A Caregiver’s Journey
- November 28-29, 2011: Toronto, ON. Ivey Global Health Conference
- December 1, 2011: Toronto, ON. Ontario Simulation Expo
- December 2-4, 2011: Toronto, ON. Applied Health Informatics Bootcamp
- December 8 & 9, 2011: Toronto, ON. Social Media/Health Care Communications
- February 13, 2012: Toronto, ON. Advanced Health Leadership Program – Rotman School of Management
- February 15, 2012; Montreal, QC. 2012 CEO Forum
- February 28-29, 2012: Vancouver BC. Will paying the piper change the tune? Promise and pitfalls of healthcare funding reform
- March 1-2, 2012: Vancouver, BC. Mastering the Art and Science of Healthy Work Environments
- April 2-4, 2012: Toronto, ON. Ontario Public Health Convention
- April 13-14, 2012: Ottawa , ON. CMA and CSPE Canadian Conference on Physician Leadership
- 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
Dr. John James Rickard (J.J.R.) Macleod (1876-1935) to the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame
Terry Fox(1958-1981) to the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame
Dr. Armand Frappier (1904-1991) to the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame
Dr. Peter T. Macklem (1931-2011) to the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame
Dr. John Dirks to the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame
Dr. F. Clarke Fraser to the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame
Dr. Lap-Chee Tsui to the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame
Julie McBrien to Director of Surgery and Maternal-Child at Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital
Dr. Matthias Friedrich to cardiologist, researcher and director of cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging, Montreal Heart Institute
Domenic Pilla to President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Shoppers Drug Mart
Doug Currie to Minister of Health and Wellness (again) in Prince Edward Island
Sister Elizabeth Davis Inducted into the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador . . . Commitment to family, strong work ethic, determination to succeed, resiliency in the face of adversity, and the strong connection to the place we call home — especially in the healthcare community—locally, provincially and nationally.
Frances Vardy Inducted into the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador . . . a driving force behind the arts and volunteer communities including Western Memorial Regional Hospital Foundation
Gail Paech to interim CEO of the Ontario Long Term Care Association.
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