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Quote
“. . . to serve the healthcare needs of 12 million people spread across more than one million square kilometres (a territory larger than Spain and France combined) can make one forget that the network is a relative newcomer to the healthcare field.” Reflections from Dr. Ed Brown in this profile.
Essays
Medical schools are starting to train doctors to be less intimidating to patients. And patients are starting to train themselves to be less intimidated by doctors. More here.
Off the Cuff
- How good is your memory? Try this: What colour is Superman’s cape? Say it out loud. Now check it out here. Got it wrong? Go here. Got it right? Go here: Amnesic Déjà Vu
- Ontario Election Platforms: Healthcare (new link to the PDF) From the law firm Fasken Martineau here is a review of election promises made by the three parties in Ontario (Go to the bottom of the brief for the section covering healthcare).
- How hospitals rate suppliers
- How patients rate clinics
- Denmark introduces ‘fat tax’ on food
- ACAHO Speaks to Senate Committee on Access & Wait Times, and what 2014 Health Accord could look like
- Call for Submissions: 2012 William Saroyan International Prize for Writing. Deadline for Entries: January 31, 2012
- Advanced Health Leadership Program – Rotman School of Management. February 13 to June 29. More here.
- Don’t miss new content on Longwoods,com. Sign up for our “New Issue Alerts” here.
Ideas
Building a $1000 digital X-ray detector to accurately and rapidly detect tuberculosis (TB) in underserved populations. Have a look and give it your thumbs up if you like the initiative.
How to …
ensure we have the leaders we need to guide us to our desired futures
Recommended Reading
- Do we look stupid? Or not.
- Transforming Healthcare: wherever you are.
- Polishing your Recruiting Strategy.
- Getting Everyone to wash their Hands. Everyone.
- Our Editors Recommend
- Best Read Articles on our home page Longwoods.com
- Reader Recommended Articles on our home page Longwoods.com
News
- Scientist wins Nobel days after death
- Provinces apply activity-based funding to post-acute care
- Over $1 Million Invested for the New Type 2 Diabetes Research Chair in Quebec
- HealthPRO adds six senior positions in five provinces
- Lawson research shows Canadians don’t believe their eyes
- MIT: Computer science gives a boost to heart health
- Canada’s largest children’s rehabilitation hospital prescribes social networking to its patients
- Canada’s future physicians make choices to ensure personal -professional life balance
- First in Alberta “Balloon Sinuplasty” procedure delivers superior patient outcome
- More…
Breakfast with the Chiefs
Thursday, October 20, 2011: Dr. Brown encourages you to bring some of your physicians to this session so they will understand how their practice of medicine can and will shift dramatically.
Ed Brown, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Ontario Telemedicine Network
Will Falk, Executive Fellow in Residence, Mowat Centre for Policy Innovation, SPPG Adjunct Professor, Rotman School of Management, U of T
Topic: Impact and future of telehealth: from local to global
Location: University of Toronto, Health Sciences Building, Ground Floor, Room 106, 155 College Street, Toronto, ON, Canada
Sponsors: Accenture, Baxter
Register here.
Conferences
- October 5, 2011: Toronto, ON. 2011 Health Care Human Resources Symposium
- October 7, 2011: Toronto, ON. 2011 Quality, Risk, Acceditation: Towards A Wound Management Strategy
- October 12-13, 2011: Vancouver, BC. HealthCare Leaders’ Association of BC Leadership Conference
- October 13-December 8, 2011: CNA Webinar Series: Put progress into your practice!
- October 13-14, 2011: Ottawa, ON. Medical Devices Summit 2011
- October 17, 2011: Toronto, ON. Mobile Health Symposium
- October 17, 2011: Toronto, ON. Second Interprofessional Forum on Patient Safety Issues for Rehabilitation Professionals
- November 1, 2011: Halifax, NS. National Healthcare Leadership Conference – Call for Abstracts
- November 2-4, 2011: Winnipeg, MB. Applied Health Informatics Bootcamp
- November 7-9, 2011: HealthAchieve 2011 Webcast Series
- November 14-15, 2011: Victoria, BC. Networks Leadership Symposium 2011
- November 21-22, 2011: Toronto, ON. Children’s Mental Health Ontario Conference
- December 2-4, 2011: Toronto, ON. Applied Health Informatics Bootcamp
- April 13-14, 2012: Ottawa , ON. CMA and CSPE Canadian Conference on Physician Leadership
- June 4-5, 2012: Halifax, NS. National Health Leadership Conference
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
Samuel Elfassy to Chair, Board of Governors, North York (ON) General Hospital Foundation
Mandy Lowe to Associate Director of the University of Toronto, Centre for Interprofessional Education
Sarah Downey to Executive Vice President, Clinical Programs at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)
Ian Fish to lead the Connected Health Practice for Accenture Canada
Derrick Leung to Accenture as part of the Connected Health Technology team
Catherine Hunter to Accenture Management Consulting, Health Practice
Heidi Brown to Health Business Development Lead for Ontario at Accenture
See more Transitions here.
Featured Careers
See the entire list of leadership and nursing careers at Jobs.Longwoods.com
- Registered Nurse – Operating Room / PACU -,Halton Healthcare Services, Georgetown, ON
- Director of Finance – Norfolk General Hospital, Simcoe, ON
- Manager, Women’s and Children’s Health Program – Humber River Regional Hospital, Toronto, ON
- Chief of Staff – The Scarborough Hospital, Scarborough, ON
- Executive Director – Fort William Family Health Team, Thunder Bay, ON
- Quality Improvement Lead – Mississauga Halton Community Care Access Centre, Mississauga, ON
- Policy Analyst – British Columbia Medical Association, Vancouver, BC
For more information or to post a position go to Jobs.Longwoods.com or email Susan Hale
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