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Quote
“Thousands of patients fear they may be the unlucky victims of the latest endoscopy and anesthetic misadventures. Ya gotta wonder.” Steven Lewis looks at Scary Headlines We Don’t See.
Essays
Are healthcare workers too pre-occupied to wash their hands? Read this: WASH YOUR BLOODY HANDS (From the New York Times) Why is this even a problem at all? There cannot be a single trained health care worker, anywhere in the world, who is unaware of the importance of hand-washing. Yet 2 million patients in America acquire an infection in the hospital every year — about one in twenty patients — and 100,000 people die of them. This is the fourth leading cause of death in America. Why can’t hospitals get health care workers to wash their hands? Read more here.
Off the Cuff
Will Falk Comments on John Ronson’s essay “LHINs at Five years – What Now?” Part 2 of 2
Tom Closson: 17 clips to retirement. No. 4: I invite anyone who is interested in improving patient access to high quality health care services, to read Four Pillars. Read more from Tom Closson here.
Back to (the wrong) school from Seth Godin’s blog
Innovative entrepreneurs have something called creative intelligence, which enables discovery yet differs from other types of intelligence (as suggested by Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences). It is more than the cognitive skill of being right-brained. Innovators engage both sides of the brain as they leverage the five discovery skills to create new ideas.
In thinking about how these skills work together, we’ve found it useful to apply the metaphor of DNA. Associating is like the backbone structure of DNA’s double helix; four patterns of action (questioning, observing, experimenting, and networking) wind around this backbone. From a new book by Clayton Christensen et al. “The Innovator’s DNA.”
From CIHI (based on 2009-2010 data)
Administrative expense as a percentage of total expense was 5.2% in 2009-2010 for reporting jurisdictions. Ontario reported the highest percentage at 6.4%, while British Columbia reported the lowest at 3.8%. The average amount spent to operate information systems, as a percentage of total expense was 2.6% in 2009-2010. The Northwest Territories reported the lowest percentage at 1.0%, while Ontario reported the highest at 3.0%.
Survey Says. . .
Canada’s doctors are finding it increasingly challenging to meet the changing health care needs of Canadians living with chronic and complex medical conditions. More here.
“. . . for every 100 people who use the Supersites (e.g. Monster) 4 people will find a job. . .Much better are the niche sites: the job boards that cater to people in certain lines of work and cater to people in a certain area.” (source: Job-Hunting Online). We recommend: Jobs.Longwoods.com. It’s the best way to hire our readers/your colleagues.
Call for Nominations: The Ted Freedman Award for Innovation in Education
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How to …
Launch a Primary Healthcare Revolution
Our Editors Recommend
- Developing Leadership within an Academic Medical Department in Canada: A Road Map for Increasing Leadership Span by Peter S. Craighead, Ronald Anderson and Rosemary Sargent
- Playing to Our Strengths in Evidence and Policy by Adalsteinn D. Brown, G. Ross Baker and Jeremy H. M. Veillard
- Leadership Profile: Interview with Kathleen MacMillan, Former Provincial Chief Nursing Officer
- Do Private Clinics or Expedited Fees Reduce Disability Duration for Injured Workers Following Knee Surgery? by Mieke Koehoorn, Christopher B. McLeod, Jonathan Fan, Morris L. Barer, Pierre Côté and Sheilah Hogg-Johnson
- Participatory Storytelling Online: A Complementary Model of Patient Satisfaction by Karen Born, Carlos Rizo and Neil Seeman
- A Qualitative Inquiry into the Application of Verbal Autopsy for a Mortality Surveillance System in a Rural Community of Southern India by Prem K. Mony and Mario Vaz
Our Readers Recommend
- America’s Top Family Doctor Reinventing Surgeon General Role
- Costs and Benefits of Free Medications after Myocardial Infarction
- Compulsory School-Entry Vaccination Laws and Exemptions: Who Is Opting Out in Ontario and Why Does It Matter?
- Rethinking Our Approach to Disease Management: Technology and Information Flow Considerations
- From Boardroom to Bedside: How to Define and Measure Hospital Quality
- Workplace Culture and Mental Health Are Interwoven
- Will Paying the Piper Change the Tune?
- The Primary Healthcare Nurse Practitioner in Ontario: A Workforce Study
- Research: Evidence-based Nursing Practice: How to Get There from Here
- CIHI Survey: Alternative Level of Care in Canada: A Summary
See Best Read Articles on our home page Longwoods.com
News
- Misunderstanding Surrounds HIV Vaccine Trials
- Nursing Outcome Indicators: A collaboration between the International Council of Nurses and the Canadian Nurses Association
- Canada’s largest physician survey warns of chronic illness impact on the Health Care System
- Champlain CCAC to hold Annual General Meeting September 7, 2011
- More than half of Americans drink too many sugary drinks and the problem is worst among minorities, the poor and the young
- SickKids wins gold for innovative business model
- Trust, communication top to-do list for new Niagara Health System supervisor
- Fear of “grey tsunami” overblown: UBC studies
- Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health Appoints Expert Members to its New Canadian Drug Expert Committee
- Lawson Researchers Share in $2.2 Million Grant
- Government of Canada is committed to improving health equity in Canada and around the world
- More…
Conferences
- September 7-9, 2011: Huntsville, ON. Health Care Leadership Summit 2011: A New Environment and New Realities
- September 19, 2011: Broadcast: Recent Innovations in Primary Care
- September 19-20, 2011: Toronto, ON. 4th Annual Lean in Healthcare
- September 20, 2011: Toronto, ON. Maternal & Newborn Care Conference
- September 21, 2011: Free WEBINAR. CHSRF on Call: Patients as Partners
- September 22- 23, 2011: Toronto, ON. Patient Safety in Mental Health: Shining a Light on Suicide
- October 2-3, 2011: Toronto, ON. National Case Management Network of Canada Conference
- October 2-4, 2011: Edmonton, AB. 2011 Accelerating Primary Care Conference
- October 4, 2011: Toronto, ON. Quality Improvement and Performance Measurement in Critical Care – Call for Abstracts Now Open!
- October 5, 2011: Toronto, ON. 2011 Health Care Human Resources Symposium
- October 12-13, 2011: Vancouver, BC. HealthCare Leaders’ Association of BC Leadership Conference
- October 13-14, 2011: Ottawa, ON. Medical Devices Summit 2011
- October 17, 2011: Toronto, ON. Mobile Health Symposium
- November 21-22, 2011: Toronto, ON. Children’s Mental Health Ontario Conference
- November 2-4, 2011: Winnipeg, MB. Applied Health Informatics Bootcamp
- December 2-4, 2011: Toronto, ON. Applied Health Informatics Bootcamp
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Ontario Hospital Association conferences.
Events in Global Health at the University of North Carolina
For more information please contact conferences@longwoods.com
Transitions
- Sheila Jarvis to chair of board of The Change Foundation
- Susan Pigott to vice chair of board of The Change Foundation
- Jim Elliot to the board of The Change Foundation
- Marcia Visser to the board of The Change Foundation
- Douglas Sinclair to the board of The Change Foundation
- James Stonehouse has left Odgers Berndtson Canada
- Penny Mirams to Partner & Health Care Practice Lead for Odgers Berndtson Canada
- Dr. Susan Tallett has retired from the Hospital for Sick Children
- Robert Mitchell to Vice-President of Communications and Stakeholder Relations, eHealth Ontario.
- Kevin Smith appointed to Supervisor for Niagara Health System (NHS).
- Lori Barker to Executive Director, the Canadian Cancer Society, PEI Division
- Cheryl Taylor to Director of Resource Development at Heart House Hospice
- Trish Matthews to Executive Assistant to CEO Providence Healthcare Foundation
Featured Careers
See the entire list of leadership and nursing careers at Jobs.Longwoods.com
- Patient Care Manager, Inpatient Surgery – Lakeridge Health, Oshawa, ON
- Quality and Compliance Specialist – Lakeridge Health, Oshawa, ON
- Quality Practice Leader – Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) – Bethany Care Society, Calgary, AB
- Director, Pharmacy Services – Humber River Regional Hospital, Downsview, ON
- Sales Director – NRC Picker Canada, Markham, ON
- Executive Director – Burlington Family Health Team, Burlington, ON
- Director of Human Resources – City of Kitchener, Kitchener, ON
- Director of Operations – ParaMed,, Markham, ON
- Vice-President, Patient Care and Chief Nursing Executive – Hotel Dieu Hospital, Windsor, ON
- Director, Policy and Research – Council of Academic Hospitals of Ontario Toronto, ON
- President and CEO – Women’s College Hospital Foundation, Toronto, ON
- Policy Analyst – Toronto Academic Health Science Network Toronto, ON
- Vice President, Transplant – Trillium Gift of Life Network, Toronto, ON
- Vice-President of Nursing – Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) Doha, Qatar
- Benefits Consultant – Ontario Hospital Association, Toronto, ON
- Manager, Organizational Development – Bridgepoint Health, Toronto, ON
- Medical Advisor – Workers’ Compensation Board of Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS
- Senior Analyst, Corporate Performance and Process Improvement – Bridgepoint Health, Toronto, ON
- Editor-in-Chief – Canadian Medical Association Journal, Ottawa, ON
- Chief of Staff and Psychiatrist-in-Chief – Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care, Penetanguishene, ON
- Vice President of Program Development – The Abilities Centre, Toronto, ON
- Chief Executive Officer – The Atikokan General Hospital. Atikokan, ON
- President and Chief Executive Officer – Campbellford Memorial Hospital, Campbellford, ON
For more information or to post a position go to Jobs.Longwoods.com
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