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“. . . increases in life expectancies have been going on for over a century. Didn’t anyone at Manufacturers’ notice this . . .” Robert G. Evans in Hancocked
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Ontario Election Platforms: Healthcare
From the law firm Fasken Martineau here is a review of election promises made by the three parties in Ontario – part of their election campaign before voters go to the polls on October 6, 2011. (Go to the bottom of the brief for the section covering healthcare).
What Do Patients Want? A Critical Look at Healthcare Delivery in Canada. André Picard’s perspective.
Breakfast with the Chiefs. October 20, 2011. The impact & future of telehealth: from local to global. Ed Brown explores reality with Will Falk as interlocutor. Ed Brown is a clinical entrepreneur who has become a global leader in the financing, design, development and operation of telehealth. Register here. Radiologists welcome.
Take a glance at the Business Development and Strategic Partnerships program at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto. Then check out the business acumen on the board. Read, learn and connect the dots.
Healthcare 2015: Win-win or lose-lose: IBM’s perspective.
Applying PHIPA and FIPPA to Personal Health Information: Guidance for Hospitals
Research priorities of Canada’s academic health-care organizations. 2011. ACAHO tells all.
Hockey Arenas & Longwoods
Take any two professional hockey arenas in North America and you will find that (combined) seating equals the number of visitors that come to Longwoods.com every month. Montreal Canadians and Vancouver Canucks or Longwoods. You decide.
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How to …
Translate Health Research Knowledge into Effective Healthcare Action
Recommended Reading
- Organizing Regional Healthcare
- The LHIN review
- Guide to Hospital-based Infections
- New ideas in primary care
- Organizing and integrating primary healthcare
- Our Editors Recommend
- Best Read Articles on our home page Longwoods.com
- Reader Recommended Articles on our home page Longwoods.com
News
- McKesson Foundation launches its 2011-2012 Canadian Regional Grants Program
- Canadians face “significant barriers” to accessing psychological care: National poll
- The Health Council of Canada’s latest report identifies time as the biggest barrier to patient engagement
- Canada’s first research chair in bariatric and metabolic surgery
- Caregivers of People with Dementia Tell Fellow Caregivers Not to be a Superman or Superwoman
- Excellence Canada bestows Trillium Health Cent rehighest level of recognition – the Canada Order of Excellence Award
- Infoway one of two organizations representing Canada at The Power of Open: A Global Discussion
- More (volume) is better in health care
- More…
Conferences
- September 26-30, 2011: Ontario Hospitals. Right to Know Week 2011
- 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 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
- June 4-5, 2012: Halifax, NS. National Health Leadership Conference
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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
Mark Henick appointed to the Mental Health Commission of Canada’s Board of Directors
Stephen Smith to Chair of The Scarborough (ON) Hospital’s Board of Directors
Anne Rochon Ford to Executive Director of Canadian Women’s Health Network
See more Transitions here.
Featured Careers
See the entire list of leadership and nursing careers at Jobs.Longwoods.com
- Director of Finance – Norfolk General Hospital, Simcoe, 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
- Director, Operations, Security and Privacy Officer – Plexxus, Toronto, ON
- Chief Executive Officer – NOR-MAN Regional Health Authority, Flin Flon, MB
- Manager Integrated Cancer Screening and Diagnostic Assessment Program ( ICS & DAP) – The Credit Valley Hospital, Mississauga, ON
- Vice-President, Medical & Academic Affairs – North York General Hospital, Toronto, ON
For more information or to post a position go to Jobs.Longwoods.com or email Susan Hale
This entry was posted on Tuesday, September 27th, 2011 at 11:34 am and is filed under Longwoods Online.