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Michael Villeneuve takes the opportunity “to facilitate and support the dialogues that can drive strategy and policy development”. He brings along some friends in the process. Perspectives on Nursing Policy
Essay
Ontario Generic Drug Wars, Part 1: How It All Began: In the never-ending World Cup of Generic Drug Prices, 4 teams recently faced off in Group Rx: pharmacists; retail pharmacies; generic drug manufacturers, and the Ontario government. By Steven Lewis
Diversions
The U.S.-based Commonwealth Fund released their latest comparison of seven health systems on June 25. Predictably, the U.S. system rated last overall and that was the focus of the fund’s report and the U.S. and international coverage. But Canada was second last. We were last for overall quality, effective care and timeliness of access. We scored second last on efficiency. Michael Rachlis provides an overview of this report.
Graham Scott gets some local credit.
Off the Cuff
- Breakfast with the Chiefs – Tuesday, September 21, 2010 – Toronto, ON, Insights, Implications, Questions and Answers: Report of the Investigators of Surgical and Pathology Issues at Three Essex County Hospitals with Dr. Barry McLellan
- Government of Canada funds program to standardize accreditation of foreign nurses.
- Internationally Educated Health Professionals:Workforce Integration and Retention: What’s really happening.
- Health policy wonks – especially those interested in the transformative power of health information technology (HIT) – are fixated on whether innovation comes from the “bottom up” (the patient/consumer) or the “top down” (government or the hospital).
- Medical Council of Canada receives +$2.8 million in Foreign Credential Recognition Program funding. Details here.
- In August Longwoods had 42,310 absolute unique visitors visit our journals and essays. No one else covering the art & science of health policy, practice and management can match that. Thank you. (source: Google Analytics)
Open Reading
Healthcare ideas, policies, cases and best practices highlighting some of the most important topics facing healthcare leaders today. These sites feature content from Longwoods’ journals, our website, and other editor-selected information sources and made available compliments of our HealthcareBoard members. Click here to read content at no charge.
News
- Government of Canada working to speed up foreign credential recognition for medical doctors
- Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network Licenses Utilization Management System to Improve Access to Care in Erie St. Clair
- IDC Recognized By International Organization For Contributions To Improved Healthcare In Rural Asia
- World-renowned anti-doping crusader, Dick Pound is Chairman of Canada’s newly founded Partnership For A Drug Free Canada
- New study investigates use of soy-rich diet for preventing chronic pain after breast cancer surgery
- CIHR makes recommendations on Canadian MS research priorities
Our Editors Recommend
Healthcare Quarterly
Medical Clearance in the Psychiatric Emergency Setting: A Call for More Standardization
Tanya Pinto, Brittany Poynter and Janet Durbin
Healthcare Papers
Getting What We Pay For? The Value-for-Money Challenge
Amy Zierler, Ivan Ip and Kimberlyn McGrail
Nursing Leadership
Developing an Orientation Toolkit for New Public Health Nurse Hires for Ontario’s Changing Landscape of Public Health Practice
Jane Simpson, Susan Kniahnicki and Karen Quigley-Hobbs
Healthcare Policy
Age Difference Explains Gender Difference in Cardiac Intervention Rates After Acute Myocardial Infarction
Randall R. Fransoo, Patricia J. Martens, The Need to Know Team, Heather J. Prior, Elaine Burland, Dan Château and Alan Katz
Electronic Healthcare
How Much Does It Cost to Adopt an Electronic Medical Record? Part 2 of 2: Financial Implications of Socio-technical Factors on Physician Office Productivity
Dave Ludwick
World Health and Population
Healthcare Reform in Urban China
Yushi (Boni) Li
Breakfast with the Chiefs
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 – Toronto, ON, 8:00 am – 9:00 am (join us at 7:15 am for breakfast)
Dr. Barry McLellan, President and Chief Executive Officer of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, Ontario
Topic: Insights, Implications, Questions and Answers: Report of the Investigators of Surgical and Pathology Issues at Three Essex County Hospitals
Location: Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, McLaughlin Lecture Theatre, EG61, 2075 Bayview Ave. , Toronto, ON, Canada
Sponsors: Accenture, Baxter, CGI, and Johnson and Johnson Medical Products
We are finalizing the dates for . . .
(1) Breakfast with the Chiefs: The 2010/2011 lineup includes: Dr. Robert Howard, CEO, St. Michaels | Dr. Stephen Duckett, CEO, Alberta Health | Camille Orridge, CEO, Toronto Central LHIN | Dr. Davy Cheng, Chief of Anesthesia, London — and Longwoods Scholar | Dr. Jack Kitts, CEO, Ottawa Hospital | Janet Davidson, CEO, Trillium Hospital | Kevin Smith, CEO, St. Josephs, Hamilton | Rob Devitt, CEO, Toronto East General | Michael Decter, CEO, LDIC Inc. | Mary Jo Haddad, CEO, Hospital for Sick Children | Brian Postl, Dean of Medicine (UofManitoba) and Chair, CIHI | Richard Alvarez, CEO, Canada Health Infoway | Steven Lewis, Author and Consultant | Dr. Michael Rachlis, Physician and Author | David Levine, CEO, Montreal Regional Health Authority | Dr. Danielle Martin, Physician and Chair, Canadian Doctors for Medicare | Dr. Josh Tepper, ADM, HealthForce Ontario | Jennifer Zelmer, VP, Canada Health Infoway …
. . .and many more.
(2) HealthcareRounds on The Cutting Edge: [a] Health technology, [b] Governance, [c] Healthcare Workplace are on our radar. This is a three-part multimedia education program covering critical issues. To receive notifications about this program write Events@longwoods.com
Corporate Canada looking to participate in these highly visible programs can contact Matthew Hart at mhart@longwoods.com
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Past Presentations can be found here.
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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: Do you work at a publicly funded organization? If so, you must hold a current personal subscription to at least one Longwoods’ journal. This covers attendance for the full season AND access by webcast. If you are not a subscriber, go here first. If you are a subscriber, go to this page for information on upcoming speakers. Registrants from private sector organizations, foundations and associations must be registered members of the Longwoods HealthcareBoard. If you are not sure of your status and want more information please contact Matthew Hart at mhart@longwoods.com
Conferences
September 13, 2010: Greensboro, NC. NCHICA’s 16th Annual Conference and Exhibition
September 12-14, 2010: Toronto, ON. Health Care Financial Management featuring Peter Wallace, Deputy Minister and Secretary of Treasury Board, Ministry of Finance and Jim McCarter, Auditor General of Ontario.
September 20-21, 2010: Ottawa, ON. Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) and Statistics Canada for the Data Users Conference 2010: Understanding Health Outcomes
September 21, 2010: Toronto, ON. e-Patients: Changing the Health Care System in Real-Time
September 22, 2010: Vancouver, BC. Health Care Transformation: Strategic Organizational Transformation.
September 22-October 21, 2010: Five Canadian cities. IBM Smarter Healthcare Roadshow: Perspectives on Innovation.
September 23-24, 2010: Toronto, ON. Health Outcomes for Better Information and Care. A Foundation for Evidence Based Practice and Quality Care
September 23 & 24, 2010: Toronto, ON. Patient Safety and Mental Health: Meeting Unmet Needs. Ensuring Patient and Client Safety.
September 27-28, 2010: Toronto, ON. Lean In Healthcare, From Concept to Reality – Putting Lean into Practice
September 27, 2010: Toronto, ON. Interprofessional Care: “How to” and “So What”.
September 28, 2010: Toronto, ON. Maternal and Newborn Care: Meeting Community Needs and Integrating Midwives.
October 4-6, 2010: Toronto, ON. 2010 Canadian interRAI Conference brings together researchers, policy makers and practitioners using the interRAI system of instruments used in various healthcare settings across Canada
November 1-2, 2010: Montreal, QC. Picking Up the Pace – How to accelerate change in primary healthcare, hosted by the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation
November 29, 2010: Toronto, ON. Putting Policy into Practice: The Ontario Hospital Association Accessibility Conference.
November 30, 2010: Toronto, ON. Hot Topics in Risk Management.
December 1, 2010: Toronto, ON. Community Engagement in the Time of Tough Decisions and the Quest for Quality
Winter/Spring 2011: Toronto, ON. Rotman Advanced Health Leadership Program
Add your conference to the Longwoods eLetter hereConferences on the Longwoods site
Ontario Hospital Association conferences.
Events in Global Health at the University of North Carolina
Transitions
Dr. Brock J. Wright (Assistant Professor and Associate Dean, Clinical Affairs, Faculty of Medicine at the University of Manitoba and Senior Vice-President Clinical Services and Chief Medical Officer for the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority) to the Board of Directors, TearLab Corporation
Dr. Robert Olson, a radiation oncologist to first physician at the BC Cancer Agency Centre for the North.
Dr. Cecil H. Rorabeck, Professor (Emeritus) of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Western Ontario, London, ON to Ontario to Board Chair, Canadian Medical Hall of Fame
Dr. Dindial Ramotar, Université de Montréal Faculty of Medicine, awarded Guyana Award
Mr. Peter Brown to the North Simcoe Muskoka (ON) Local Health Integration Network’s Board of Directors.
Ms. Karen Graham to the North Simcoe Muskoka (ON) Local Health Integration Network’s Board of Directors.
Mr. Brian Jeffs to the North Simcoe Muskoka (ON) Local Health Integration Network’s Board of Directors.
Mr. Donald Mitchell to the North Simcoe Muskoka (ON) Local Health Integration Network’s Board of Directors.
Mr. Shafique Shamji to the Ottawa Hospital Board of Governors
Ms. Margery Cunningham to Trustee, Extendicare Real Estate Investment Trust
Mr. Alain Champagne to Senior Vice President, Pharmaceutical Distribution and Operations, McKesson Canada
Careers
Today’s Leadership Careers
- Registration Advisor, Registered Nurse and Nurse Practitioner Exams – College of Registered Nurses of BC
- The Toronto Central LHIN is seeking health professionals for its Health Professionals Advisory Committee
- Vice President, Professional Affairs and Chief Nurse Executive – UHN, Toronto, ON
- Health Information Monitoring, Lead – The Health Council of Canada, Toronto, ON
- Manager Nephrology Program – Humber River Regional Hospital, Toronto, ON
- Director, Corporate Performance and Process Improvement – Bridgepoint Health, Toronto, ON
- Senior Financial Analyst/Accountant – OACCAC, Toronto, ON
- Director, Organization Performance, Accountability & Risk, OACCAC, Toronto, ON
- Director, Communications and Community Relations – Bridgepoint Health, Toronto, ON
- Senior Consultant/Lead Project Coordination Office, Program Development – Toronto Central LHIN, Toronto ON
- Senior Director, Client Services – Erie St. Clair Community Care Access Centre, Chatham, ON
- Assistant Deputy Minister, Operations, Dept. Of Health & Social Services – Government of Nunavut
- National Chief Executive Officer – The Canadian Mental Health Association, Ottawa, ON
- Policy Lead, Analysis and Reporting – Health Council of Canada, Toronto, ON
- Scientist – The Institute for Work & Health, Toronto, ON
- Chief Executive Officer – Champlain Local Health Integration Network – Ottawa ON
- Chef de la direction – Réseau local d’intégration des services de santé de Champlain – Ottawa ON
- Vice President, Interprofessional Practice and Chief Nursing Officer – Saskatoon Health Region
- Vice President, Finance and Administration – Saskatoon Health Region
Today’s Nurse Jobs
- Registration Advisor, Registered Nurse and Nurse Practitioner Exams – College of Registered Nurses of BC
- Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Special Care Nursery – Guelph General Hospital , Guelph, ON
- Clinical Nurse Specialist, Geriatric Emergency Management – Guelph General Hospital , Guelph, ON
- Registered Nurses, Multiple Departments – St. Joseph’s Health Centre, Toronto, ON
- Registered Psychiatric Nurse or Registered Nurse – Whitehorse General Hospital, Whitehorse, YK
- Nursing Positions – The Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC
- RNs & RPNs (Relief Nursing Assignments) – Saint Elizabeth Health Care, Various Locations
- Fraser Health – Critical Care Nurses – Multiple Positions
- Fraser Health – Emergency Room Nurses – Multiple Positions
- Licensed Practical Nurses – VON, Lethbridge, Calgary and Edmonton, AB
- Licensed Practical Nurses – VON, Calgary, AB area
- Operating Room Licensed Practical Nurse – Interior Health, Penticton, BC
- RN, Patient Care Coordinator (Surgical) – Interior Health, Kelowna, BC
- Nurse Practitioner, Oncology – The BC Cancer Agency
- Registered Nurse, Shift Coordinator – Interior Health, Vernon, BC
- Registered Nurse, Perioperative – Interior Health, 100 Mile House, BC
- Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit – Interior Health, Penticton, BC
- Coordinator, Sterile Processing – Interior Health, Vernon, BC
- Nurse Practitioner – Cornwall Community Hospital, Cornwall, ON
- Clinical Resource Nurse (RN) – Saint Elizabeth Health Care, London, ON
- Registered Nurses, Various positions – Rouge Valley Health System, Scarborough & Ajax, ON
- And Many More …
Longwoods has a portal of participating healthcare recruitment centres. Send your career opportunities to Susan Hale at shale@longwoods.com
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This entry was posted on Tuesday, September 7th, 2010 at 11:47 am and is filed under Longwoods Online.