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"Girls who eat more omega-3 fatty acids outsmart those who eat higher amounts of omega-6 fatty acids, according to new research." from Ann Gibbons in ScienceNOW Daily News. This and more Points of Interest here.
"Investments in (Canada's) healthcare is no longer a private failure. The architects of the UK's National Health System (NHS) transformation think it would be a travesty to spend so much (as Canada) and achieve so little." Steven Lewis looks at high performing healthcare. Click here: Afterword.
Calgary Health Region [CHR] in Canada is one of seven high-performing healthcare systems selected by Ross Baker et al. For good reason: it has integrated care for patients across different organizations, improved access and flow to a number of clinical services and created an effective information infrastructure closely linked to efforts to improve the quality and safety of its services. What changes and strategic investments did CHR undertake in order to transform it into a higher performing system? Click here and learn.
As care delivery in Ontario shifts to a more system-focused, local planning model, 15 healthcare organizations in the Greater Toronto Area have formed a partnership to transform healthcare delivery. Read it here.
How often do people search for: muhc, uhn, lhsc, lhin, alberta health, vancouver coastal? Google says: click here.
Killer Germs and the role of Pharma: Reports from Forbes 2006. Are we any further along?
The Canadian Rx Atlas. 2nd Edition (2008) is now available.
Good news for patients with diabetes. Ontarians taking Lantus insulin to better manage their diabetes now benefit from improved coverage under the Ontario provincial drug plan. Click here.
Researchers: PubMed now provides linked search results for Healthcare Papers, Healthcare Quarterly, Nursing Leadership, and World Health and Population.
Special Price: Online Journals @ $25 each for a one year subscription | Ends midnight January 14, 2009 | Healthcare Quarterly, Electronic Healthcare, Healthcare Policy, Nursing Leadership, World Health and Population. Order here. Make sure you select “Online Only”.
Dr. Larry Brilliant talks about how smallpox was eradicated from the planet, and calls for a new global system that can identify and contain pandemics before they spread. Click here for this video.
Implementing a Nursing Internship Program | Cheryl Anne Smith
The Ottawa Hospital developed an evidence-based nursing internship program to meet the challenges of new graduates. The literature suggests many challenges that they face during their transition from student to new graduate, with a turnover...
How Canadian physicians are using EMRs in clinical care: 20 Cases. (You will end up on the CMA.ca website)
Help two Ontario farm girls complete medical school: An Investment Opportunity with Two-Fold Return.
Two rural Ontario sisters and their family are looking for finances to complete their training as medical doctors at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. Well-placed in their classes, they will graduate in 2011 and 2013. Offering an 8% return on investment, interest payments would be made until June 2011 when principal and interest payments would begin. Beyond personal guarantees, the girls offer their family business and farm, which has been in the family for 30 years, as additional security. For added security, third party management of the funds would be welcomed. Interested? Call toll-free 888.301.3477 or email: medical-investment@live.ca.
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BREAKFAST WITH THE CHIEFS Thursday, February 12, 2009 - Vancouver
Chiefs: Murray T. Martin, President and CEO, Hamilton Health Sciences, Cliff Nordal, President and CEO, London Health Sciences Centre & St. Joseph's Health Care, London, ON.
Topic: Let's settle the private/public hospital debate: A Conversation reflecting on a tour of Australia and New Zealand.
Location: Vancouver, UBC Robson Square, 800 Robson Street, Vancouver, Campus Level, HSBC Hall, C680.
Sponsored by: ACAHO, Accenture, CGI, HP Canada, IBM, McKesson Canada, PricewaterhouseCoopers. Register here.
Daily Health and Healthcare News. Compiled by our Editors and Canadian Press.
Flu trends - up to the minute updates from Google.
Listeriosis up to the minute news updates from Google
76% of pharmacists work in community settings, while 18% work in hospitals? More at CIHI.
SAVIEZ-VOUS QUE?
Que 76 % des pharmaciens travaillent dans un milieu communautaire et 18 %, dans un hôpital?
Healthcare Quarterly
Increasing Value for Money in the Canadian Healthcare System: New Findings and the Case for Integrated Care for Seniors
Marcus J. Hollander, Jo Ann Miller, Margaret MacAdam, Neena Chappell and David Pedlar
HealthcarePapers
Home Care: It's Time for a Canadian Model
Margaret MacAdam
Nursing Leadership
The Acute Care Nurse Practitioner in Ontario: A Workforce Study
Christina Hurlock-Chorostecki, Mary van Soeren, and Sharon Goodwin
Healthcare Policy
Performance Reporting to Help Organizations Promote Quality Improvement
Canadian Health Services Research Foundation
Electronic Healthcare
Initial Experience in Mapping Minimum Data Set Home Care to SNOMED CT
Francis Lau, Ju Yang and Georg Brox
World Health and Population
Local Knowledge of the Link between Tuberculosis and HIV-1/AIDS among the Turkana of Lodwar Township: Implications for Tuberculosis and HIV-1/AIDS Prevention
John Arianda Owiti
Today’s featured Podcast:
Coping with Structural Change: How a Regional Health Authority Is Helping Local Public Health Managers Take on New Responsibilities
Canadian Health Services Research Foundation
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2009 Calendar of Breakfast with the Chiefs
Thursday, February 12, 2009 - Vancouver
Murray T. Martin and Cliff Nordal
Murray T. Martin is President and CEO, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, ON. Cliff Nordal is President and CEO, London Health Sciences Centre & St. Joseph’s Health Care, London, ON
Topic: Let's settle the private/public hospital debate: A Conversation reflecting on a tour of Australia and New Zealand.
Location: Vancouver,UBC Robson Square, 800 Robson Street, Vancouver, Campus Level, HSBC Hall, C680
Sponsors: ACAHO, Accenture, CGI, HP Canada, IBM, McKesson Canada, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Register here
Thursday, February 19, 2009 - Toronto
Glenda Yeates, Graham Scott and Dr. Brian Postl
Glenda Yeates is President and CEO, Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI). Graham Scott is Chair, CIHI. Dr. Brian Postl is CEO, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority.
Topic: TBA
Location: Toronto, venue: TBA
Sponsors: ACAHO, Accenture, CGI, Ontario Hospital Association
Tuesday, March 3, 2009 - Toronto
Michael Guerriere, Managing Partner, Courtyard Group
Topic: 2009 Review of IM/IT in Healthcare: The Unvarnished Version
Location: Toronto
Sponsors: ACAHO, Accenture, CGI, Courtyard Group, HP Canada, McKesson Canada, Microsoft, Ontario Hospital Association
Friday, March 13, 2009 - Vancouver
Ida Goodreau, President & CEO, Vancouver Coastal Health
Topic: TBA
Location: Vancouver, venue: TBA
Sponsors: ACAHO, Accenture, CGI, Sodexo
Monday, April 21, 2009 - Toronto
Mary Ferguson Pare, Vice President, Professional Affairs & Chief Nurse Executive UHN
Topic: TBA
Location: Toronto, venue: TBA
Sponsors: ACAHO, Accenture, CGI, McKesson Canada, Ontario Hospital Association
Wednesday, May 13, 2009 - Toronto
Adalsteinn Brown, Assistant Deputy Minister, Health System Strategy Division, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
Topic: TBA
Location: Toronto, venue: TBA
Sponsors: ACAHO, Accenture, CGI, IBM, McKesson Canada, Ontario Hospital Association, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Tuesday, June 2 , 2009 - Toronto
Tom Closson, President and CEO, Ontario Hospital Association
Topic: The five Most Important Issues Facing Healthcare over the Next 12 Months. And, what to do about them.
Location: Toronto, venue: TBA
Sponsors: ACAHO, Accenture, CGI, Ontario Hospital Association
Other confirmed Chiefs for 2008/2009 series of Breakfast with the Chiefs: Joseph D’Cruz, Professor, Rotman School of Management, Ross Baker, Professor, Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Dr. Penny Ballem, Tom Closson, and the Honourable George Smitherman.
For more information on upcoming speakers or to view past presentations click here.
Breakfast with the Chiefs video: Murray T. Martin, President and CEO of Hamilton Health Sciences, and Cliff Nordal, President and CEO of St. Joseph’s Health Care, London. Presented Thursday, December 4, 2008
Sponsors: Accenture, ACAHO, HPME, University of Toronto, Healthtech HP Canada, IBM, Ontario Hospital Association, Philips Healthcare, Sodexo.
The small print: Breakfast with the Chiefs: registration requirements:
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January 22, 2009: Toronto, ON. Leadership During Challenging Times. This conference highlights the issue of leadership during challenging times. Speakers will offer their perspective on how their organizations handled a crisis and will offer insight as to what constitutes exemplary leadership during a crisis. Learn more about strategies and tactics used by seasoned leaders to address challenges they faced. For more information click here (PDF).
February 8 – 10, 2009: Toronto, ON. Nursing Leadership Conference. For nurses in formal and informal leadership and management roles across all areas of nursing practice, as well as nursing and health administration students, consultants, policy decision-makers, CEOs and others with an interest in the leadership impacts of nursing. For conference and registration information, please click here.
February 9 – 10, 2009: Halifax, NS. Chronic and Complex Care: Prevention, Care Planning and Management. This conference will explore many facets of CDM with input from healthcare policy makers and clinical leaders, including delivery of care, proactive management, and a look at the acute care impacts of chronic illness. For details click here.
February 9 - 11, 2009: Edmonton, AB. Accelerating Primary Care Conference. After attending, delegates will be prepared to revolutionize their practices and policies to improve services and outcomes. New this year, the Alberta Interdisciplinary Primary Health Care Research Network will host a pre conference workshop that provides hands- on learning about implementing improvements in projects. Click here.
February 19-22, 2009: Victoria, BC. Revolutionizing Healthcare with Informatics: From Research to Practice. Information technology affects nearly every aspect of healthcare today. Health information systems are seen by many as the critical element in improving and modernizing healthcare in Canada and internationally. In order to achieve this potential there will need to be a stronger bridge between research and practice in order to solve complex healthcare problems using technology and to develop best practices based on proven results. Deadline for submission of abstracts is June 30, 2008. For details click here.
March 3-4, 2009: Ottawa ON. Quality Worklife, Quality Healthcare Collaborative, Shaping the Future of Quality: Building on the Momentum. Be part of an exciting Canada-wide knowledge exchange opportunity. Click here.
March 11, 2009: Toronto, ON. Centre for Outsourcing Research & Education (CORE) presents Leadership for Change & Innovation, A Healthcare Conference. CORE’s 2nd annual Healthcare conference will bring strategies and practices that are essential in achieving efficiency in the sector. With the current flux in the economy the need for improving accountability in Canadian healthcare sector comes to the forefront. Featuring KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: Michael Treacy | Peter De Jager. Sponsored by IBM. For more information and to register, call 416-366-2673 or click here.
March 19 - 20, 2009: Edmonton, AB. Leaders in Rehabilitation: the Rehabilitation of Function, The Function of Rehabilitation. Alberta Health Services, in the Edmonton and Calgary areas and the University of Alberta - Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine are pleased to announce the 4th Leaders in Rehabilitation conference. Speakers and special guests include Mr. Alan Lilly, Dr. Mike Landry, Dr. Peter Rosenbaum, Dr. Martin Ferguson-Pell and Dr. Arya Sharma. For details click here.
March 30 – 31, 2009: Toronto, ON. Collaborative Primary Healthcare, Transitioning to the Next Generation. Hear the latest from leading practitioners on the benefits of a collaborative approach to primary health care. If applied as envisioned, this approach will greatly improve patient care through its holistic approach and could provide significant inroads to finding solutions to current issues such as wait times and shortages of family physicians. For details click here.
October 28-30, 2009: Toronto, ON. We Can Do It: Evidence and Interventions for Transforming Mental Health in the Workplace. The leading Canadian forum dedicated to improving the working environment and the mental health of employees. During this two and a half day congress, hundreds of researchers, business leaders, policy-makers and workers will gather to exchange information on the latest research and practical, evidence-based policies, programs and tools. For more information click here.
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Ontario Hospital Association conferences www.OHA.com/conferences.
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Dr. Penny Ballem to City Manager of Vancouver
Dr. Sarah Kredentser to President, College of Family Physicians of Canada
Dr. Ruth Wilson to Past President, College of Family Physicians of Canada
Dr. Cathy MacLean to Secretary-Treasurer, College of Family Physicians of Canada
Dr. Rob Boulay to Member-at-Large, College of Family Physicians of Canada
Dr. Val Rachlis to Member-at-Large, College of Family Physicians of Canada
Dr. Harold Dion to Member-at-Large, College of Family Physicians of Canada
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Appointed to the Order of Canada:
Paul E. Garfinkel, O.C. Toronto ON
The Honourable Michael J. Kirby, O.C. Ottawa, ON
Michael A. Baker, C.M. Toronto, ON
LaVerne Kindree, C.M. Squamish, BC
John F. Lewis, C.M. St. John's NL
Ross. E. Petty, C.M. Vancouver BC
Pierre Théroux, C.M. Montréal, QC
William J. Wall, C.M. London ON
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