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Longwoods eLetter February 3, 2009
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“We have a food supply skewed to inappropriate and overly processed foods that are high in sugar, fat and salt; and we have people struggling to afford healthy food to feed their families.” Michael Moore, CEO, The Public Health Association of Australia.
. . . the report "If the Health Care System Believed You Are What You Eat" suggested that we need to transform hospital food service systems into facilities providing healthy food choices and local food. Green Healthcare: You Are What You Serve: Healthy and Environmentally Friendly Food Service, by Trevor Hancock.
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Dr. Michael Julius: Budget 2009 Leaves Few Assurances for Canada’s Top Research Talent
The lack of new investment in the nation’s research and innovation engine is concerning; notably the absence of additional base funding for the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the other granting councils and Genome Canada.
Faculties of Medicine say . . .
Budget 2009 does not ensure that Canada continues to develop and retain world-class talent in research and development
Dwindling interest in Research. Do Google’s search numbers tell the Canadian story? Send your thoughts to editors@longwoods.com.
Executive Training for Research Application (EXTRA) fellowship program (PDF)
Here is the call for applications from the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation in partnership with the Canadian College of Health Service Executives; the Canadian Medical Association; the Canadian Nurses Association and a consortium of Quebec partners represented by l’Agence d’évaluation des technologies et des modes d’intervention en santé (AETMIS). En français (PDF).
Abstract Submission Reminder | Details (PDF)
Mental Health in the Workplace: the 4th Annual Canadian Congress for Research on Mental Health and Addiction in the Workplace.
Indicators to compare: Quebec has the lowest (lower is better) Fair or Poor Self-Rated Health Status. The highest is . . . ?
Are there really less of us dying? Age-standardized mortality rates. All causes of death [A00-Y89] [2000] 615.5 [2001] 600.8 [2002] 598.2 [2003] 586.9 [2004] 571.9
Technology Available for Licensing / Transfer (PDF): The SIMS Whiteboard is an electronic tool that allows users to track clients as they move around a given functional area (both inpatient and ambulatory) in real-time. It creates a portal view of clients and amalgamates any relevant information into a single one-stop shopping view for the user. Developed by the University Health Network.
Murray T. Martin and Cliff Nordal, comparing private/public hospitals. Location: UBC Robson Square, 800 Robson Street, Vancouver. Campus Level, HSBC Hall, C680. Thursday, February 12, 2009, from 8:00 am to 9:00 am. Join us for Breakfast at 7:30 am. Register here.
Dr. Brian Postl, Glenda Yeates and Graham Scott measuring healthcare. Location: University of Toronto, Health Sciences Building, Room 610, 155 College Street, Toronto. Thursday, February 19, 2009, from 8:00 am to 9:00 am. Join us for Breakfast at 7:30 am. Register here.
Dr. Michael Guerriere, 2009 Review of IM/IT in Healthcare: The Unvarnished Version. Location: University of Toronto, Health Sciences Building, Room 610, 155 College Street, Toronto. Tuesday, March 3, 2009 , from 8:00 am to 9:00 am. Join us for Breakfast at 7:30 am. Register here.
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Healthcare Policy/Politiques de Santé, a peer-reviewed journal, which disseminates research relating to health policy development and decision-making in spheres ranging from governance, organizational management and service delivery to funding and resource allocation, is looking for reviewers. We are looking for both, academic and decision-maker reviewers, since all papers undergo both a substantive, critical review and a relevance review.
We are interested in individuals from a broad range of disciplines including social sciences, humanities, ethics, law, management sciences, and knowledge translation. We are also interested in reviewers with backgrounds in health services delivery and policy development. We encourage all those with an interest in reviewing for the journal to fill out a reviewer profile. Click 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
Healthcare Quarterly
Lessons Learned from a Privacy Breach at an Academic Health Science Centre
Jacqueline Malonda, Janice Campbell, Daniela Crivianu-Gaita, Melvin H. Freedman, Polly Stevens and Ronald M. Laxer
HealthcarePapers
Strategic Purchasing to Improve Health System Performance: Key Issues and International Trends
Reinhard Busse, Josep Figueras, Ray Robinson, Elke Jakubowski
Nursing Leadership
Fostering Research Partnerships: Interview with Dr. Gina Browne
Dorothy Pringle and Gina Browne
Healthcare Policy
Using Operations Research to Plan the British Columbia Registered Nurses' Workforce
Mariel S. Lavieri, Sandra Regan, Martin L. Puterman and Pamela A. Ratner
Electronic Healthcare
Canada's E-Health Journey and HIMSS Analytics' Canada Information and Communications Technology Study
Patrick Powers
World Health and Population
Medicinal Products Liability of the Pharmacists: An Overview of Some Emerging Legal Issues in Nigeria
Henry Akpobor Okeri, Efe Okeri
Today’s featured Podcast:
Collaborative Partnerships: Managing Increased Healthcare Demand without Increasing Overall System Capacity
Paul Masotti, Eleanor Rivoire, Wendy Rowe, Marnie Dahl and Eleanor Plain
Collaborative partnerships can help improve integration and quality in local healthcare systems. We describe an innovative approach that was implemented following the formation of a tri-provider partnership between homecare and two acute care hospitals.
The result was a pilot project in which both homecare clients and non-urgent hospital patients could be served in a hospital-based ambulatory nursing care clinic.
Runtime: 00:18:44
Listen here. Read the article here.
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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: Health Data, Indicators and Rankings: What do they matter, what do they measure?
Location: Toronto, venue: TBA
Sponsors: ACAHO, Accenture, CGI, Ontario Hospital Association
Register here.
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
Register here.
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, 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:
Do you work at a publicly funded organization? If so, you must hold a current personal subscription for at least one Longwoods journal. This covers attendance for the full season. If you are not a subscriber click here first. If you are a subscriber go to this page for information on upcoming dates: click here.
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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.
April 22, 23, 24, 2009: Toronto, ON. Pillars in Case Management - Diversities, Communities, Best Practices. The National Case Management Network is pleased to be hosting our 3rd Annual National Case Management Conference. Plan to be a part of this premier event in Case Management in Canada, and join conference delegates engaged in the field of Case Management from diverse health and social service sectors, which include practice, education, research, quality improvement, and management positions. For details click here.
April 23-25, 2009, Vancouver, BC: Pathways to Success: Improving Outcomes through Physician Engagement. Renew your inspiration at the 11th Annual Canadian Society of Physician Executives conference. Network with Canadian physician leaders to explore solutions to common challenges at The Sutton Place Hotel, Vancouver. Contact: carol.rochefort@cma.ca or click here.
April 30-May 1, 2009, Toronto, ON: Age Friendly Communities: Supporting Aging at Home and Across the Continuum of Care. The Conference examines progress on the Aging at Home Strategies and local initiatives that advance age friendly communities. Keynote speaker, Dr. Robert Butler reports on changes in longevity and some 50 papers and workshops provide evidence-based information and best practices. Registration and program details at www.gerontario.org under the Conference tab.
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.
For our complete list of conferences and events go here.
Ontario Hospital Association conferences www.OHA.com/conferences.
Registered Nurses Association of Ontario conferences click here.
[We don't go looking for these conferences. Send details to conferences@longwoods.com]
Dr. Shoo Lee to Paediatrician-in-Chief, Mount Sinai Hospital and head of the neonatology department at the University of Toronto
Dr. Paula Rochon to Vice-President, Research Women’s College Hospital, Toronto
Dean Johnson to President Sodexo Canada
David J. Mitchell to President & CEO Public Policy Forum
Jill Tettmann to Acting Chief Executive Officer, North Simcoe Muskoka LHIN
[And in the “better late than never” department]
Dr. Jack Kitts (President & CEO, The Ottawa Hospital) to Chair of the Board of Directors, of the Board of Directors, Association of Academic Healthcare Organizations
Ida Goodreau (President & CEO, Vancouver Coastal Health Authority) to Member of the Board of Directors, of the Board of Directors, Association of Academic Healthcare Organizations (for a few more weeks)
Dr. Arthur Porter (Executive Director & CEO, McGill University Health Centre) to Member of the Board of Directors, of the Board of Directors, Association of Academic Healthcare Organizations
Christine Power (President & CEO, Capital District Health Authority) to Member of the Board of Directors, of the Board of Directors, Association of Academic Healthcare Organizations
Glenn Brimacombe to President and CEO Association of Canadian Academic Healthcare Organizations
Robert Mosher to Vice President Marketing, TSO3
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