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Longwoods eLetter April 18, 2006
"Medicine used to be simple and ineffective and relatively safe, but now it is complex, effective, and potentially dangerous." (Chantler 2001). — G. Ross Baker, Patient Safety Papers 2005
Call for Papers for the second issue on Patient Safety (A collaborative between the Canadian Patient Safety Institute and the Ontario Hospital Association Patient Safety Support Service.) Editor is Dr. Ross Baker. If you are interested in presenting your paper as part of an eLearning program please let us know. Details here
OFF THE CUFF # 6
Taming of the Queue III: Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Federal Health Minister Tony Clement’s first public appearance | Details here
HIMSSanalytics invites you to review its new Canadian initiative | Details here
Ontario appoints 39 new board members to the 14 LHINs | Read here
Planning for nurse practitioners made easy | Details here
Healthcare Quarterly
Experiences of Regionalization: Assessing Multiple Stakeholder Perspectives across Time
Ann Casebeer, Trish Reay, Karen Golden-Biddle, Amy Pablo, Elden Wiebe and Bob Hinings
World Health and Population
Limitations to Access and Use of Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Among HIV Positive Persons in Lagos, Nigeria
A.K. Adeneye, T.A. Adewole, A.Z. Musa, D. Onwujekwe, N.N. Odunukwe, I.D. Araoyinbo, T.A. Gbajabiamila, P.M. Ezeobi and E.O. Idigbe
HealthcarePapers
Quality Councils as Catalysts and Leaders in Quality Improvement: The Experience of the Health Quality Council in Saskatchewan
Benjamin T.B. Chan, Marlene Smadu, J. Stewart McMillan
ElectronicHealthcare
A Collaborative Approach to Building Capacity in Health Informatics
Francis Lau
Canadian Journal of Nursing Leadership
Processes of Care: Comparison between Nurse Practitioners and Physician Residents in Acute Care
Souraya Sidani, Diane Doran, Heather Porter, Sandra LeFort, Linda Lee O'Brien-Pallas, Catherine Zahn, Heather Laschinger and Sonia Sarkissian
Complementary and Alternative Medicine: A Rising Healthcare Issue
Heather S. Boon, Marja J. Verhoef, Laura C. Vanderheyden and Kathleen P. Westlake
Law & Governance
Disarming the Value Killers: A Risk Management Study
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Board Independence: Striking the Right Balance
Robert L. Heidrick and Dayton Ogden
Six Priorities for Boards in 2006
Ira M. Millstein, Holly J. Gregory and Rebecca C. Grapsas
The Evolution of Health System Governance in Canada and Ontario
Steve Elson
BREAKFAST WITH THE CHIEFS — now available online | enabled by TELUS
1. Dr. Michael Guerriere: Annual Review of IM/IT in Healthcare. The Unvarnished Version | Click to Watch Video Presentation Sponsors: Accenture, Association of Canadian Academic Healthcare Organizations (ACAHO), Lanier Healthcare, Microsoft Canada, Ontario Hospital Association (OHA), Compass Group Canada, Ray & Berndtson, Cerner, Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) and TELUS.
Upcoming Sessions
VANCOUVER. Richard Alvarez, CEO, Canada Health Infoway. Annual Report: ONLY A FEW SEATS LEFT! Sponsors: Accenture, Association of Canadian Academic Healthcare Organizations (ACAHO), Cerner, Microsoft Canada, Compass Group and TELUS. Thursday, April 20, 2006. Time: 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. (join us at 7:30 a.m. for breakfast) | Child & Family Research Institute (CFRI), at the Children's & Women's Hospital, Chan Auditorium, 950 West 28th Avenue, Vancouver (ground floor). Register with Rebecca Hart at rhart@longwoods.com
TORONTO*. Matthew Anderson, CIO, University Health Network. IT Collaboration Report. Sponsors: Accenture, Association of Canadian Academic Healthcare Organizations (ACAHO), Cerner, DELL Canada, Healthtech, Lanier Healthcare, Ontario Hospital Association (OHA), Philips Medical Systems, and TELUS. Tuesday, May 09, 2006. Time: 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. (join us for breakfast at 7:30 a.m.) | Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, Room 134 (ground level), 105 St. George Street. Map. Register with Lina Lopez at llopez@longwoods.com
* To attend, you must be a member of the HealthcareBoard. Ask Lina or Rebecca for details.
MORE CONFERENCES & EVENTS
May 7-9, 2006: TELUS has partnered with the University of Toronto's Joseph L. Rotman School of Management to offer the Governance Essential Program in Toronto. TELUS will be offering nine $1000 scholarships to selected individuals attending from not-for-profit organizations. Visit: http://www.rotman.utoronto.ca/news/detail.asp?ID=158 or call Rebecca Young at 416-883-4381. a Longwoods knowledge partner
May, 2006: Emerging Leader Forum from Courtyard (Think ELF) New minds. New ideas. From Courtyard Group. Four times a year. Must have <5 years of eHealth experience. Contact: elf@courtyard-group.com for more information. . . .a Longwoods knowledge partner
May 17, 2006: 2006 Society of Grads - Education Day Event, 8:00am – 1:00pm. Granite Club, 2350 Bayview Avenue, Toronto. Register online: http://www.hpme.utoronto.ca/English/Education-Day-2006.html
June 11, 2006: The Canadian Journal of Nursing Leadership is pleased to advise that: Johnson & Johnson invites all past recipients of The Robert Wood Johnson Award to a 50th Anniversary Reception during the 2006 National Healthcare Leadership Conference in Victoria B.C. Please contact Teresa Forrest by May 15, 2006 at tforrest@medca.jnj.com. Details at http://longwoods.com/view.php?aid=18139.
If you are a past recipient please join the celebration. If you know of recipients who may no longer be active nurses please pass this on to them.
The Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research (CAHSPR) invites submissions for its annual conference,
September 17-19, 2006, in Vancouver. All about Sustaining Primary Healthcare. Details and the online submission form here: http://www.cahspr.ca/conference06/abstract_en.html. . . . . a Longwoods knowledge partner
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 eletter@longwoods.com]
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
The 2006 Healthcare Awards Call for Submissions are Now Open! All awards will be presented at the OHA HealthAchieve2006 held on November 6 to 8 in Toronto. Visit here.
LEADERSHIP TRANSITIONS
Dr. Mark Dermer to Senior Medical Advisor, Infoway
Sylvain Rocque to Chief Financial Officer, Infoway
Ella Ferris to Executive Vice President, Programs and Chief Nursing Executive, St. Michael's Hospital
Marc Beaudry to Vice-President, Corporate Services and Chief Human Resources Officer, Providence Healthcare
Frank Vessio to Chief Financial Officer, Providence Healthcare
Review all recently reported Transitions here.
[Send your leadership transitions to eletter@longwoods.com]
LEADERSHIP CAREERS
Chief Financial Officer - Bluewater Health
VP, Patient Services & Chief Nursing Officer Services - St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital (STEGH)
Neonatal Clinical Nurse Specialist - Northern Alberta Neonatal Intensive Care Program
Program Manager - Alberta Hospital Edmonton
Vice President, Patient Service - Humber River Regional Hospital
Nursing Consultant - Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Ontario
Nursing Opportunities - PHSA, BC
Senior Scientist Leader, Provincial Toxicology Center - PHSA, BC
Nursing Career Opportunities - MUHC. Montreal
Registered Nurse - Hamilton Health Sciences
Summer Student, Research - Hamilton Health Sciences
Challenging Opportunities - Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
Chief Of The Department Of Psychiatry And Addiction Services - Niagara Health System (PDF)
Vancouver Coastal Health - Various Positions
Northern Health Authority - Various Positions
Senior Analysts/Analysts - University Health Network, Toronto
Positions at Cancer Care Ontario
Nursing Student and New Grad Program - Vancouver Coastal Health
New BC Graduate Nurse (RN/RPN) Program - Deadline to Apply is April 30th, 2006
Specialty Nursing Education and Career Information
Career Opportunities in the Northwest Territories
Career Opportunities at Capital Health Edmonton
Career Opportunities at Fraser Health
Career Opportunities at Hamilton Health Sciences
Healthcare Quarterly Careers - NEW - (PDF)
Nursing Leadership Careers - NEW- (PDF)
Visit our portal of 78 participating recruitment centres
[Send your career opportunities to Susan Hale at shale@longwoods.com]
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