Longwoods eLetter May 31, 2005

“We doctors do nothing. We only help and encourage the doctor within.” Albert Schweitzer

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“Children are forgotten in health care reform. . . Local Health Integration Networks could be very good news, if there is a children’s strategy . . .” Mary Jo Haddad, CEO of the Hospital for Sick Children, speaks to her peers at Breakfast with the Chiefs. Here are her written remarks. http://www.longwoods.com/opinions/

Case study: Orlando Regional Healthcare: Leveraging Innovative Technology to Support Greater Efficiency, Resiliency and Performance
Tina Thomas. Download PDF

Case study: Mount Sinai Hospital Develops "Sinai e-Learning": Making It Simpler for Busy Clinical Staff to Master Healthcare Applications. Marilyn Sanli. Download PDF

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The Pulse of Renewal: A Focus on Nursing Human Resources. 15 report summaries with specific Calls to Action. Our most significant publication (reader popularity) for May, 2005 to date –already more than 16,000 copies downloaded. http://www.nursingleadership.net/

Dr. Adalsteinn Brown’s presentation: Information Management in Building a System We Can Count On is here: http://www.longwoods.com/events/breakfast/BC05_May11/index.html

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. . and our Nursing opportunities Nursing Leadership Careers (PDF)

Featured Careers
Nursing Program Director - Campbellford Memorial Hospital
Administrative Leader Positions - Providence Continuing Care Centre
Clinical Nurse Specialist - Capital Health
Vice President, Clinical Services - Royal Ottawa Health Care Group
Primary Care Nurse - Edmonton Southside Primary Care Network
Challenging Opportunities - The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
Centre for Health Outcomes Research, Scientific Director-UAlberta & Capital Health

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CONFERENCES AND EVENTS

OHA Presents . . .

1. June 3. Pandemic Planning: Are you Ready? Toronto

2. June 9. Security and Emergency Preparedness: A Look Ahead. Mississauga.

3. June 15. Emergency Departments: Easing the Congestion. Toronto.

www.oha.com/conferences for complete agendas and on-line registration.

June 8. Health Technology Assessment process for medical devices in Canada and internationally. Dr. Jill M. Sanders, Mike Gaucher, Andrew Dillon, Janine Lepage, Dr. Leslie Levin, Dr. Véronique Déry, Don Juzwishin, Joanne O’Gorman, Moderator is David Ames, Director, Emerging Technologies & Health Economics – Johnson & Johnson Medical Products. Go to www.medec.org/events.asp

June 24. Pediatric Patient Safety Symposium. Sick Kids. June 24, 2005. http://www.cme.utoronto.ca/PDF/PAE0508.pdf

June 25-29. The SACME Summer Research Institute at Dalhousie University in Halifax, 2005. Core principles and processes of educational research http://www.sacme.org/SACME_Meetings/Summer_Institute_2005/default.htm

September 14. First National CNIA conference. Nurses & Informatics: Transforming Healthcare. http://www.cnia.ca/CFP.html

September 18. The CAHSPR Conference (register with pcharbonneau@cahspr.ca) in Montreal just prior to the International Conference on the Scientific Basis of Health Services (ICSBHS) and following the University of Montreal’s Jean-Yves-Rivard Conference.

October 27. The DeGroote School of Business and St. Joseph's Healthcare welcome The Disney Institute. To sign up please download the registration form.

November 3-5. The Canadian Home Care Association (CHCA) annual national conference will be held at the Fairmount Banff Springs Hotel in Banff. Please visit the CHCA website: http://www.cdnhomecare.ca/conference.php

TRANSITIONS

Dr. Susan Jaglal to first joint Chair in Rehabilitation Research by Toronto Rehab and U of T.

Joseph Rotman to Chair, Expert panel on Commercialization
Carol Wilding to president Mount Sinai Hospital Foundation

Peter Bleyer to interim president of the Canadian Council on Social Development

NEWS & INFORMATION

1. Why we need LHINS – Richard Alvarez interviewed. http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=58850

ReSOURCES

1. Canadian Adverse Reaction Information System (CADRIS): http://www.longwoods.com/opinions/

2. The deadline for submitting an abstract for the International Best Practices Poster Display is quickly approaching. Visit www.ohahealthachieve.com

3. IHSPR is accepting applications for workshops or research community development initiatives until June 15. IHSPR's website.

4. Looking for information about the Ted Freedman Award for Innovation in Healthcare? Ask: mailto:FreedmanAward@longwoods.com

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