Longwoods eLetter September 22, 2009
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“United States health reform: interesting but incomprehensible. 47 million Americans without health insurance: only the strong survive!” Steven Lewis writes and presents a four-minute video.
Back-to-School Health and the New E-parents: "Back-to-School-itis" is hard not only on kids, but on parents, too. What are parents worried about most this week, and why? "Mommy" and "Daddy" blogs tell a story worth examining. Neil Seeman
The US-based Breakthrough Institute and the Third Way have been awarded the Global Accelerator Award for their proposal to create a National Institutes of Energy modeled after the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The Accelerator Award considers human health, and the determinants of health, in a broad sense. This includes the promotion of clean energy initiatives, of the sort imagined by the joint proposal from the Breakthrough Institute and the Third Way. The joint proposal notes that “a new National Institutes of Energy (NIE) would effectively apply R&D funding to the goal of developing new, low-cost commercial clean energy technologies. The NIE would function as a nationwide network of regionally based, commercially focused, and coordinated innovation institutes.”
Here is your chance to hear the key players, the adroit, the alert, the apt, the astute and the nimble talk about flu – AS IT'S HAPPENING.
Breakfast with the Chiefs presents the following speakers: Dr. Vivek Goel, Dr. Michael Gardam, Dr. Natasha Crowcroft, Dr. Brian Schwartz and Dr. Jonathan Gubbay. (One way or another related to the Agency for Health Protection and Promotion (OAHPP) Friday, October 2, 2009 in Toronto at 8:00 am to 9:30 am. Join us for Breakfast at 7:30 am. Registration limited to subscribers of any Longwoods publication). Register. Questions.
IN THE USA. . . . all the bright, ambitious immigrants . . . are leaving the United States and returning home, especially to India and China. That is the topic of a report, “America’s Loss Is the World’s Gain” (PDF) from the Kauffman Foundation. In the last two decades, 50,000 immigrants left the United States and returned to India and China. In the next five years, researchers project that 100,000 more will make the return trip. Here’s Why: Economics, is the main engine of the shift. Researchers surveyed 1,203 Indian and Chinese workers who had studied or worked in the United States for a year or more before returning home. Growing demand for their skills and shining career opportunities back home were cited by 87 percent of the Chinese and 79 percent of the Indians as the major professional reason for returning. Most also cited the lure of being close to family and friends. | MacLean’s suggests: Given Canada’s strength, this may be our time to pull out of America’s shadow. Yet, developing countries still serve as a readily available source of trained nurses for developed countries in Europe, North America and parts of Oceania and According to CIHI, the Percent of Physicians in Canada Who Are International Medical Graduates (IMGs), by Province and Territory, 1977, 1987, 1997, 2007 (PDF) has been on the decrease since 1977.
The second annual Health Innovation Forum provider round table hosted by the McGill University Health Centre
How the nursing profession has changed to meet new expectations, what barriers stand in the way of further evolution of nursing roles, and how health care organizations can promote inter-professional collaboration. With: Jeanne Besner, Madeleine Boulay-Bolduc, Patricia O'Connor, Andréanne Saucier, Dr. Jeremy Sturgeon, Linda Ward.
Americans can order, with a valid prescription, a 90-day supply of 300 eligible generic prescriptions for only $10 and receive them via free mail delivery.
See the complete table of contents of the latest Patient Safety Papers. New resources. Edited by Dr. Ross Baker.
The Association Of Canadian Academic Healthcare Organizations (ACAHO) Recommends: (PDF)
Do Non-Exercising Chicken Promote Obesity in Humans? The authors note that, as in humans, the cocktail of gene selection for fast weight gain, lack of exercise and high-energy food available 24 hours a day, is a simple and well-understood recipe for obesity. The authors conclude “While chicken was at one time a lean, low-fat food, it is no longer”.
How Come You Never See a Baby Housefly?
Three Uvic Health Information Sciences Students to Receive Denis and Pat Protti Endowment Fund Awards.
Study Reveals Drug Companies Struggle to Improve Supply Chain to Battle Counterfeiting, Safety Concerns and Global Complexity.
Starving in Guatemala: Issues are at Top of Food Conference Agenda.
First CyberKnife System Installed in Canada.
Researchers Discover the First-Ever Link Between Intelligence and Curiosity.
The University of Ottawa welcomes three new health networks with funding totalling $8.75 million over five years.
Alberta Health Services to close 350 hospital beds in Edmonton and Calgary and plans to open 775 community living options, including assisted living, home care and long-term care.
Doctors licensed to practice in other parts of Canada and the U.S. will soon be able to practice in Ontario without further training or additional examinations.
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Leading Lean: A Canadian Healthcare Leader's Guide by Benjamin A. Fine, Brian Golden, Rosemary Hannam and Dante Morra.
Canadian healthcare organizations are increasingly asked to do more with less, and too often this has resulted in demands on staff to simply work harder and longer. Lean methodologies, originating from Japanese industrial organizations and most notably Toyota, offer an alternative...
Healthcare-Associated Infections as Safety Indicators by Michael A. Gardam, Camille Lemieux, Paige Reason, Marlies van Dijk and Vivek Goel
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are a pressing patient safety concern, yet healthcare administrators and providers tend to view them as less of a threat than adverse events such as medication errors and falls.
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Today’s featured Podcast:
Breakfast with the Chiefs: "What Do Patients Want? A Critical Look at Healthcare Delivery in Canada."
André Picard
Award-winning journalist, The Globe and Mail
Running time: 46 minutes and 03 seconds
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2009/2010 Line Up
Friday, October 2, 2009 - Toronto, ON
Dr. Vivek Goel, Dr. Michael Gardam, Dr. Natasha Crowcroft, Dr. Brian Schwartz and Dr. Jonathan Gubbay
Topic: Pandemic Preparedness
Location: Medical Sciences Building, University of Toronto, MacLeod Auditorium, Room 2158, One King's College Circle, Toronto, ON, M5S 1A8
Sponsors: ACAHO, Accenture, HPME, IBM, and Roche
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Tuesday, November 3, 2009 - Toronto, ON
Joseph R. D'Cruz and Ida Goodreau
Joseph R. D'Cruz, Professor, Rotman School of Management, U of T, Ida Goodreau,CEO, LifeLabs Medical Laboratory Services.
Topic: To Be Announced
Location: University of Toronto, Health Sciences Building, Room 610, 155 College Street, Toronto, ON
Sponsors: ACAHO, Accenture and HPME
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September 25, 2009: CCHSE Greater Toronto Chapter & Northern and Southern Alberta Chapters are pleased to present Alberta Health Services Executive Speaker Series Chris Mazurkewich, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Alberta Health Services. $1.3B - Challenge or Opportunity in Care Delivery? The Greater Toronto Chapter is hosting 1 videoconferencing site, Register.
October 3, 2009: Hamilton, ON. DeGroote Interprofessional Health Leadership Conference. This one day conference “Crisis in Healthcare: Exploring the Pressures and Solutions of Health Leadership” will feature speakers and panellists from clinical and business backgrounds addressing the current and future dilemmas in Canadian healthcare as well as innovative and practical solutions addressing these problems. Details.
October 5, 2009: Toronto, ON. Capital Planning: Anatomy of the Hospital Project Life Cycle. Chaired by Debbie Sevenpifer, President and CEO, Niagara Health System, this conference will provide capital planning keys to success and address barriers to be aware of while exploring various healthcare facility projects. Details.
October 5, 2009: Toronto, ON. Pandemic Intervention - Sustaining Normality. Hear from Dr. Vivek Goel, CEO Agency of Health Protection and Promotion, and Dan Hefkey, CEO Emergency Management Ontario, the Province's leads for managing public health and emergencies. Included: Workshop on steps to take NOW to protect patients and employees. Details.
October 5-6, 2009: Toronto, ON. HIROC and OSACH present: Transformational Leadership. This conference will deliver strategic and inspirational advice from dynamic Canadian leaders on how to build a Culture of Safety in Healthcare. Speakers to include: Major-General Lewis MacKenzie - “Lessons in Leadership” and Dr. Graham Lowe - How to make your organization’s culture the foundation of safety. Details.
October 5-7, 2009: Toronto, ON. The Canadian Healthcare Business Development Network Annual meeting. Please join 100+ healthcare business development leaders, CFOs and other healthcare executives in October 2009 in Toronto, for our annual conference, themed Rethinking the Business of Healthcare. We've got an exciting program this year, featuring some of the best ideas and innovative approaches in revenue generation that have hit bottom line in healthcare institutions. The lineup of speakers is excellent, with Executives from Cleveland Clinic, to GE Healthcare, to Deliotte's Centre for Health Solutions, plus much more. Hosted & organized this year by SickKids and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. Details.
October 15, 2009: Toronto, ON. Society of Graduates in Health Policy, Management and Evaluation Recognition Dinner 2009. HPME alumni are invited to dinner and a presentation of Innovation and Graduate Literary Awards as well as Honouring our 25th Silver Anniversary Class. Details.
October 19-20, 2009: Vancouver, BC. HealthCare Leaders' Association of BC presents Leading Healthcare: Inspire and Achieve. Join colleagues from across the full healthcare continuum to discuss new ideas and focus on leadership strategies, complex networks and organizational reform. Strategic Partners: CCHSE and Emerging Health Leaders. Details or call 604-685-4888.
October 21–22, 2009: Halifax, NS. E-HEALTH Forum. This event provides a uniquely Atlantic forum for networking and discussion on shared issues, solutions and strategies to address the challenges encountered as implementation and utilization moves forward. Details.
October 26–27, 2009: Calgary, AB. 9th Edition E-HEALTH Forum: Is the promise of e-health being delivered? This conference will focus squarely on the latest developments around the use and application of e-health systems to drive improvements in healthcare quality and the implementation of a more efficient and streamlined approach to care delivery. Details.
October 28-30, 2009: Toronto, ON. The 4th annual Canadian Congress on Mental Health and the Workplace is the leading Canadian forum dedicated to exchanging scientific evidence to improve the working environment and the mental health of workers. During this two and a half day Congress, hundreds of researchers, business leaders, policy-makers, service providers and workers will gather to share information on the latest research and practical, evidence-based policies, programs and tools. Details.
November 14–15, 2009: Vancouver, BC. Workshop on Discrete Event Simulation Modeling in Health Care. Discrete Event Simulation Modeling (DES) allows health care decision makers to test “what-if” scenarios and evaluate a variety of outcomes prior to implementing any changes to actual practice. Attendees of this workshop will learn how to model complex health care processes using a popular DES software package. Details.
November 16-18, 2009: Toronto, ON. HealthAchieve2009, the largest health care conference of its kind in North America at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Offering high-impact, value-oriented educational opportunities for health-care professionals; HealthAchieve has learning opportunities in every discipline and level. This year’s key note speakers include Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Michael Moore, Newt Gingrich and more. Details.
November 18-20, 2009: Adelaide, Australia. Joanna Briggs Institute International Convention Ripples to Revolution: from bench to bedside will bring together evidence-based researchers and reviewers, guideline developers, clinicians, educators, policy makers, administrators and consumers from all over the world to work toward an integrated approach to improving global health care using evidence-based guidelines. Delegates will focus on envisioning the future so that the rippling effect of practical change in clinical settings can continue to help improve healthcare across the world. Details.
November 26-28, 2009: Toronto, ON. 47th Annual Scientific Assembly presented by the Ontario College of Family Physicians, this event that gathers close to 1000 delegates including family physicians, residents, medical students, family practice nurses and other healthcare professionals from all over the province. The CPD program is designed "By Doctors - For Doctors" and includes current clinical topics, updates on previous popular topics and emerging clinic issues. Details.
Ontario Hospital Association conferences.
Mike Canzoneri to the Ethicon Endo Surgical group at Johnson and Johnson Canada
Paul-Émile Cloutier to Secretary-General and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Medical Association
Dr. Natasha Sharpe to Chair of the Board of Directors, Kensington Health Centre, Toronto (ON)
Elaine M. Paterson to Chair, Board of Governors North York (ON) General Hospital Foundation
Elyse Lackie, Heather Palm, Jennifer Bronsem, Mabel Ho, Mitch Frazer to Governors, North York (ON) General Hospital Foundation
Stacey Empson to Partner responsible for Courtyard Group U.S. operation
Mark Omoto to Biogen Idec as President and General Manager
Review all recently reported Transitions.
Are you a Dynamic Nurse Leader who can direct, plan, organize, supervise, coordinate, control and evaluate high quality nursing care? If so, the Unionville Home Society is looking for you. Details.
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Dynamic Nurse Leader needed - Unionville Home Society, Unionville, ON
Chief Executive Officer - Interior Health Authority, Kelowna, BC
Human Resource Manager(s) - Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, ON
Manager, Occupational Health, Safety & Wellness - Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, ON
Senior Policy Adviser - MOHLTC, Toronto, ON
Senior Consultant - LHINC, Toronto, ON
Project Consultant - LHINC, Toronto, ON
Project Lead, Hospital Reports - CIHI, Toronto, ON
Manager, Health Reports - CIHI, Toronto, ON
Manager, Labs & Diagnostics - MOHLTC - Toronto, ON
Policy Lead, Analysis and Reporting - Health Council of Canada, Toronto, ON
Executive Vice-President & CMO - Vancouver Island Health Authority, Victoria, BC
Executive Vice-President & COO - Vancouver Island Health Authority, Victoria, BC
Program Director, Algoma District Cancer Program & Regional Renal Program - Sault Area Hospital, ON
Clinical Director – Primary Care Programs - Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, ON
President and CEO - Brant Community Healthcare System, Brantford, ON
Home and Community Program Manager – Northern Health, Terrace, BC
Director of Patient Care Services – Northern Health, Fort St. John, BC
Manager, PGRH Diagnostic Services - Northern Health, BC
Operations Manager, BIRT - Bloorview Kids Rehab, Toronto, ON
CEO - Eastern Ontario Regional Laboratory Association, Eastern Ontario
Clinical Planning Analyst - Clinical Education - Sidra Medical & Research Center, the Doha Qatar
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Clinical Nurse Leader/Patient Educator - St. Paul’s Hospital, Providence Health Care BC
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