Longwoods eLetter April 6, 2010
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“Medicare is as sustainable as we want it to be.” Dr. Michael Rachlis in the Toronto Star
“It's not as big an issue as we make it out to be.” Boomers are now in their 40s 50s and 60s. By 2045 many will be gone. Will output per person go up? Will revenue come from different sectors? Is grandma raiding the piggy bank? . . . David Foot interviewed by Steve Paikin
[If you have examples of innovations or best practices in healthcare that could or should apply to other sectors please let us know. We’ll explore the possibilities. Write the publisher@longwoods.com ]Beyond Borders: Healthier Children. A Better World - Mary Jo Haddad, President & CEO, The Hospital for Sick Children at Breakfast with the Chiefs, March 30, 2010. Click here for the video.
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Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure 2010 (Disclosure for 2009) eHealth Ontario (PDF)
Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure 2010 (Disclosure for 2009) Hospitals and Boards of Public Health (PDF)
Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure 2010 (Disclosure for 2009) Ministries This category includes all ministries. (PDF)
The NHS nurse who earns £100,000 (about $C153,434)
Kevin Smith, the Chair of OHA and the President and CEO, St. Joseph's Health System, G. Ross Baker, Ph.D, Professor, Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, UofT. Breakfast with the Chiefs - Great Minds in Dialogue presents these experts on Thursday, April 8, 2010 at 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Join us for Breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Location: University of Toronto, Health Sciences Building,Ground Level, Room 106, 155 College Street, Toronto, ON. Register.
CALL FOR PAPERS (PDF): World Health & Population (WHP) is seeking submissions of original manuscripts for a Theme Issue on Human Resources, to be published in Fall 2010. Submissions are due by June 20, 2010.
CALL FOR PAPERS (PDF)- ElectronicHealthcare is a Canadian publication that explores e-models, e-practices and e-products for e-health in the national and international healthcare systems. Its objective is to document best practice in health service delivery and policy development.
CALL FOR PAPERS (PDF)- World Health & Population (WHP) is seeking submission of original manuscripts from researchers and policy specialists worldwide on issues of importance in health and population, including: reproductive and women’s health, social determinants of health, HIV/AIDS, malaria.
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British Columbia Health System Saves $34M on Computing Services
$45 Million to Support Better Patient Care in British Columbia
Newfoundland and Labrador Health Boards Association tackles OxyContin Issues
Longwoods’ six most read articles in March 2010 (320,002 visits)
With the list of new investments contained in Budget 2010, CIHR's total budget will exceed $1billion in 2010/11.
Healthcare Quarterly
Enhancing Lives Together: Reviewing the Process of an Organizational Amalgamation
Emily Christoffersen, Donna Cripps, Lillian Badzioch, Mary Anne Sersen, Brenda Flaherty and Murray T. Martin
HealthcarePapers
Towards a Canadian Model of Integrated Healthcare
Peggy Leatt, George H. Pink, Michael Guerriere
Nursing Leadership
Healthcare Restructuring: The Impact of Job Change
A.Baumann, P.Giovannetti, L. O'Brien-Pallas, C. Mallette, R. Deber, J. Blythe, J. Hibberd, A. DiCenso
Healthcare Policy
Integrating Public Health and Primary Care
Margo Stevenson Rowan, William Hogg and Patricia Huston
Electronic Healthcare
A Proposed Benefits Evaluation Framework for Health Information Systems in Canada
Francis Lau, Simon Hagens and Sarah Muttitt
World Health and Population
Editorial - A Missing Link: The Influence of Societal Beliefs on Integration among the World's Emerging Population of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs)
Michel D. Landry
Thursday, April 8, 2010 - Toronto, ON
G. Ross Baker, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation and Kevin Smith, President and CEO, St. Joseph's Health System
Topic: Creating More Effective Governance for Quality and Safety
Location: University of Toronto, Health Sciences Building, Room 106, 155 College Street, Toronto, ON
Sponsors: Accenture, CGI, Microsoft and Sodexo
In cooperation with ACAHO and HPME
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Monday, April 19, 2010 - Toronto, ON
Dr. Robert Bell, President and CEO of University Health Network (UHN)
Topic: Canada's Research Hospitals: Cures for Today and Jobs for Tomorrow
Location: Mount Sinai Hospital, Ben Sadowski Auditorium, 18th Floor, 600 University Ave., Toronto, ON
Sponsors: Accenture, CGI, and Strata Health
In cooperation with ACAHO
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Upcoming speakers • Past presentations
For sponsorship information, please contact Matthew Hart at 416-864-9667 x 113 or email mhart@longwoods.com
The small print: Breakfast with the Chiefs registration requirements:
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CONFERENCES & EVENTS
April 9, 2010: Toronto, ON. What Do Physicians Want?: CCHSE GTA Chapter Continuing Education event
April 12, 2010: Toronto, ON. Legal Risk Management for Long-Term Care Homes
April 12-14, 2010: Toronto, ON. Canada’s Forum on Patient Safety and Quality Improvement & Safer Healthcare Now! Preconference Day
April 14-16, 2010: Sudbury, ON. Health Care System Navigation and Performance - Achieving Success for a Truly Strong North.
April 18-21, 2010: St. Sauveur, QC. 3rd Annual Canadian Human Genetics Conference
April 26–27, 2010: Toronto, ON. Healthcare Leaders Innovation and Policy Forum - Raising the Bar for Excellence in Canadian Healthcare
April 28-30, 2010: Kitchener, ON. AHIC 2010: “The Realities of eHealth” - Advances in Health Informatics Conference at UW Health Sciences Campus.
May 10-13, 2010: Toronto, ON. 2010 Annual CAHSPR Conference. Register now.
May 12, 2010: Toronto, ON. The Society of Graduates, HPME, presents Humanity in Healthcare: Leading by Example.
May 25, 2010: Toronto, ON. Disney's Approach to Excellence. A one-of-a-kind engagement with Disney Institute.
May 30-June 2, 2010: Vancouver, BC. Canada e-Health 2010
June 7–8, 2010: Winnipeg, MB. National Healthcare Leadership Conference
June 13–15, 2010: Toronto, ON. OACCAC Knowledge and Inspiration 2010 Conference
June 17, 2010: Toronto, ON. Osgoode's 4th Annual Legal Risk Management for Nurses
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Ontario Hospital Association conferences.
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