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Healthy Cities | The Sexual Organization of the City

“In The Sexual Organization of the City Laumann and his team of researchers use the data from a 1995 survey of four Chicago neighborhoods to map out the mating habits of urbanites. . . . Neighborhoods play a critical role in how we choose partners for brief sexual encounters and long-term engagements.”—Chicago Please note that […]

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A Pocket Guide to Evaluating Health Equity Interventions – Some Questions for Reflection by Sanjeev Sridharan

Equity – a blog Ontario’s Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) has identified equity as a key component of quality care. The Ministry has developed a Health Equity Impact Assessment (HEIA) to support improved health equity, including the reduction of avoidable health disparities between population groups. HEIA also supports improved targeting of healthcare investments—the […]

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Seniors and caregivers speak out on improving patient experience in Ontario

Connect. Communicate. Include. Seniors and caregivers speak out on improving patient experience in Ontario See the new report — Loud & Clear – From The Change Foundation Connect all parts of healthcare, especially primary care. Communicate well, early, often, and across the board: provider to patient/family, provider to provider; place to place. Include patients and […]

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Two seconds for Mental Health | Longwoods eLetter May 1, 2012

Quote “It takes a second for someone to suffer a deadly impulse to throw himself over a bridge when life seems painful and futile.” Neil Seeman in “Two seconds for Mental Health” Essay “Ontario’s doctors earn, on average, $385,000 per year and are the best paid in the country. Many specialists now earn twice that […]

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Psychological Health & Safety – An Action Guide for Employers

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What about the CIHI indicators? | some early comments from the media . . . and more

What about the CIHI indicators? | some early comments from the media . . . and more | April 25, 2012 Toronto hospitals can now be evaluated against their Canadian … Best and worst GTA hospitals: Toronto-area lags in … CMAJ: Landmark tool assesses Canadian hospitals CIHI | OPSEU Diablogue Town Hall Summary – St. […]

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Depressed and Alone at Work | Longwoods eLetter April 24, 2012

Quote “Leaders need to know when to invite and attract the goodness in people, and when to use command and control to get over a bump in the road.” David C. Leach, MD, the executive director of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. Essay Depressed and Alone at Work. by Neil Seeman Off the […]

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Better Understanding Of Use Of Checklists In Healthcare Urged

ScienceDaily (Sep. 16, 2009) — A new report, involving the University of Leicester, has called for greater understanding of how checklists can be used to improve safety. The report has been described as “counter-revolutionary” and providing a “a long overdue and desperately needed reality check for checklists in medicine” by Faculty of 1000 Medicine. Checklists […]

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HIMSS Mobile Technology Survey 2011

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How will information and communication technologies affect equity in health? by Alejandro R. Jadad and Andrea A. Cortinois

Equity – a blog Ontario’s Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) has identified equity as a key component of quality care. The Ministry has developed a Health Equity Impact Assessment (HEIA) to support improved health equity, including the reduction of avoidable health disparities between population groups. HEIA also supports improved targeting of healthcare investments—the […]

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