Quote

“Never design anything that depends only on you for its success, for to do so ensures its ultimate failure.” – Eric S. Holmboe from the book Lessons Learned in Changing Healthcare… and how we learned them …

Essays

Oxycontin: The Hidden Epidemic … every doctor, nurse, pharmacist and all who work with people in pain need to read this very graphic description about many of their patients’ behavior — driven by the complexity of pain and its treatment options.

Off the Cuff

Worth Watching … especially the joke at the beginning. Jeff Lozon at Breakfast with the Chiefs

Pass this on to your “civilian” friends: The Health Council of Canada has released its latest publication, A Citizen’s Guide to Health Indicators. Written for individuals with an interest in healthcare and in using health information, this resource provides an introduction to health indicators-what they are, where they come from, what their limitations are, and how they can influence healthcare decisions and policies.

Experts call for health infoway “watchdog”

Can Pay-for-Performance Improve Quality and Reduce Health Disparities?

Pay for performance may not work well for all hospitals

What the CIA publicly reports about Canada and health related issues (an arbitrary selection on our part)

Our Editors Recommend

• Physician Recruitment: What Hospitals Need to Know by Ken Tremblay
• Internationally Educated Health Professionals: Workforce Integration and Retention by Andrea Baumann, Jennifer Blythe and Dana Ross
• Recruitment and Retention of Nurses: Challenges Facing Hospital and Community Employers by Sheila Cameron, Marjorie Armstrong-Stassen, Sherry Bergeron and Jennifer Out
• Graduate Attributes for Master’s Programs in Health Services and Policy Research: Results of a National Consultation by Steve Morgan, Karen Orr and Catherine Mah
• Funding IVF in Quebec: Mining the Web to Assess Public Support for Policy Change by Neil Seeman
• Global Nurse Migration: Its Impact on Developing Countries and Prospects for the Future by Amir A. Khaliq, Robert W. Broyles and Ari K. Mwachofi

News

• HOOPP’s mission is crystal clear
• Flawed report should not derail Canada’s efforts to attract research into new life saving medicines and create investment and jobs
• Millions of Cancer Cases are Preventable – Lifestyle Factors Key to Saving Lives
• VIHA fails to protect health care staff; WorkSafeBC to issue fines
• Study Reveals Performance-Based Payment Incentives May Not Foster Improved Conditions for Nurses
• Core elements of electronic health records in place for almost half of Canadians
• Helping to improve the lives of kids with chronic conditions in the Middle East
• From coast-to-coast: Trusted information about children’s health
• More…

Breakfast with the Chiefs

Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Saäd Rafi, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
Steven Lewis, health policy and research consultant based in Saskatoon, and Adjunct Professor of Health Policy at the University of Calgary and Simon Fraser University.
Topic: Can Economics Compete with Politics in Ontario’s healthcare system?
Location: Mount Sinai Hospital, Ben Sadowski Auditorium, 18th Floor, 600 University Avenue, Toronto, ON
Sponsors: Accenture and PricewaterhouseCoopers
Register here

Upcoming Speakers – Details and registration will be announced in this space soon or sign up for New Events Alerts to be the 1st to know

• Jeff Lozon and Christina Bisanz – March 2, 2011 at Mount Sinai Hospital. Registration will be available soon.
• Richard Alvarez, President and CEO, and Jennifer Zelmer, Senior Vice President, Clinical Adoption and Innovation, Canada Health Infoway – April 2011
• Camille Orridge, CEO of Toronto Central LHIN – May 2011
• Dr. Robert Howard, President and CEO, St. Michael’s Hospital – June 2011

Corporate Canada looking to participate in these highly visible programs can contact Matthew Hart at mhart@longwoods.com

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Conferences

February 9, 2011: Ottawa, ON. IT in Healthcare – The Complexities of Connecting to the Primary Care Doctors in the Community
February 13-15, 2011: Montreal, QC. Nursing Leadership Conference
February 16, 2011: Montreal, QC. 2011 CEO Forum: Leadership Accountability in Canadian Healthcare. Hosted by CHSRF
February 22-23, 2011: Vancouver, BC. CHSPR 2011 Health Policy Conference
February 23-25, 2011: Toronto, ON. The Clearings of Narrative Medicine
February 22, 2011: Toronto, ON. The Role of Primary Care in Health System Reform
February 28, 2011: Toronto, ON. Nurse Practitioners: Essential Partners in Improving the Health Care System
March 2-3, 2011: Mississauga, ON. QWQHC 5th Annual Summit
March 20, 2011-November 24, 2011: Multiple Locations. Physician Management Institute leadership development program
March 22, 2011: Toronto, ON: Patient Centered Nutrition and Food Services: The Quest for Quality
March 24 & 25, 2011: Toronto, ON. Nursing Leadership Network of Ontario 2011 Conference
April 4, 2011: Toronto, ON. Perioperative Care: Enhancing Patient Safety and Quality of Care through Collaboration, Accountability and Transparency
April 4-5, 2011: Toronto, ON. Healthcare Management Forum: Process Improvement and Operational Excellence
April: 27-29 2011: Toronto, Ottawa, Sudbury, ON. Conference for Administrative Professionals
May 4-5, 2011: Markham, ON. Ontario Gerontology Association, 30th Annual Conference
May 9-12, 2011: Halifax, NS. CAHSPR Conference 2011: Renewing Federalism, Improving Health Care: Can This Marriage Be Saved?
May 13-14, 2011: Vancouver, BC. Canadian Conference on Physician Leadership

Add your conference to the Longwoods eLetter here
Conferences on the Longwoods site
Ontario Hospital Association conferences.
Events in Global Health at the University of North Carolina

Transitions and Awards

Dr. Sue Matthews to Interim President and CEO, Niagara Health System
Dave Wattling to Vice-President, Transformation Services, TELUS Health Solutions
Michael Guerriere to Vice-President, Transformation Services, TELUS Health Solutions
Janet Ecker to President, Toronto Financial Services Alliance
Maureen Adamson to CEO, Cystic Fibrosis Canada
Robert Watson to President and Chief Executive Officer, Streamline Health Solutions, Inc.
Neil Turok, Director of Perimeter Institute for Theoretical to the Science, Technology and Innovation Council
David Agnew, President of Seneca College to the Science, Technology and Innovation Counci
Louis Levesque, Deputy Minister of International Trade to the Science, Technology and Innovation Council
Dr. Simon Pimstone, President and Chief Executive Officer of Xenon Pharmaceuticals to the Science, Technology and Innovation Council
Dr. Indira Samarasekera, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Alberta to the Science, Technology and Innovation Council
Glenda Yeates, Deputy Minister at Health Canada to the Science, Technology and Innovation Council. See: Canada’s Science and Technology Strategy

Named to the Order of Ontario are
Dr. Gail Beck of Ottawa, a champion of HPV public immunization program
Dr. Joseph Chin of London, a medical pioneer and a leader in the prevention and treatment of prostate
Lillie Johnson of Scarborough, Ontario’s first black director of public health
Molly Shoichet of Toronto, a world-renowned scientific research in regenerative medicine.
John Ronald Wakegijig of Wikwemikong, an advocate for the Anishinaabe people on Manitoulin Island.  He launched the first mental health program for First Nations youth and established Rainbow Lodge, an alcohol treatment centre.
Elizabeth Hillman Waterston of London, a researcher, writer and expert on Canadian writers.   She has fostered the study of Canadian literature in high schools and universities since the 1950s, and mentored upcoming writers including Mordecai Richler and Jane Urquhart.
Jacques Flamand of Ottawa, a writer and promoter of Franco-Ontarian literature whose work is recognized in Canada and abroad. He was appointed in 2009 and will be invested with his medal at the 2011 ceremony.
Dr. James Orbinski of Toronto, a physician, scientist, internationally renowned humanitarian and founding member of Doctors Without Borders, who was appointed in 2009 and will be invested with his medal at the 2011 ceremony.

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Featured Careers

See the entire list of leadership and nursing careers at Jobs.Longwoods.com

• Director, Nursing Practice – Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON
• Manager, Office of the President & CEO and Governance Affairs – Bridgepoint Health, Toronto, ON
• Executive Director – Hamilton, ON
• Quality Assurance Coordinator  – College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
• Vice-President of Tertiary Services – Interior Health, Kelowna, BC
• Registration Advisor – Monitoring – College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
• Chief Executive Officer & Scientific Director, Élisabeth Bruyère Research Institute & Vice President Research, Bruyère Continuing Care, Ottawa, ON
• Chief Operating Officer – Health Shared Services BC, Vancouver, BC
• President & Chief Executive Officer – North York General Hospital, Toronto, ON
• President & C.E.O. – Norfolk General Hospital, Simcoe, ON
• Vice President, Corporate Services and Chief Financial Executive – Royal Victoria Hospital, Barrie, ON
• Manager, Renal Services – Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA) – Nanaimo, BC
• Vice-President, Professional Services and Leadership – Canadian Medical Association, Ottawa, ON
• Chief Nursing Executive & Vice President, Professional Practice – Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, Whitby, ON

For more information or to post a position go to Jobs.Longwoods.com or email Susan Hale

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