Scarcity of Health Human Resources: A Chronic National Disease
Thomas F. Ward

Abstract:
If one looks at the past and present concerns about health human resources in the country, it seems that the health human resource question might be characterized as a chronic national, now international, disease. As a disease, it causes much stress and attendant fatigue, and when there are acute exacerbations it debilitates our healthcare system. Management of this malady will require a committed national effort directed in several areas. These areas include establishment of an enhanced national database of healthcare professionals, further research into the areas of recruitment, retention and renewal, and the development of a national overarching framework for managing this complex problem . Finally, there is a need to clarify the roles of both the provincial and federal governments in bringing long-term stability to the health human resources workforce in Canada.

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TRANSITIONS | last two weeks

January 13, 2009
Dr. Penny Ballem to City Manager of Vancouver
Dr. Sarah Kredentser to President, College of Family Physicians of Canada
Dr. Ruth Wilson to Past President, College of Family Physicians of Canada
Dr. Cathy MacLean to Secretary-Treasurer, College of Family Physicians of Canada
Dr. Rob Boulay to Member-at-Large, College of Family Physicians of Canada
Dr. Val Rachlis to Member-at-Large, College of Family Physicians of Canada
Dr. Harold Dion to Member-at-Large, College of Family Physicians of Canada

January 6, 2009
Jill Tettmann to Acting Chief Executive Officer, North Simcoe Muskoka LHIN.
Dr. Simon Davidson to Regional Chief of the partnership of Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) and the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre (ROMHC) for child and youth mental health programs at both hospitals.
Karen Tataryn to Regional Director, Specialized Psychiatric and Mental Health Services for Children and Youth (CHEO/ROMHC).

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