Digital Health for the Community Clinician: Resolution or Revolution?
Spotlight
November 12, 2018It's Digital Health Week - November 12-18, 2018
Empowering Patients. Transforming Healthcare. Improving Patient Safety.
Events:
- Patient Critical Co-op Podcasts: Nov. 12-Nov. 16 (Online)
- 2018 Infoway Partnership Conference: Nov. 13-14 (Montreal, QC)
- #HCLDR Tweet Chat: Nov. 13, 8:30-9:30pm (Online)
- Falling Through the Cracks: Greg’s Story: Nov. 15, 8:30-10:00pm (Acme, AB)
- 2018 Infoway Partnership Conference Webcast: Nov. 13 (Online)
Events
Past Presentations from Breakfast with the Chiefs
Watch Dr. Brian O’Rourke, President and CEO of CADTH, at Breakfast with the Chiefs, November 6, 2018:
Transforming How We Manage Health Technologies in Support of Better Health, Better Patient Experience, and Better Value
Latest
Centralized Waiting Lists for Unattached Patients in Primary Care: Learning from an Intervention Implemented in Seven Canadian Provinces
Seniors in Transition: Exploring Pathways Across the Care Continuum
Physician Compensation, Accountability and Performance in Canada: Changing the Pas de Deux
Articles
The Nursing Human Resource Planning Best Practice Toolkit: Creating a Best Practice Resource for Nursing Managers
Preventing and Managing Conflict: Vital Pieces in the Patient Safety Puzzle
Using SBAR to Communicate Falls Risk and Management in Inter-professional Rehabilitation Teams
Clinical Nurse Specialists and Nurse Practitioners: Title Confusion and Lack of Role Clarity
News
Montreal Heart Institute creates first-of-its-kind diabetes prevention clinic in Canada
Major donation of $450,000 from Sun Life Financial MONTREAL, Nov. 14, 2018 /CNW/ - In celebration of World Diabetes Day, the Montreal Heart Institute Foundation is pleased to announce [...]
10 people die from illicit drug overdoses every day in Canada, study suggests
2018-11-14 from cbc.ca An average of 10 people died from an illicit drug overdose every day in Canada in the two years leading up to March 2018, according to a federal analysis aimed at giving a bett [...]
Substance use is costing six Canadian provinces over $1 billion each
OTTAWA, Ontario, Nov. 14, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In each of the provinces of Nova Scotia, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia, the cost of substance use in 2014 surpassed $ [...]
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Deputy Minister of Health
Government of Nunavut, Iqaluit, NU
Director, Redevelopment, Facilities & Bio Medical Engineering
Joseph Brant Hospital, Burlington, ON
Director Pharmacy
Guelph General Hospital, Guelph, ON
Quality Improvement/Knowledge Translation Facilitator (Specialized Geriatric Services)
St. Joseph's Health Care London, London, ON
Chief Executive Officer
Flemingdon Health Centre, Toronto, ON
Chief Executive Officer
Services de santé de Chapleau Health Services (SSCHS), Chapleau, ON
Director, Diagnostic Imaging & Laboratory Services
William Osler Health System, Brampton, ON
Community Social Worker
Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority, Across NT
Chief Financial Officer
Sunnybrook Foundation, Toronto, ON
Nursing Department Chairs
Centennial College, Toronto, ON
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