Happy Holidays / Joyeuses Fêtes

Thank you for helping to shape our year.

Wishing you comfort and joy during this holiday season!

The College Board of Directors and Staff

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Merci de nous avoir aidés à façonner notre année.

Que ce temps des Fêtes soit rempli de joie et de beaux moments!

Le Conseil d’administration et le personnel du Collège

The College will be closed between December 24, 2013  (noon EST)
and January 1, 2014 inclusive.

Le Collège sera fermé du 24 décembre 2013 (à compter de midi, HNE)
au 1 janvier 2012 inclusivement.

Spotlight on: College awards / En vedette: Les prix du Collège

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Although the nomination deadline has passed for a number of awards, we are still accepting nominations for the following awards until February 3, 2014.

EXTRA Program for Healthcare Improvement / Programme FORCES pour l’amélioration des services de santé

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Led by prestigious Canadian and International faculty and practice leaders, the EXTRA program gives participants the skills and knowledge to become change agents in healthcare improvement. It offers unique opportunities for participants to conduct evidence-informed improvement projects in their organizations, with the goal of enhancing patient outcomes, quality of care and cost-effectiveness.

EXTRA Program - 2013 Congratulations: December 2013 update / Programme FORCES - 2013 Félicitations : Mise à jour décembre 2013

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This article has been updated to include Marilyn R. El Bestawi, CHE, EXTRA Fellow from our Greater Toronto Area Chapter. The College apologizes for this oversight. Find the details about Marilyn's project below.

The College would like to extend its sincerest congratulations to all members who completed the EXTRA program in 2013.

As a partner with CFHI’s EXTRA Program, the College has established a strategic alliance whereby the EXTRA Fellows who are members of the College are formally recognized when they enroll in the CHE or Fellowship programs. For additional information about these programs visit the College web site at www.cchl-ccls.ca

2014 nominations for the Board of Directors / Mises en candidature au conseil d’administration 2014

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Board elections will be required in 2014 for the provinces of Alberta, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Prince Edward Island and Northwest Territories/Nunavut/Yukon. All certified members from these provinces are eligible to nominate candidates, for their province, to stand for election to the Board of Directors for the 2014 to 2017 term.

Membership renewal: December 2013 update / Renouvellement d'adhésion : Mise à jour décembre 2013

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The membership team would like to thank the members that reflect the 33% renewed memberships to date!

If you have not received your College renewal notice please contact Johanne Featherstone, Membership & Corporate Services Assistant at jfeatherstone@cchl-ccls.ca or at 1-800-363-9056 ext. 223.

New members: December 2013 / Nouveaux membres: décembre 2013

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Period of November 15, 2013 to December 14, 2013 – listed by Chapters:

New College Active Members

Bluenose
Pamela Trainor
Executive Director, Corporate Development & Innovation, Health PEI (Charlottetown, PE)

Greater Toronto Area
Tommasa Giallo
Access and Flow Leader, William Osler Health Centre (Brampton, ON)

Corporate membership renewal: December 2013 update / Renouvellement d'adhésion corporative : Mise à jour décembre 2013

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As mentioned previously, the College has adopted a new Association Management System platform for its database and web site. Integrated in this custom platform are a multilingual membership database, a mass e-mail tool, and a web site content management system. Online functionality includes: membership management, event management, e-mentorship, committee management, and other related processes.

Healthcare Management Forum: Winter 2013 feature article abstract / Forum Gestion des soins de santé : Résumé de l’article de fond du numéro d'hiver 2013

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Corporate social responsibility and hospitals: US theory, Japanese experiences, and lessons for other countries
Toshiro Takahashi, PhD, Moriah Ellen, MBA, PhD, Adalsteinn Brown, PhD Phil

This paper examines the role that corporate social responsibility can play in advancing hospital management. Corporate social responsibility is the integration of social and environmental concerns within business operations. The authors discuss how corporate social responsibility can help hospitals and provide suggestions to hospitals in deciding which corporate social responsibility initiatives to pursue.