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Thursday, December 20, 2012

College members-on-the-move: December 2012 / Membres du Collège à l'affiche: décembre 2012

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 Period of November 15, 2012 to December 14, 2012 – listed by Chapters:

Assiniboia
John J. M. Kelly, CHE
FROM: Chief Executive Officer, St. Joseph’s Hospital / Foyer d’Youville (Gravelbourg, SK)
TO: Executive Director, Santa Maria Senior Citizens’ Home Inc. (Regina, SK)

Bluenose
Shauna N. McMahon, CHE
FROM: Director, E-Health, Capital Health (Halifax, NS)
TO: Director, Technology and Infrastructure Renewal, Capital Health (Halifax, NS)

Membership renewal: December 2012 update / Renouvellement d'adhésion : Mise à jour a de décembre 2012

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The membership team would like to thank the members that reflect the 50% 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. 23.

Corporate membership renewal: December 2012 update / Renouvellement d'adhésion corporative : Mise à jour a de décembre 2012

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The corporate membership team would like to thank the members that reflect the 52% who have already renewed their membership to date!

Reminder that your 2013 renewal fees are due no later than December 31st, 2012.

2013 National Health Leadership Conference / Conférence nationale sur le leadership 2013

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From rhetoric to action: Achieving person and family-centered health systems

Join health leaders from across Canada June 10-11, 2013 in beautiful Niagara Falls, Ontario to explore and discuss how to take concrete steps to move person and family-centered health systems from rhetoric to reality.

QWQHC’s 7th Annual Summit / 7e Sommet annuel de la CQVT-SSQ

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Quality work environments: Ensuring quality person and family-centered care

The Quality Worklife Quality Healthcare Collaborative’s 7th Annual Summit
June 12, 2013
Niagara Falls, Ontario

Join us for QWQHC’s 7th Annual Summit at the Sheraton on the Falls in Niagara Falls, Ontario on June 12, 2013. The Summit will once again provide an opportunity to share ideas, innovations, and practices from a network of colleagues, all engaged in building healthy work environments and improving quality of worklife in healthcare.

Our history: Leadership and fellowship / Notre histoire : Leadership et fellowship

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 Editorial

Are we losing our visible leaders?

More often than one might care to admit the discussion in the corridors at conferences, seminars and conventions focuses on a position vacancy, "whatever happened to Bill?" or the imminent departure of yet another prominent health service executive.

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Spotlight on: The National Awards Program / En vedette : Programme national des prix

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The 2013 National Awards Program boasts 14 awards honouring leaders in healthcare, including senior executives, emerging leaders, administrative and operational teams, nurses, students and more.

Over the next few issues of Communiqué we will be profiling the various awards and calling for your nominations. Although the nomination deadline has passed for some of our awards, we are still accepting nominations for many of our team awards up until February 1, 2013. For more information on our team awards, please see below.  Award recipients will receive paid travel and accommodations and a complimentary registration to attend the National Health Leadership Conference. Award presentations will be held at the College’s National Awards Gala, Annual General Meeting and at the National Health Leadership Conference. All events are being held in Niagara Fall, Ontario June 9 – 11, 2013.

The Canadian College of Health Leaders launches its Professional Development Library / Le Collège canadien des leaders en santé lance sa Bibliothèque de perfectionnement professionnel

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The College's Professional Development Library (library) offers health leaders comprehensive e-learning resources designed to refine their leadership skills.

A joint effort between the College and its chapters, the library provides members and non-members with access to e-learning resources delivered in the form of live and archived webinars, documents and presentations in their original language.

Fellowship project: Social media / Projet de fellowship : Médias sociaux

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Social Media: Implications, issues and opportunities for health care leaders
Don Juzwishin, FCCHL, BA, MHSA, PhD

Canadian health care leaders are expected to lead and collaborate with others to advance the transformation of the Canadian health care system. The LEADS in a Caring Environment framework identifies communication as important for advancing change. New forms of social media have emerged such as blogs, RSS, mashups, wikis, social networks, podcasts, microblogs, and folksonomies. This study explores how health care leaders and organizations can advance health system transformation exploiting social media.

2013 Call for EXTRA Fellowships / 2013 Appel de candidatures pour le programme FORCES

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The 14-Month Extra Team Fellowships

The 14-month Executive Training for Research Application (EXTRA) fellowships support teams of healthcare executives in initiating and leading evidence-informed improvements in their own organizations, or across jurisdictions involving multi-site teams and cross-boundary quality and performance improvement initiatives.

New members: November 2012 / Nouveaux membres: novembre 2012

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Period of October 15, 2012 to November 14, 2012 – listed by Chapters:

New College Active Members

BC Lower Mainland
Jacqueline A. Per
Program Manager, Vancouver Coastal Health Authority (North Vancouver, BC)

Bluenose
Paula A. Bond
Vice President, Acute Care, Capital District Health Authority (Halifax, NS)

College members-on-the-move: November 2012 / Membres du Collège à l'affiche: novembre 2012

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Period of October 15, 2012 to November 14, 2012 – listed by Chapters:

BC Interior
Shirley Margaret Mercier
FROM: Acute Services Administrative, Interior Health Authority (Fernie, BC)
TO: Acute Services Administrator, Interior Health Authority (Fernie, BC)

BC Lower Mainland
Shanti M. Gidwani, CHE
FROM: Healthcare Industry Director, Western Canada, Cisco Systems
(Vancouver, BC)
TO: Senior Healthcare Industry Director, National Lead, Cisco Systems
(Vancouver, BC)

Remodelling Healthcare to Increase Innovation and Sustainability / Restructurer les soins de santé pour accroître l’innovation et la viabilité

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Presented by MEDEC and the Canadian College of Health Leaders
December 11, 2012
Sheraton Toronto Airport Hotel and Conference Centre
Toronto, Ontario


This conference is offered in English.

Gain a national perspective on the challenges we face remodelling the delivery of healthcare to increase adoption of innovative technologies and maintain sustainability. Explore new models of innovative service delivery that incorporate new technologies and solutions. Participate in a dialogue between government, healthcare organizations and industry.

Save the Date: Inspire – Health Care Quality Summit 2013

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Save the Date!
Tuesday, Wednesday, April 10 – Thursday, April 11, 2013
Queensbury Conference Centre, Evraz Place, Regina, Saskatchewan

Join healthcare leaders, administrators, front-line and community based care providers, to learn about Quality Improvement initiatives.

Our history: Winnipeg workshop ranked first rate / Notre histoire : Atelier de Winnipeg

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Evaluations from the College's Winnipeg Workshop ranked it as an excellent continuing education   work­ shop. One participant said: "No question in my mind - it's hard to conceive a program that is better given or better delivered than this one."

Forty-eight health executives from Manitoba and Saskatchewan attended the workshop on September 30 and October 1 at the Northstar Inn in Winnipeg.

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Spotlight on: Nursing Leadership Award; Quality of Life Award and the Robert Zed Young Health Leader Award / En vedette: le Prix de leadership en soins infirmiers, le Prix pour la qualité de la vie et le Prix Robert Zed – jeune cadre de service en santé

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The 2013 National Awards Program boasts 14 awards honouring leaders in healthcare, including senior executives, emerging leaders, administrative and operational teams, nurses, students and more.

Over the next few issues of Communiqué we will be profiling the various awards and calling for your nominations.  Award recipients will receive paid travel and accommodations and a complimentary registration to attend the National Health Leadership Conference. Award presentations will be held at the College’s National Awards Gala, Annual General Meeting and at the National Health Leadership Conference. All events are being held in Niagara Fall, Ontario June 9 – 11, 2013.

New members: October 2012 / Nouveaux membres: octobre 2012

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Period of September 15, 2012 to October 14, 2012 – listed by Chapters:

New College Active Members
BC Lower Mainland
Cynthia M. Startup
Director, Vancouver Coastal Health (Vancouver, BC)

Eastern Ontario
Dr. David J. Stewart
Head, Division of Medical Oncology, The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre (Ottawa, ON)

College members on-the-move: October 2012 / Membres du Collège à l'affiche: octobre 2012

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Period of September 15, 2012 to October 14, 2012 – listed by Chapters:

Assiniboia
Derry G. Martens
FROM:  Chief Operating Officer, Churchill Health Centre, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (Churchill, MB)
TO:  Chief Executive Officer, St. Joseph’s Hospital (Gravelbourg, SK)

BC Interior
Olga Kyaushas
FROM:  Manager, Supporting Living, Long Term Care, St. Michael’s Health Group, Grove Manor (Edmonton, AB)
TO:  Client Services Manager, Hillside Village, The Good Samaritan Society (Salmon Arm, BC)

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Healthcare Management Forum: Special Corporate Supplement / Forum Gestion des soins de santé : Supplément spécial sur les entreprises

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We tend to forget that it is often the suppliers of products and services that are either driving innovation or have the capacity to provide the creative solutions required to achieve higher efficiencies and improved service quality. Our corporate members exist within the same economic and policy context as the rest of the membership of the College. However, many of the national, corporate members can bring experience from other jurisdictions to assist in problem resolution; often they can draw from experience and evidence obtained through their international operations.

Our history: Professional services – heading for the year 2000 / Notre historie: Les services professionnels – cap sur l’an 2000

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An organization is successful primarily because of its dedication to quality and productivity and the efficiency of its operations. In this, the College is no exception.

The College’s mission is to promote excellence in health services management throughout the country. To meet its mission, the College has developed a series of professional competencies and is offering its members a full line of products and services to enhance their knowledge management of and administration in the Canadian health system.

Friday, September 28, 2012

Sweden - A Star Performer in the Eyes of an Emerging Health Leader / La Suède : Un des pays les plus performants aux yeux d’un leader montant en santé

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The Canadian College of Health Leaders, ARAMARK Healthcare and Emerging Health Leaders are pleased to jointly release Zahida Esmail’s report: Sweden - A Star Performer in the Eyes of an Emerging Health Leader: Lessons in Quality and Patient Safety.

Zahida Esmail, BSc (Pharm), MHA was the recipient of the 2012 Emerging Health Leader Scholarship and was invited to participate on the Sweden Study Tour, which was held from April 22 – 27, 2012. The study tour brought together a small group of Canadian health care leaders to explore the current developments in Sweden’s health services policy and the organization of their health care system. The intent of the study tour is to provide a forum for the exchange of information, ideas, and experiences that will foster relationships between Canadians and their Swedish counterparts.