The Canadian College of Health Leaders Recognizes Leadership Excellence through the 2015 National Awards Program / Le Collège canadien des leaders en santé reconnaît l’excellence du leadership au moyen de son Programme national des prix de 2015

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OTTAWA, ON – The Canadian College of Health Leaders (the College) was honoured to present its awards at the 2015 National Awards Gala, held at the PEI Convention Centre, in Charlottetown, PE on Sunday June 14, 2015.

Additional awards will be presented during the National Health Leadership Conference held at the PEI Convention Centre, PE, on Monday and Tuesday, June 15 and 16, 2015.

For almost two decades, the College has celebrated leadership and recognized success of individuals, teams and organizations who have demonstrated leadership qualities, commitment, integrity and development of leading practices across the health industry.

Register now for the 2015 National Awards Gala / Inscrivez-vous dès maintenant au Gala 2015 de remise des prix nationaux

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The College’s 2015 National Awards Gala, a hallmark of excellence in healthcare and professionalism, will be held in Charlottetown, PEI on Sunday, June 14, 2015. We invite you to join our evening emcee, Bill Carr, and celebrate the accomplishments of the 2015 National Awards Program recipients.
 

 Bill Carr, multi-media artist, an actor,
humorist, writer, motivational speaker
and filmmaker.  

National Health Leadership Conference: May 2015 update / Conférence nationale sur le leadership en santé : Mise à jour mai 2015

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National Health Leadership Conference: Driving a culture of engagement, innovation and improvement
June 15-16, 2015
Charlottetown, PEI

The Canadian College of Health Leaders and HealthCareCAN are pleased to co-host the National Health Leadership Conference (NHLC). Themed ‘Driving a culture of engagement, innovation and improvement’, the conference will be held in beautiful Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island on June 15-16, 2015.

Join us for an unparalleled opportunity of networking and knowledge sharing amongst national, provincial and community health leaders from across the country.

Plenary speakers include:

• The Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health 
• Dr. Anne Snowdon, Academic Chair, Ivey International Centre for Health Innovation
• Dr. Charles Alessi, Co-chair, National Association of Primary Care, UK
• Jessica Holmes, Celebrated Comedian and Author 
• Louise Bradley, President and CEO, Mental Health Commission of Canada  

LEADS Exchange Day 2015 / Journée d’échange sur le Cadre LEADS 2015

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LEADS Exchange Day: LEAD into practice – Learning Collaboratively 

Date: Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Time: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Location: Prince Edward Island Convention Centre, Charlottetown, PEI

Come join us in historical Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island for a full day of sharing leadership journeys as well as the exchange of LEADS-based initiatives and tools.  Come together with other Canadian health leaders who use or are interested in using the LEADS framework for leadership capacity development and help develop a plan to:

2015 Italy Study Tour / Voyage d'étude en Italie 2015

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Italy Study Tour
September 26-October 2, 2015
Rome, Florence, and Bologna, Italy

Join us for a one-week study tour to the cities of Rome, Florence, and Bologna.

This tour will focus on private and public hospitals delivery, teaching and innovation centres, primary care models and local health networks which work directly with primary care and private and public hospitals to provide care. Italy is moving towards increased specialization of hospitals and establishing volume controls which balance hospital activity with hospital and physician performance management.

HIROC interview with the National Health Leadership Conference organizers / Entrevue de HIROC avec les organisateurs de la Conférence nationale sur le leadership en santé

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The organizers of the 2015 National Health Leadership Conference, themed Driving a culture of engagement, innovation and improvement, introduce the Great Canadian Healthcare Debate this year offering health leaders and trustees a unique opportunity to debate and pass policy resolutions aimed at assisting policy-makers at all levels to raise the bar in designing solutions to the key healthcare policy challenges facing Canada.

According to the Let’s Talk with HIROC article (May 2015):

Farewell to Josée Lariviere, Executive Assistant and Manager, Membership Services / Adieu à Josée Lariviere, adjointe exécutive et gestionnaire des services aux membres

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The College would like to inform you that Josée Lariviere, Executive Assistant and Manager, Membership Services, left the College on May 6, 2015 to join NewCo, a new wholly owned Canadian Medical Association subsidiary.

Josée Lariviere

Josée was a valued member of the College team for 13 years, supporting the College's Certified Health Executive (CHE™) and Fellowship programs before joining the executive office to serve as Executive Assistant and Manager, Membership Services. Josée was instrumental in supporting the President and Chief Executive Officer, and the Board of Directors in implementing a new governance model, establishing the processes for the College's new Fellowship program and played a pivotal role in improving the operations of the College's committee and council structures. In membership services she contributed to the complex project of converting the College's membership database and renewal processes into the College's new Association Management System in 2013.

Making headlines: May 2015 / Des membres qui ont fait les manchettes : mai 2015

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College members are recognized nationally and internationally for advancing health leadership as a profession.

Please join us in congratulating these individual and corporate members, and health organizations on their achievements.

Joanne Maxwell
Project Manager- Clinical Adoption; Collaborative Practice, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital

Portal at Holland Bloorview achieves rapid success (May 6, 2015)

Retrieved from: http://www.canhealth.com

Joanne has been a member since 2014.

New members : May 2015 / Nouveaux membres : mai 2015

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Period of April 15, 2015 to May 14, 2015 – listed by chapters:

New College Active Members

Assiniboia

Lori Garchinski
Executive Director, Critical Care and Cardiosciences Programs, Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region (Regina, SK)

BC Interior

Russ Balance
Community Integrated Health Services Home Health Manager, Interior Health Authority (Salmon Arm, BC)

College members on-the-move: May 2015 / Membres du Collège à l'affiche : mai 2015

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Period of April 15, 2015 to May 14, 2015 – listed by chapters:

Greater Toronto Area

Angela Coxe
FROM: Manager, Transformation and Operational Readiness, MacKenzie Health (Richmond Hill, ON)
TO: Director, Performance Excellence, Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital (Orillia, ON)

Anne Davies
FROM: Patient Advocate / Interim Risk Manager, St. Michael’s Hospital (Toronto, ON)
TO: Manager, Medical Affairs Office, The Scarborough Hospital (Toronto, ON)

Partnership announcement: Bruyère Continuing Care / Annonce de partenariat : Soins continus Bruyère

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Bruyère Continuing Care and the Canadian College of Health Leaders join forces to develop certified health leaders

The Canadian College of Health Leaders (the College) is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement with Bruyère Continuing Care (Bruyère) to increase the level of leadership in the provision of care to seniors within its multi-site facility.

Bruyère, celebrating 170 years of compassionate care, provides a wide range of vital programs and services, and specializes in compassionate healthcare for some of the most vulnerable people in our community: the frail elderly, people with chronic and terminal illness, and persons with disabilities.

Through this partnership, Bruyère committed to making the Certified Health Executive (CHE) designation, held by over 1,400 health leaders across Canada, its preferred credential for leadership and management roles to develop their skills and competencies, and increase their leadership capabilities.

Making headlines: April 2015 / Des membres qui ont fait les manchettes : avril 2015

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College members are recognized nationally and internationally for advancing health leadership as a profession.

Please join us in congratulating these individual and corporate members, and health organizations on their achievements.

Michel Bilodeau, FCCHL
Interim Chief Executive Officer, Kemptville District Hospital

KDH Board Announces the Appointment of Michel Bilodeau as Interim CEO (April 20, 2015)

Retrieved from http://www.kdh.on.ca

Michel has been a member since 1986 and received his Fellowship designation in 1994.

New members: April 2015 / Nouveaux membres : avril 2015

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Period of March 15, 2015 to April 14, 2015 – listed by Chapters:

New College Active Members 
BC Lower Mainland

Cecilia Li
Provincial Director, Provincial Blood Coordinating Office, Provincial Health Services Authority (Vancouver, BC)

Heather Mak
Program Director, Providence Health Care (Vancouver, BC)

College members on-the-move: April 2015 / Membres du Collège à l'affiche : avril 2015

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Period of March 15, 2015 to April 14, 2015 – listed by Chapters:

Bluenose

Tim J. Guest
FROM: Vice President, Acute Care and Chief Nursing Officer, Annapolis Valley Health (Kentville, NS)
TO: Vice President, Integrated Health Services Program Care 2, Chief Nursing Officer, Nova Scotia Health Authority (Halifax, NS)

Mary Lou O'Neill, CHE
FROM: Vice President, Integrated Health, Cape Breton District Health Authority (Sydney, NS)
TO: Executive Director, Eastern Zone, Nova Scotia Health Authority (Sydney, NS)

Health Research Foundation Medal of Honour / Médaille d’honneur de la Fondation pour la recherche en santé

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Now Accepting Nominations until May 15th, 2015

Since its inception in 1945, the Medal of Honour has been awarded to truly outstanding individuals whose research and/or contribution to public policies supportive of research and development in Canada have achieved international recognition.

Nominees must be Canadian residents whose work/research has been performed in Canada and has made a truly notable or pivotal contribution to the advancement of knowledge in the health sciences, health policy and/or the improvement of therapeutics and healthcare. Recipients can originate from a variety of fields and sectors including patient groups, educators, journalists, industry, and the public and non-profit sectors.

SAGE wins International Academic and Professional Publisher Award at the London Book Fair International Excellence Awards 2015

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London (16 April, 2015) - SAGE has today announced that it has won the International Academic and Professional Publisher Award at the London Book Fair International Excellence Awards, in association with The Publishers Associations. The awards were presented on Tuesday, on the first day of the London Book Fair (LBF), at the London Olympia.

The LBF is considered Europe's leading international spring book fair and welcomes over 25,000 professional visitors from more than 100 countries. These awards, now in their third year, have quickly become a key industry marker for excellence in academic and trade publishing globally. The awards celebrate international excellence in the book industry, covering all areas of international publishing including: academic and scholarly, children’s publishing and digital innovation.

Strategy Institute: National Forum on Human Resource Strategies for Healthcare

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2nd National Forum on Human Resource Strategies for Healthcare

May 5-6, 2015

May 7- Post-Conference Forum on Labour Relations

Toronto, ON

Save 20% off with our special partner rate!

Step into the Lean Age: Enhance Performance, Fuel Engagement and Expedite Access to Care. 

Engage in 3 days of top content with specialized streams, interactive sessions and elite speakers.

Goodlife Fitness: Health & Wellness Leadership Summit

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Goodlife Fitness: Health & Wellness Leadership Summit
May 11, 2015
Calgary, Alberta

Can one day of your time transform performance in your workplace?
On May 11th it can! Join Us.

CCHL-CCLS members are invited to register for the GoodLife Fitness Health & Wellness Leadership Summit, held May 11th at BMO Centre, Stampede Park.

Guest Speakers Include:

The Conference Board of Canada: Western Health Summit

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Western Health Summit: Making Change That Makes a Difference
May 11-12, 2015
Edmonton, Alberta

In partnership with the Conference Board of Canada, the Canadian College of Health Leaders is pleased to share a reduced rate of $1,295 for you to attend the Western Health Summit: Making Change That Makes a Difference on May 11-12, 2015 in Edmonton.

This Summit will focus on changes to improve the health care system now. While best practices can't be simply transferred from one organization to another, sharing successes and exchanging ideas can help improve health care change management performance.

Conference Board of Canada: Strategic Procurement and Innovation: Opportunities for Improving Canada's Health Care Systems

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Strategic Procurement and Innovation: Opportunities for Improving Canada's Health Care Systems
May 20-21, 2015
Toronto, Ontario

As a valued contact of the Canadian College of Health Leaders, we are pleased to share that we have partnered with The Conference Board of Canada to offer you a discounted rate of $495 to attend Strategic Procurement and Innovation: Opportunities for Improving Canada's Health Care Systems.

At this event you will learn how procurement can be one of the most powerful resources available to hospitals and other health care venues to help manage limited resources. You will also come away with a sense of what the opportunities are and how you can embrace evolving procurement practices that can result in better patient outcomes and an enhanced bottom-line.

BC Care Providers Association 38th Annual Conference: Sustainability Through Innovation

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38th BCCPA Annual Conference: Sustainability Through Innovation
May 24-26, 2015
Fairmont Chateau Whistler Resort, British Columbia

The BC Care Provider’s Association annual conference brings together hundreds of service providers, government officials, MLAs, and key industry stakeholders to learn about industry trends, technological advances and best practices.

The conference runs over three days and includes several keynote presentations, plenary sessions, workshops, panel discussions, networking receptions and a diverse exhibitor showcase.