Happy Holidays / Joyeuses fêtes

Thank you to our members, partners and colleagues for your commitment to the College and advancing health leadership. We wish you health and happiness in 2017. The Canadian College of Health Leaders The College will be closed between December 23, 2016 (3pm EST) and January 2, 2017 inclusive.

Merci à nos membres, partenaires et collègues pour leur engagement envers le Collège et la promotion du leadership en santé. Nous vous souhaitons santé et bonheur en 2017. Le Collège canadien des leaders en santé Le Collège sera fermé du 23 décembre 2016 (à compter de 15 h HNE) au 2 janvier 2017 inclusivement.

Register now for the 2017 Honouring Health Leadership Event (Gala) / Inscrivez-vous dès maintenant pour la soirée Hommage aux leaders en santé 2017

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2017 Honouring Health Leadership Event
June 11, 2017
Vancouver, British Columbia

The College’s Honouring Health Leadership event, a hallmark of excellence in healthcare and professionalism, will be held in Vancouver, British Columbia on Sunday evening, June 11, 2017. We invite you to join our evening emcee, Dawn Chubai, and celebrate the accomplishments of the 2017 National Awards Program recipients.

Call for nominations: 2017 National Awards Program / Appel de candidatures : Programme national des prix 2017

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Great news to those who may have missed the nomination deadline.  We have extended the submission deadline for many of our awards, and are still accepting nominations for many others. Please refer to the table below for more details. 

We recognize how busy our members are with work priorities. However, we ask you to consider nominating a worthy initiative, individual or team for a College awards. Don’t miss this opportunity to showcase the talent, leadership and innovative practices within your organization, chapter or region.

In June 2017, the College, with the support of our award sponsors, will bestow 15 prestigious national healthcare awards in Vancouver, BC. These awards are presented to individuals, teams and organizations in the healthcare community that have demonstrated exceptional leadership, and who have made significant contributions in areas such as: mentorship; innovation; nursing; healthcare safety; quality; environmental stewardship; diversity; and mental health and addictions.

Registration for the 2017 National Health Leadership Conference / Inscription à la Conférence nationale sur le leadership en santé de 2017

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On-line registration is now open!

The Canadian College of Health Leaders and HealthCareCAN are pleased to present the National Health Leadership Conference (NHLC). Themed “Value-based healthcare: Embracing a patient and family-centered approach”, the conference will be held in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia on June 12-13, 2017.

Welcome to our new corporate members / Bienvenue à nos nouveaux membres corporatifs

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The College is pleased to welcome the following corporate members who joined in 2016.

Look for how many more organizations have joined the professional association of choice for health leaders in next month’s issue!

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Le Collège est fier d’accueillir ces nouveaux membres corporatifs qui se sont joints en 2016.

Restez au courant pour voir combien d’autres organisations se sont jointes à l’association professionnelle de choix pour les dirigeants du domaine de la santé dans notre prochaine édition!

Making headlines: December 2016 update / Des membres qui ont fait la manchette : mise à jour de décembre 2016

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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.

Andrea Cohen Barrack
Chief Executive Officer, Ontario Trillium Foundation

Canada's Most Powerful Women, Top 100 (November 23, 2016)
Retrieved from: https://www.wxnetwork.com

Andrea has been a member since 2002.

College members on-the move: November 2016 / Membres du Collège à l'affiche : novembre 2016

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Period of October 15, 2016 to November 30, 2016 – listed by chapters:

Greater Toronto Area

Dr. Binod (Bin) Mani Baral, CHE
FROM: Infection Control Practitioner, Rouge Valley Health System (Toronto, ON)
TO: Infection Control Practitioner, Mackenzie Health (Richmond Hill, ON)

Kim V. Delahunt, CHE
FROM: Senior Director, Operations, CBI Home Health – Ontario (Toronto, ON)
TO: Senior Director, Health System Integration, Central West Local Health Integration Network (Brampton, ON)

New members: November 2016 / Nouveaux membres :novembre 2016

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Period of October 15, 2016 to November 30, 2016 – listed by chapters:

New College Active Members

BC Interior

Kris Stewart
Director of Care, Pine Acres Home (Westbank, BC)

BC Lower Mainland

Wendy Machana
Area Director, BC Emergency Health Services (Vancouver, BC)

Submit your journal manuscripts today! / Soumettez vos manuscrits pour le Forum aujourd’hui!

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Healthcare Management Forum, our official peer-reviewed journal, is now accepting manuscripts on how incentives in healthcare help break down structural barriers, neuroleadership, the professionalization of leadership, and government spending versus outcomes.

The November edition of Healthcare Management Forum is all about sustaining universal health coverage / Le numéro de novembre du Forum Gestion des soins de santé est consacré au maintien des soins de santé universels

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Log into the College web site to read the November edition of Healthcare Management Forum, produced in association with the Editor-in-Chief of Health Services Management Research.

Both journals collaborated to dedicate their November editions to this important topic and include authors from multiple countries including Canada, the United States, India, Italy and Britain.

Our journal explores the question of whether Canada can achieve universalism in a sustainable context.

Bilingual content includes the ethics column on bioethics and technology by Dr. Tom Noseworthy, Associate Chief Medical Officer at Alberta Health Services and Director for the Centre for Health and Policy Studies at the University of Calgary.

Executive Training Program (EXTRA) Call for Cohort 13 / Lancement de la 13e cohorte FORCES: Programme de formation pour cadres

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The call for applications for the 2017-2018 EXTRA program is now open. 

EXTRA builds leadership and organizational capacity to achieve breakthrough improvements that enhance patient and family experience of care, the health of populations and value-for-money. Since its launch in 2004, the EXTRA program has had a significant impact on healthcare improvement in Canada.

Why aren’t you taking the train? / Pourquoi tu ne prends pas le train?

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What’s new?

New Ottawa-Toronto Frequency
Since November 1st, VIA Rail upgraded its schedule between Ottawa and Toronto. Travellers now have a choice of two new afternoon departures (one departure each way), bringing the service offering up to nine daily departures in each direction during the week.

You asked! We listened!
VIA Rail has started equipping the new LRC cars with table extensions for Business class passengers. The table extensions will be released gradually and will offer passengers a larger work surface for their computer, or during meal service. This initiative, which was put in place in response to customer feedback, shows our commitment to putting our passenger first.

Award spotlight on: Human Spirit; Innovation; Mentorship; Nursing; and Young Leader / En vedette: célébration de l’esprit humain; leadership en soins infirmiers; innovateur en soins de santé; le mentorat, et le jeune cadre de service en santé

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Over the next few issues of Communiqué we will be profiling the various awards and calling for your nominations.

In June 2017, the College, with the support of our award sponsors, will bestow 15 prestigious national healthcare awards in Vancouver, British Columbia. These awards are presented to individuals, teams and organizations in the healthcare community that have demonstrated exceptional leadership, and who have made significant contributions in areas such as: mentorship; innovation; nursing; healthcare safety; quality; environmental stewardship; diversity; and mental health and addictions.

Registration for the 2017 National Health Leadership Conference / Inscription à la Conférence nationale sur le leadership en santé de 2017

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The Canadian College of Health Leaders and the HealthCareCAN are pleased to present the National Health Leadership Conference (NHLC). This conference is the largest national gathering of health system decision-makers in Canada.

Interested in becoming a Certified Health Executive? / Vous songez à devenir un Certified Health Executive?

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Interested in becoming a Certified Health Executive (CHE™) and building on your skills?

The College is committed to creating and sustaining a learning environment for its members by offering the only Canadian professional designation available to health leaders. The CHE designation has established the College at the forefront of continuing education for health leaders.

Since its inception in 1984, the CHE program has attracted many of the country’s top health leaders. In fact, nearly half of College members have achieved certification. The development of this capabilities-based program was a collaborative effort involving College members from across the country as well board members and staff. Given the constant changes within the Canadian health system, all elements of the CHE Program are regularly reviewed and revised by the CHE Program Committee and the Professional Standard Council. In 2013, the CHE Program was revised to align with the LEADS in a Caring Environment Capabilities Framework.

Join us for the November Healthcare Management Forum tweetchat

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Be part of the conversation on Tuesday, November 15 at 8:30 p.m., EST.

According to Healthcare Management Forum’s guest editor for November, Federico Lega, PhD, we need to recognize the challenges that modern healthcare faces when aiming at achieving universalism in a sustainable context.

Join authors as they discuss Canadian health financing and universal pharmacare in the November Healthcare Management Forum tweetchat.

We have partnered with Colin Hung, co-founder of the healthcare leader community #HCLDR, to deliver “Refinancing public healthcare,” inspired by the November 2016 edition of the journal. Special guests include D. Wayne Taylor and Steve Morgan.

Get started today with your GoodLife Fitness Corporate Membership / Activez votre abonnement corporatif chez GoodLife Mise-en-Forme dès aujourd’hui

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The Canadian College of Health Leaders has partnered with GoodLife Fitness to provide you with exclusive group rates for health and wellness programs, services and amenities.

Simply register for your GoodLife Fitness Corporate Membership today at: corporate.goodlifefitness.com

Your GoodLife Fitness Corporate Membership offers a group rate of $549.00 per member/year (or a bi-weekly payment of $23.04) plus applicable taxes, along with:

Making headlines: October 2016 update / Des membres qui ont fait la manchette : mise à jour d'octobre 2016

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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.

Mental Health Commission of Canada

Mental Health Commission of Canada Wins Corporate Commitment Award for Championing Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace (October 5, 2016)
Retrieved from: http://www.mentalhealthcommission.ca

Members hold various leadership positions at the Mental Health Commission of Canada including Louise Bradley, CHE, President and Chief Executive Officer and recipient of the College’s 2015 Innovation Award for Healthcare Leadership.

College members on-the-move: October 2016 / Membres du Collège à l'affiche : octobre 2016

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Period of September 14, 2016 to October 14, 2016 – listed by chapters:

BC Lower Mainland

Dacia H.E. Howard Jovanovic
FROM: Public Health Nurse, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (Vancouver, BC)
TO: Manager of Clinical Operations for Maternal, Infant, Child & Youth, Fraser Health Authority (Langley, BC)

Jie Sun, CHE
FROM: Director, imPROVE, Provincial Health Services Authority (Vancouver, BC)
TO: Director, System Transformation, BC Emergency Health Services (Vancouver, BC)

New members: October 2016 / Nouveaux membres: octobre 2016

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Period of September 15, 2016 to October 14, 2016 – listed by chapters:

New College Active Members

Eastern Ontario

Marika Kathryn Holmes
Manager, Specialized Preschool Services, Pinecrest-Queenway Community Health Centre (Ottawa, ON)

Hamilton and Area

Katarina Renata Busija
Manager of Resident Care, Halton Region (Milton, ON)

Digital Health Week: A National Conversation to #ThinkDigitalHealth / Semaine de la santé numérique : joignez-vous aux discussions nationales et #pensezsanténumérique

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We live in a digital age where electronic and online technologies are part of everything we do.  We can pay our bills, book a haircut and do our shopping all online. This is not only convenient, but also saves time and avoids unnecessary travel.

Just like other aspects of our lives, Canada’s health system is also becoming more digital every day.  Digital health innovations can be used to book doctors’ appointments, request prescription renewals, view health information and consult with a doctor on-line.