October 24 to October 28, 2016 is Canadian Patient Safety Week

In the News

• 6 things you need to know about getting the flu shot in Ontario
• Landmark Study Finds Children's Eyesight Worsening Sooner Than Previous Generations
• Results from World's Largest Study on Sleep Apnea and Digital Connected Care
• Survey: Asthma Not Well-Controlled for Most Canadians
• Canadian Blood Services announces new, stricter iron guidelines for donors
• Sexual health advocates battle to ease abortion pill hurdles before Canadian debut
• Doctors' Notes: Changing the way we fight bacteria
• Central Alberta heart attack patients up to 70% more likely to die, doctors warn
• 50 new doctors began practising in Saskatchewan
• The Montreal Heart Institute Notifies Its Open Heart Surgery Patients Operated since 2012 of an Infection Risk
• Babies should sleep in parents' room during first year, doctors recommend
• Quebec unveils $76 million preventative health plan
• Minister of Health announces revision of the Food Guide, Healthy Eating initiatives, as part of a vision for a healthy Canada
• If Big Tobacco sells e-cigarettes, they'll 'recruit a whole new generation' of smokers: Public Health Ontario
• Dozens of community organizations lose funding as Public Health Agency shifts focus to prevention
• Health Minister Jane Philpott announces new food labelling, marketing regulations
• First national Quality Report on a major heart procedure paves way for further initiatives to improve patient care
• World's Smallest Pacemaker Licenced for Canadian Patients
• Get the jab and don’t worry about kissing: how to avoid cold and flu
• Toronto nurse named Canadian Oncology Nurse of the Year
• Digital media recommendations for kids updated by U.S. doctors
• New advances in innovative health technology to be tested in space - Monitoring technology can be used for healthcare on Earth
• Dr. Karl Schwarz and Dr. Sandra McGill open state-of-the-art surgical centre, EspaceMD in Montreal
• Government takes action to develop national guidelines for concussion management
• Improving healthcare by building partnerships with patients and the public
• Dialogue: New healthcare service now available to Quebec businesses
• Quebec Health Minister Gaétan Barrette has witnessed the influence of religious groups on patients
• Ottawa's plan to reduce transfer payments will hurt: Nova Scotia health minister Leo Glavine
• MPP Lisa MacLeod proposes help for healthcare treatments not covered by OHIP
• Healthcare service will suffer without more federal cash, Ontario minister says
• Northern Saskatchewan suicide crisis puts focus on mental health services
• Alberta health minister says federal healthcare cuts 'make tough times even tougher'
• Quebec Health Minister Gaétan Barrette makes his case to integrate health services
• Health and Healthcare News
• World Health News

Breakfast with the Chiefs 

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Upcoming Speakers for Breakfast with the Chiefs include:
Ross Baker
Omar Ishrak
Danielle Martin
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Longwoods Videos

Transitions

• Prabhat Jha, Director for the Centre for Global Health Research at St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, inducted into the U.S. National Academy of Medicine
• Gabriela Prada to Strategist for Health Policy, Medtronic, Mississauga, ON
• Steven Kahane to Primary Care Physician Lead Advisor, Central LHIN, Toronto, ON>
• Louis O’Brien to Board Chair, Central East LHIN, Ajax, ON
• Guylène Thériault to Assistant Dean, Distributed Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC
• Weaving a Mosaic of Support, a Caregiver Respite Program from the Mississauga Halton LHIN awarded Minister's Team Medal Honouring Excellence in Health Quality and Safety.
• Leah Bergstrome, an Aboriginal Patient Navigator awarded Minister's Individual Champion Medal Honouring Excellence in Health Quality and Safety.
• Rick Cooper to Interim Chair of the Board of Directors, North East Local Health Integration Network, North Bay, ON
• Kavita Mehta to CEO, Association of Family Health Teams of Ontario, Toronto, ON
• Eric Brooks to Health Promotion Advisory, IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS
• Philip De Souza to Manager, Communications and Marketing, HIROC, Toronto, ON
• Kwame McKenzie to Ontario Human Rights Commission, Toronto, ON
• Justus Barageine to Academic Director, Save the Mothers, Ancaster, ON
• Jay Cross to Director, College of Discovery, Creativity and Innovation, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB
• Abraham (Rami) Rudnick to VP Research and Chief Scientist, Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre and Thunder Bay Regional Research Institute, Thunder Bay, ON
• Ihor Boszko to VP Business Development, Ontario Genomics, Toronto, ON
• Roy Romanow to Chancellor, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK
• Brent Norton to Executive Chairman of the Board and acting Chief Executive Officer, Ortho Regenerative Technologies Inc., Montreal, QC

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Featured Careers

• Senior Health Quality Performance Consultant - Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Toronto, ON
• Senior Consultant - Toronto Central Local Health Integration Network, Toronto, ON
• Chief Operating Officer, Home Care - Royale Hayat Hospital, Kuwait 
• Chief Executive Officer - Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada, Toronto, ON
• Patient Care Manager, Mental Health Emergency Services Unit - Mental Health & Addictions Program - St. Joseph's Health Centre, Toronto, ON
• Enabling Technologies for Integration (ETI) Program Manager - Central East Local Health Integration Network, Ajax, ON

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