Vol.5 No.18 | September 6, 2012

News and notes

• B.C. to require healthcare workers to get flu shot or wear masks
• Some B.C. healthcare workers miffed about flu edict
• St. Joseph's in favour of new flu shot requirements
• Lean principles are saving Saskatchewan healthcare millions of dollars
• Doctors, nurses falling short on hand hygiene, report says
• No More Excuses: Why You Must Include Social Media in Your Hospital's Marketing Strategy
• Use of social media for job searching and networking grows
• The restorative power of a clean-break vacation
• How to conquer 10 common distractions
• The deadly sins of meetings
• How to make your meetings matter
• How to draw attention to your great idea
• The hierarchy of innovation
• Make sure your employer knows where you draw the line
• Want more control over work? It cuts both ways
• More news here

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Healthcare Systems and Organizations: Implications for Health Human Resources

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Transitions

David Levine has retired as President and CEO of Montreal Health and Social Service Agency
Rhonda Galbraith to Operations Director, St. John’s Rehab Program at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Brenda MacPherson to Executive Lead, Hospice Palliative Care Teams for Central LHIN at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, Ontario
PSGT Consulting merging with MNP LLP,  Ian Brunskill planning to broaden healthcare practice
Malcolm Moffat to Executive Vice President, Programs (St. John’s Rehab, Odette Cancer, Holland Musculoskeletal, Veterans and Community) at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Gabrielle Bochynek to Director of Human Resources, St. John’s Rehab Program & HR Corporate Projects, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Dr. Craig McFadyen to Regional Vice President, Regional Cancer Services, Mississauga Halton Central West Regional Cancer Program, ON
Dan Land to Chief Nursing Officer, Homewood Health Centre, Guelph ON
Chuck Shields to Executive Director, International Urogynecological Association, Ft. Lauderdale, FL and Washington, DC

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