Archive for June, 2009

Board meeting schedules for 2009

Published by redgie on June 29, 2009 in Board and Board Committee Meetings. Closed

Board Meeting Schedule 2009

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 Date

 Time

 May 5, 2009

 8:15 - 11:00am

 September 1, 2009

 8:15 - 11:00am

 November 3, 2009

 8:15 - 11:00am

 January 5, 2010

 8:15 - 11:00am

 March 2, 2010

 8:15 - 11:00am

 May 4, 2010

 8:15 - 11:00am

 July 1, 2010

 8:15 - 11:00am

Annual General Meeting (June 18, 2009)

Published by redgie2 on June 18, 2009 in Past Events. Closed

Annual General Meeting
Celebrating 5 Years

Thursday June 18, 2009
Time: 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Location:
Delta Winnipeg Campaign B
350 St. Mary Avenue

All Welcome!

Registration is Live! Art of Taking it to the Next Level - June 16, 2009

Published by redgie on June 16, 2009 in Past Events. Closed

western node

The program is attached and registration is live!    

Location:

Hotel Arts - Calgary, Alberta
119 - 12th Avenue SW Calgary, AB T2R 0G8
(403) 266-4611
http://www.hotelarts.ca/

Registration:
Attendance fee $350.00
Click here to register

SPEAKERS:

Dr. Stephen Duckett, President & CEO, Alberta Health Services
Michael D. Pugh, Senior Fellow with IHI, President and CEO, Verisma Systems, Inc.
Dr. Anthony Fields, Vice President Cancer Corridor, Alberta Health Services
Wendy Nicklin, President & CEO, Accreditation Canada
Bonnie Brossart, CEO, Saskatchewan Health Quality Council
Tony Dagnone, Commissioner of the Patient First Review, Saskatchewan (invited)

Who Should Attend This Workshop

Senior Leaders responsible for developing and guiding the organizational quality & patient safety strategy including:

  • Board Members especially leads for Board Quality Committees
  • CEOs & CFOs
  • Vice-Presidents
  • Medical Directors
  • Directors of Quality/Performance Improvement

Program Objectives
Participants will be able to:

  • Articulate the key design elements required to operationalize “quality as a business strategy”.
  • Use strategic QI methodologies to achieve breakthrough sustainable system level change.
  • Apply an innovative approach to engaging patients and families in the design and delivery of health services. 

We look forward to seeing you there!

Planning group: Dr. Michael Gardam, Dr. Tony Taylor, Debbie Barnard, Dr. Peter Norton and Marlies van Dijk 

Click here to download the program.

Western Node
Safer Healthcare Now!
www.saferhealthcarenow.ca
westernnode@saferhealthcarenow.ca
403-521-7106  

sponsors

“How the Safe Surgery Checklist is Making a Difference” (June 12, 2009)

Published by redgie on June 12, 2009 in Past Events. Closed

Featuring Dr. Bryce Taylor
Surgeon-in-Chief and Director, Surgical Services
University Health Network

Telehealth broadcast at
St. Boniface General Hospital Auditorium (DG030)
409 Tache Avenue, Winnipeg

June 12, 2009
8:30 am - 10:00am CST
Coffee and Muffins will be served

Click here to learn more.

NOTE: This session will be taped and available at www.saferhealthcarenow.ca shortly following the event

There is no registration fee to attend. To register, please call Juliet Cummins at (204) 235-3480 or email jcummins@sbgh.mb.ca

Organize your own telehealth by contacting your local Telehealth department to secure a room and a Telehealth connection by e-mailing: Telehealth.Support@albertahealthservices.ca

The Western Node of Safer Healthcare Now! and the Division of General Surgery at the Foothills Medical Centre, Alberta Health Services in Calgary, Alberta, are co-hosting this inspirational presentation by Dr Bryce Taylor.

Dr. Bryce Taylor is the co-author of: A Surgical Safety Checklist to Reduce Morbidity and Mortality in a Global Population, New England Journal of Medicine Volume 360: 491-499, January 29, 2009 Number 5. The study was led by Atul A. Gawande for the World Health Organization (WHO) Safe Surgery Saves Lives Study Group.

This presentation will provide the attendees:

  • A greater understanding of how the WHO Checklist was implemented
  • How the University Health Network in Toronto implemented the checklist in their surgical suites
  • A discussion with Dr. Taylor on impact, study findings and limitations
  • Launch of a Surgical Network across Western Canada coordinated by the Western Node of Safer Healthcare Now!