QWQHC’s 4th Annual Summit: Healthy Workplaces in Action: Working Together to Deliver Quality Care

This summit will be held at the Crown Plaze Hotel, Ottawa, Ontario.

Workshop # 1:
Effective Teamwork and Communication: Strategies to Support Patient Safety

This three-hour, interactive workshop will introduce participants to the tenets of teamwork and communication as a cogent strategy to support patient safety and organizational culture.

Workshop # 2:
Bridging Evidence-Based and Action Learning Approaches to Foster Cultural Transformation in Managerial Practices

CRISO’s team is engaged in Quebec's CHSRF/REISS (2008) program at L’Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal. Stabilizing nursing teams and improving the quality of care are the goals. The team will discuss with participants actual successes and obstacles when (1) implementing a culture of measures that link work climate perceptions, organizational efficacy and quality of care; (2) developing integrity leadership, reflexive practices and bi-directional control approach to communication through co-development program and (3) guiding senior managers in an action-research process aiming to shed light on how they (management staff) reproduce in their daily practices the cultural modes that would explain some redundancies of operational systems failures.

Workshop # 3:
Together We’re Better: The Rich and Rocky Road to Interprofessional Practice

This three-hour workshop will be co-facilitated by a nurse and physician team who have worked together in successful interprofessional team development with a focus on both team and clinical outcomes. Participants will have an opportunity to enjoy a mini-input session covering the TIPS project, an interprofessional team development initiative funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care.

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Past Summit Information

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2010 preliminary program (english)
2010 programme preliminaire (français)
Concurrent Session Guide

Executive Training for Research Application (EXTRA)

2010 EXTRA program now accepting applications from Nurse Managers

Are you looking to enhance your skills in using evidence-based research at work? Have you researched professional development programs, but are not clear on which program is the right for you?

The Executive Training for Research Application (EXTRA) fellowship program might be the right program for you. The program is now accepting applications from senior nurse executives looking to be one of 24 fellows to participate in the 2010 program.

To date, 285 senior healthcare leaders, more than a third of which have been nurse executives, have completed the program. EXTRA is managed by Canadian Health Services Research Foundation with the help of four inter-professional associations, including the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA).

“EXTRA provides senior nursing leaders with the training and tools needed to help improve their ability to acquire evidence and use the information in their daily decision making,” says Lisa Little, Director of Public Policy at CNA. “The program aligns with our strategy to help provide solutions, grounded in research, to improve Canada’s publicly funded not-for-profit health system.”

The two-year EXTRA program is spread over four away-from-home residency sessions made up of six modules, including an intervention project that provides an opportunity to apply practical problem-solving to a current work situation.

Tracy Wasylak, Vice President, South Health Campus, Alberta Health Services participated in the 2007 program. She entered the program with the goal of enhancing her ability to acquire evidence that would inform her decisions and to help focus her inquiry around solving complex issues within clinical operations.

“Because I was able to complete a program project based on an actual, real-life workplace situation, I found that I was better able to take my learnings and apply them immediately,” Wasylak said. “I also appreciated the extensive networking opportunities, the manageable work/program balance, and the introduction to desktop tools that have increased my ability to acquire information in a timely manner.”

To learn more about EXTRA, read past fellow profiles, and learn how to apply visit www.cna-aiic.ca .

The application deadline is March 2, 2010.

2010 EXTRA Call for Applicants

The Call for applications for the 2010 Executive Training for Research Application (EXTRA*) competition is now available at http://www.chsrf.ca/extra/application_process_e.php

Who Should Apply?

Senior health service executives, policy makers from ministries and government departments and/or their organizations are eligible to apply.

The Foundation is accepting applications for EXTRA until March 2, 2010 at 12 p.m. EST. The 2010 Guide for Applicants can be downloaded from http://www.chsrf.ca/extra/documents/EXTRAAppGuideENG2010.pdf

Please help us in encouraging nurse, physician and other health service executives from your network to visit our website, download the Call for Applications and Guide for Applicants, and be part of the seventh cohort of EXTRA fellows.

STRENGTHENING HEALTHCARE GOVERNANCE

The Canadian Health Services Research Foundation (CHSRF) and the Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI) are working in partnership to
design a new program to advance quality and excellence in Canadian healthcare. The Effective Governance for Quality and Patient Safety education program builds on the expertise CHRSF has gained through its successful EXTRA. This new governance program is for organizational teams from healthcare organizations – including board members, CEOs and healthcare executives – and focuses on improving quality, performance, and patient safety through the use of evidence. To learn more, click here.

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Canada’s executive nurses set the stage for new directions in policy leadership

The Academy of Canadian Executive Nurses represents the voice of nursing leadership in Canada. Founded over thirty years ago, ACEN was created as a network of chief nursing officers of major teaching hospitals and deans and directors of Schools of nursing....

QWQHC — Healthy Workplaces in Action: Working Together to Deliver Quality Care

Does your organization promote quality of worklife? What steps is your organization taking towards improving the health of the healthcare work environment? If you have an improvement story to share, we want to hear about it! The QWQHC invites you to submit a brief proposal to present at a concurrent session and/or to participate in an initiatives showcase at its 4th annual Summit. As a complement to the sessions, the showcase is an excellent opportunity to discuss projects or initiatives with colleagues from the field and to share experiences and resources.

To learn more about the Summit, visit last year’s
post-Summit site: www.f2fe.com/qwqhc/2009

To enter a submission, please go to:
www.f2fe.com/qwqhc2010-callforsubmissions

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Canadian Journal of Nursing Research
Advanced Practice Nursing

June 2010 (Volume 42, No 2)
Call for Papers
There is a heightened demand for advanced practice nurses (APNs), such as clinical nurse specialists and nurse practitioners, in Canada and around the world. As clinical experts, leaders, and change agents, APNs are recognized as part of an important human resource strategy for improving access to high-quality, cost-effective, and sustainable models of health care. For this issue of the Journal, we invite Canadian and international investigators to submit manuscripts that describe completed research and integrative reviews that inform the development, introduction, integration, and evaluation of advanced practice nursing roles.

Guest Editor: Drs. Alba DiCenso and Denise Bryant-Lukosius
Submission Deadline: October 15, 2009

You can Submit Papers Online
or email cjnr.nursing@mcgill.ca for assistance

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Influencing Public Policy Workshop:
Strategies & Tactics

October 5 – 6, 2009

Yes, YOU CAN influence nursing policy! Be part of Canada’s next generation of nursing policy decision-makers. Led by two of Canada’s most experienced and best-known nurse leaders.

Michael Villeneuve, RN MSc, and Judith Skelton-Green, RN PhD FCCHSE, will introduce you to the broad arena of public policy development during this two-day interactive workshop. The discussion will be of interest to nurses who want to understand the process of developing and influencing public policy. Participants will be equipped with practical tips and workable ideas to begin influencing policy agendas.

Presented by the Canadian Nurses Association, with support from the College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CARNA).

For more information and to register visit www.cna-aiic.ca

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Leadership and Management
Program & School of Nursing

October 20 - 21, 2009

1st Annual Interpro Fesional Leadership Institute presents : Intergenerational Workplace: Collision or Collaboration?
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QWQHC — Healthy Workplaces in Action: Working Together to Deliver Quality Care

February 25-26, 2010
Be part of an exciting pan-Canadian knowledge exchange event that will provide participants with the opportunity to:

• Increase their understanding of the link between quality worklife and quality care
• Learn from worklife Champions and become inspired by success stories and innovations
• Connect with colleagues to share experiences, practical strategies, and resources that have improved the quality of worklife in service delivery organizations
• Strengthen their networks to move the worklife agenda forward
• Attend post-Summit workshops

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Introducing the “Quality of Worklife Innovative Practices” Inventory

As Canadians, we value our healthcare system. We want to know that we can count on high quality care when we need it. Reducing wait times, increasing access to care, and improved patient safety require healthcare organizations to become healthier workplaces for our healthcare providers. Evidence shows there is a direct link between healthy healthcare workplaces and quality patient outcomes. Evidence also tells us that our healthcare providers are struggling; many are leaving their jobs, and recruiting health professionals continues to be a challenge across the country. The need for collaboration and innovation to improve the health of our workplaces has never been greater…

In response, the QWQHC--a coalition of twelve National Partners working together to drive improvements in quality of worklife and quality healthcare--is pleased to introduce the “Quality of Worklife Innovative Practices” inventory. This tool—an easy-to-use online database—is designed to connect Worklife Champions across the country and facilitate the exchange and spread of worklife initiatives across the Canadian healthcare system.

The QWQHC hopes that this will be a widely used resource, and a feasible way to support working together to make health workplaces healthier. To get us started, a few organizations have already made a submission. Read Colchester East Hants Health Authority’s “Physician Engagement Strategy”, Saskatoon Health Region’s “Our Values in Action”, and Seven Oaks General Hospital’s “Respectfully Yours” now in our inventory. And, do submit your practice today!

Feel free to forward this call for submissions to the most appropriate person in your organization, as well as to distribute to your network.

NHLC - CNLSS National Healthcare Leadership Conference

June 1—2, 2009
Accountability in Health System Leadership: The Balancing Act
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

Super Early Bird Registration Deadline

The super early bird registration deadline is this Friday, February 13, 2009. Take advantage of the $625 (plus GST) super early bird rate and register today!
To register, click here.

Social Event (Optional)

Monday, June 1 . 19:00—23:30
Come All Ye... To a Shocking Good Time!
Many folksongs begin with the phrase "Come all ye." and folksongs are a strong part of Newfoundland and Labrador's rich cultural heritage. When you combine that heritage with our ability to rant and roar, you have the makings of a shocking good time (an extremely good party in mainlander language!) Join us for an outstanding evening of food, fun and a performance by The Masterless Men, one of Eastern Canada's finest and tightest sounding groups.
Long may your big jib draw!

Tickets for this evening of networking and entertainment are available for $85 (plus GST). Please purchase your tickets at the time of registration at www.healthcareleadershipconference.ca.

Aboriginal Health Human Resources
Knowledge Exchange Workshop

Thursday, March 5th, 2009

You are invited to attend the Aboriginal Health Human Resources Knowledge Exchange Workshop. This 2nd annual workshop is organized by the Aboriginal Health Human Resources Initiative (AHHRI), and the Quality Worklife Quality
Healthcare Collaborative (QWQHC).

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QWQHC 3rd Annual Summit

The Quality Worklife Quality Healthcare Collaborative (QWQHC)
is hosting its 3rd Annual Summit entitled
Shaping the Future of Quality:
Building on the Momentum
on March 3rd and 4th, 2009 at the Delta Hotel in Ottawa, Ontario.

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Preliminary Program (English)
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SAVE THE DATE

Save the Date for the 3rd Annual Summit
Shaping the Future of Quality: Building on the Momentum
March 3-4, 2009, Ottawa, Ontario (Delta Hotel)

Be part of an exciting Canada-wide knowledge exchange opportunity that
provides participants the chance to:
▪ Learn from Quality Worklife Champions;
▪ Share their own experience and practices;
▪ Build a valuable resource network;
▪ Inform the future initiatives on quality of worklife in healthcare settings, and;
▪ Attend post-summit workshops including “Preventing Workplace Violence”
(Accreditation Canada).

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NHLC REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN

Please visit the National Healthcare Leadership Conference web site for the latest programming details and to register online.

www.healthcareleadershipconference.ca

L'INSCRIPTION POUR LA CNLSS EST OUVERTE

Veuillez visiter le site Internet de la Conférence sur le leadership dans les soins de santé pour les détails du programme et pour vous inscrire en ligne.

www.healthcareleadershipconference.ca

ACEN AGM 2008

Education Day and Business Meeting, to be held in Ottawa Canada, November 13 and 14, 2008.
We hope you all will join us for what will be a lively, engaging and enjoyable few days!

This year's AGM is being held in conjunction with the CASN and ACEN members are invited to attend the 1st day (November 13) of the Summit and participate in the “vision to action” planning (November 14, 2008).

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CCHSE Luncheon at OHA HealthAchieve
Employee Engagement: Driving
Organization Performance

Speaker:
Linda Deering, The Studer Group
November 4, 2008
Fairmont Royal York, Toronto

Admission is by ticket only and space is limited, so buy your tickets now! Tickets are $65 and tables are available for $480. Click here to purchase tickets.

Click here to see the full day of programming at OHA HealthAchieve.

2009 Nursing Leadership Conference

February 8-10, 2009
Sheraton Centre Hotel, Toronto

The deadline for submitting abstracts has been extended to October 2. Click here for the Call for Abstracts.