16th Canadian Conference on International Health (CCIH)
Health Equity: Our Global Responsibility
Where and When: This year's conference is being held on October 25 - 28, 2009 at the Crowne Plaza Ottawa, 101 Lyon St. N., Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Registration: It's time to register for the 16th Canadian Conference on International Health (CCIH); early registration ends September 10, 2009! Seats are limited, so act fast; last year's conference was sold out. Please visit our website at http://www.csih.org/en/ccih/index.asp to register and for regular conference updates.
Conference Highlights: Below you will find the daily conference themes; to view the complete preliminary conference program visit: http://www.csih.org/en/ccih/program.asp
Sunday, October 25 - Pathways to Global Health Competence
Monday, October 26 - Ethical View of Health Equity: Trends and Challenges
Tuesday, October 27 - Global Health Diplomacy: A Tool for Global Health and Justice
Wednesday, October 28 - Thinking Globally/Acting Locally: The Reality and Challenges for the Future
How to Get Involved: If you, your organization, group or business want to get involved with this important international conference in Canada's capital, the following opportunities are available:
Sponsorships,
Oral Presentations,
Poster Presentations,
Networking Opportunities,
Volunteering.
The CCIH09 Conference has launched an online discussion site http://www.ccih09.pbworks.com to facilitate pre-conference discussion of the conference theme of Health Equity as well as session topics, and individual session and poster presentations. Viewers are able to post comments and questions.
For questions, to be added to the conference mailing list, or to find out more about the conference and about getting involved please contact the 2009CCIH at: 2009ccih@csih.org
The conference provides exciting opportunities for learning, networking and sharing projects and proposals, to find out more visit http://www.csih.org/en/ccih/overview.asp
We hope you can join us. The 16th Canadian Conference for International Health (CCIH) is organized by The Canadian Society for International Health (CSIH). To find out more about CSIH or to become a CSIH member visit: www.csih.org
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16e Conférence canadienne sur la santé internationale (CCSI)
L'équité en santé : notre responsabilité à tous
Où et quand: Cette année, la conférence se tiendra du 25 au 28 octobre 2009, à l'hôtel Crowne Plaza Ottawa, 101, rue Lyon N., Ottawa (Ontario), Canada.
Inscription: Vous pouvez maintenant vous inscrire à la 16e Conférence canadienne sur la santé internationale (CCSI); la date limite des inscriptions hâtives est le 10 septembre 2009! Faites vite, les places sont limitées; la conférence de l'an dernier a affiché complet. Veuillez visiter notre site web à http://www.csih.org/en/ccih/index.asp pour vous inscrire et obtenir régulièrement des mises à jour sur la conférence.
Points saillants de la conférence : Vous trouverez ci-dessous les thèmes journaliers de la conférence; pour consulter le programme préliminaire complet de la conférence, veuillez visiter http://www.csih.org/en/ccih/program.asp
Dimanche 25 octobre - Les cheminements vers la compétence en santé mondiale
Lundi 26 octobre - Point de vue éthique sur l'équité en santé : les tendances et les défis
Mardi 27 octobre - Diplomatie en santé internationale : un outil au service de la santé et de la justice mondiales
Mercredi 28 octobre - Penser globalement, agir localement : la réalité et les défis de l'avenir
Comment vous pouvez participer: Si votre organisme, votre groupe, votre entreprise ou vous-même désirez participer à cette importante conférence internationale qui se tiendra dans la capitale du Canada, vous pouvez le faire par l'un des moyens suivants :
commandites,
présentations orales,
présentations par affiches,
occasions de réseautage,
bénévolat.
Pour toutes questions, pour vous inscrire à la liste d'envoi de la conférence ou pour en apprendre davantage sur la conférence et sur la façon d'y participer, veuillez communiquer avec la CCSI 2009 à 2009ccih@csih.org
La conférence offre d'excellentes occasions d'acquérir des connaissances, d'établir des réseaux et d'échanger sur divers projets et propositions. http://www.csih.org/fr/Conference/overview.asp
Nous espérons avoir le plaisir de vous compter parmi nous. La 16e Conférence canadienne sur la santé internationale (CCSI) est organisée par la Société canadienne de santé internationale (SCSI). Pour obtenir de plus amples renseignements sur la SCSI ou pour y adhérer, veuillez visiter le site web www.csih.org
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Friday, July 10, 2009
Thursday, July 9, 2009
New research on Indigenous health
[These resources from the Equidad/PAHO listserv may be contrasted with the recent Indigenous Children's Health Report from St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, that uses a cross-jurisdictional analysis -- Canada, US, Australia, New Zealand -- to show that Indigenous health inequities are a result largely of socio-economic, and not biological, factors. In particular, the role and impacts of colonization are highlighted in the ICHR.
These different approaches to equity point to the critical importance of exploring HOW research is framed and what the implications of that framing might be....]
From the Equidad/PAHO listserv:
Indigenous health part 1: determinants and disease patterns
Prof Michael Gracey MD a , Prof Malcolm King MD b
The Lancet, Volume 374, Issue 9683, 4 July 2009
Summary http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(09)60914-4/fulltext
“…..The world's almost 400 million Indigenous people have low standards of health. This poor health is associated with poverty, malnutrition, overcrowding, poor hygiene, environmental contamination, and prevalent infections. Inadequate clinical care and health promotion, and poor disease prevention services aggravate this situation.
Some Indigenous groups, as they move from traditional to transitional and modern lifestyles, are rapidly acquiring lifestyle diseases, such as obesity, cardiovascular disease, and type 2 diabetes, and physical, social, and mental disorders linked to misuse of alcohol and of other drugs.
Correction of these inequities needs increased awareness, political commitment, and recognition rather than governmental denial and neglect of these serious and complex problems. Indigenous people should be encouraged, trained, and enabled to become increasingly involved in overcoming these challenges…”
Indigenous health part 2: the underlying causes of the health gap
Prof Malcolm King PhD a , Alexandra Smith MD b, Prof Michael Gracey MD c
a Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
b University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
c Unity of First People of Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
The Lancet, Volume 374, Issue 9683, 4 July 2009
Summary http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(09)60827-8/fulltext
“…..In this Review we delve into the underlying causes of health disparities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people and provide an Indigenous perspective to understanding these inequalities. We are able to present only a snapshot of the many research publications about Indigenous health. Our aim is to provide clinicians with a framework to better understand such matters.
Applying this lens, placed in context for each patient, will promote more culturally appropriate ways to interact with, to assess, and to treat Indigenous peoples.
The topics covered include Indigenous notions of health and identity; mental health and addictions; urbanisation and environmental stresses; whole health and healing; and reconciliation….”
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These different approaches to equity point to the critical importance of exploring HOW research is framed and what the implications of that framing might be....]
From the Equidad/PAHO listserv:
Indigenous health part 1: determinants and disease patterns
Prof Michael Gracey MD a , Prof Malcolm King MD b
The Lancet, Volume 374, Issue 9683, 4 July 2009
Summary http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(09)60914-4/fulltext
“…..The world's almost 400 million Indigenous people have low standards of health. This poor health is associated with poverty, malnutrition, overcrowding, poor hygiene, environmental contamination, and prevalent infections. Inadequate clinical care and health promotion, and poor disease prevention services aggravate this situation.
Some Indigenous groups, as they move from traditional to transitional and modern lifestyles, are rapidly acquiring lifestyle diseases, such as obesity, cardiovascular disease, and type 2 diabetes, and physical, social, and mental disorders linked to misuse of alcohol and of other drugs.
Correction of these inequities needs increased awareness, political commitment, and recognition rather than governmental denial and neglect of these serious and complex problems. Indigenous people should be encouraged, trained, and enabled to become increasingly involved in overcoming these challenges…”
Indigenous health part 2: the underlying causes of the health gap
Prof Malcolm King PhD a , Alexandra Smith MD b, Prof Michael Gracey MD c
a Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
b University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
c Unity of First People of Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
The Lancet, Volume 374, Issue 9683, 4 July 2009
Summary http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(09)60827-8/fulltext
“…..In this Review we delve into the underlying causes of health disparities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people and provide an Indigenous perspective to understanding these inequalities. We are able to present only a snapshot of the many research publications about Indigenous health. Our aim is to provide clinicians with a framework to better understand such matters.
Applying this lens, placed in context for each patient, will promote more culturally appropriate ways to interact with, to assess, and to treat Indigenous peoples.
The topics covered include Indigenous notions of health and identity; mental health and addictions; urbanisation and environmental stresses; whole health and healing; and reconciliation….”
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Thursday, July 2, 2009
TransPULSE Research Project -
PLEASE FORWARD WIDELY
An open letter to all Trans community members in Ontario from Anna Travers, Director, Rainbow Health Ontario and formerly Director of LGBT Services at Sherbourne Health Centre
Greetings:
You may have heard of the TransPULSE Research Project or perhaps not yet. It is a study of the health and well-being of trans people in Ontario that has been four years in the making. I am writing to tell you why it is important and to ask for your help.
A Little History:
This study was initiated in 2005 when my organization, Sherbourne Health Centre, was overwhelmed with the numbers of trans people seeking health care - especially people from places far outside our catchment area of Toronto. At that time, I consulted with our Trans Advisory Committee and we decided we had to try to create more services where trans people could receive respectful health care, including hormones and social support, right across this province. SRS was still not available under OHIP then so we were also working hard to change that too.
Starting with a small seed grant, a group of trans community members with histories of trans activism and community service began to design a research project that would demonstrate the problems with our health care system and show the impact of gaps in services and discrimination on trans people's health and lives. Although many of us know about these problems first hand or through our work with the trans community, there have not been any large research studies in Canada that can demonstrate to the government, to funders and to health care providers how hard it is to access health care and other services and how difficult life can be for trans people in Ontario.
Our goal is to reach 1000 trans people, representing all kinds of diversity from across the entire province
Control by Trans People
The Advisory Committee knew that lots of trans people had lost faith in researchers because so many studies had not served the trans community's needs. They decided that our research must be designed and controlled by trans people. This is how it has been with this project - trans people have chosen the academic researchers who have brought needed skills to the project, recruited staff, held focus groups and spent hundreds of hours ensuring that every question is relevant and thoughtfully worded.
The Study
Now we have a study that is designed to capture lots of important information about the experiences of our diverse trans communities - with health care, housing, employment, education, etc. We also thought it important to learn about how trans people live their lives, deal with barriers and find fulfilment so there are also questions about childhood, school, sexuality, relationships and parenting. All is confidential, no one will be identifiable and you can use a computer, paper copy or the telephone to complete the survey - you can even request a translator. The TransPULSE Survey is a very long study - but there is so much that we need to know! (Know = have scientifically valid evidence; evidence = the power to persuade, educate and make change)
How You Can Help
The TransPULSE Study is designed to reach out to a very diverse range of trans people (not just those in Toronto or those who are well connected). As a result you have to wait to get an invitation (a ticket) from another trans person who is taking the survey to participate. This method, which works a bit like a chain letter, means that the results are much more valid and reliable. So how can you help?
Talk to your friends know about the study and why it is important (send this letter out widely)
If you get a ticket (invitation to participate) please put aside an hour or more to complete the survey as soon as possible
Pass on the 3 tickets you will receive right after completing the survey to other trans people and encourage them to participate in building the evidence we need
Check out the Trans PULSE website http://www.transpulse.ca for more information and to see how the survey is going.
After We Reach Enough People
The sooner we get enough surveys back, the sooner we can analyze the data and start sharing the results. The information we learn could make a huge difference to trans people's access to health care and other services. The Ministry of Health is aware of the study and is sincerely interested in our findings. We also have plans to provide feedback to trans people themselves in a variety of creative and useful ways.
Thank you for reading this. Please forward it on to friends and listservs serving Ontario.
Sincerely, Anna Travers, Rainbow Health Ontario www.rainbowhealthontario.ca
Let's show that 1000 trans people in Ontario care about their health and want to make change!
http://www.transpulse.ca/
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An open letter to all Trans community members in Ontario from Anna Travers, Director, Rainbow Health Ontario and formerly Director of LGBT Services at Sherbourne Health Centre
Greetings:
You may have heard of the TransPULSE Research Project or perhaps not yet. It is a study of the health and well-being of trans people in Ontario that has been four years in the making. I am writing to tell you why it is important and to ask for your help.
A Little History:
This study was initiated in 2005 when my organization, Sherbourne Health Centre, was overwhelmed with the numbers of trans people seeking health care - especially people from places far outside our catchment area of Toronto. At that time, I consulted with our Trans Advisory Committee and we decided we had to try to create more services where trans people could receive respectful health care, including hormones and social support, right across this province. SRS was still not available under OHIP then so we were also working hard to change that too.
Starting with a small seed grant, a group of trans community members with histories of trans activism and community service began to design a research project that would demonstrate the problems with our health care system and show the impact of gaps in services and discrimination on trans people's health and lives. Although many of us know about these problems first hand or through our work with the trans community, there have not been any large research studies in Canada that can demonstrate to the government, to funders and to health care providers how hard it is to access health care and other services and how difficult life can be for trans people in Ontario.
Our goal is to reach 1000 trans people, representing all kinds of diversity from across the entire province
Control by Trans People
The Advisory Committee knew that lots of trans people had lost faith in researchers because so many studies had not served the trans community's needs. They decided that our research must be designed and controlled by trans people. This is how it has been with this project - trans people have chosen the academic researchers who have brought needed skills to the project, recruited staff, held focus groups and spent hundreds of hours ensuring that every question is relevant and thoughtfully worded.
The Study
Now we have a study that is designed to capture lots of important information about the experiences of our diverse trans communities - with health care, housing, employment, education, etc. We also thought it important to learn about how trans people live their lives, deal with barriers and find fulfilment so there are also questions about childhood, school, sexuality, relationships and parenting. All is confidential, no one will be identifiable and you can use a computer, paper copy or the telephone to complete the survey - you can even request a translator. The TransPULSE Survey is a very long study - but there is so much that we need to know! (Know = have scientifically valid evidence; evidence = the power to persuade, educate and make change)
How You Can Help
The TransPULSE Study is designed to reach out to a very diverse range of trans people (not just those in Toronto or those who are well connected). As a result you have to wait to get an invitation (a ticket) from another trans person who is taking the survey to participate. This method, which works a bit like a chain letter, means that the results are much more valid and reliable. So how can you help?
Talk to your friends know about the study and why it is important (send this letter out widely)
If you get a ticket (invitation to participate) please put aside an hour or more to complete the survey as soon as possible
Pass on the 3 tickets you will receive right after completing the survey to other trans people and encourage them to participate in building the evidence we need
Check out the Trans PULSE website http://www.transpulse.ca for more information and to see how the survey is going.
After We Reach Enough People
The sooner we get enough surveys back, the sooner we can analyze the data and start sharing the results. The information we learn could make a huge difference to trans people's access to health care and other services. The Ministry of Health is aware of the study and is sincerely interested in our findings. We also have plans to provide feedback to trans people themselves in a variety of creative and useful ways.
Thank you for reading this. Please forward it on to friends and listservs serving Ontario.
Sincerely, Anna Travers, Rainbow Health Ontario www.rainbowhealthontario.ca
Let's show that 1000 trans people in Ontario care about their health and want to make change!
http://www.transpulse.ca/
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Prince George Citizen (June 29/09) - 'Startling findings' seen in Aboriginal study
http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/20090629199835/local/news/-145startling-findings-146-seen-in-aboriginal-study.html
Dire conditions facing many aboriginal children in Canada are the subject of a report being released at UNBC's National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health and UNICEF Canada.
The study, showing aboriginal children fall well below the national average in health and well-being, produced some "startling findings," says Dr. Margo Greenwood, a professor of First Nations Studies at UNBC and the centre’s academic lead.
The study found the infant death rate for Inuit children is more than three times the national rate, and almost on par with Sri Lanka and Fiji; the pregnancy rate of First Nations teenagers is seven times greater than that of other Canadian teenagers; the tuberculosis rate among some Inuit communities between 2002 and 2006 was 90 times higher than that of the non-aboriginal population
The study also shows that 40 per cent of aboriginal children under age 14 live in crowded homes, which is more than six times the rate for non-aboriginal children, and on-reserve First Nations child immunization rates are 20 per cent lower than the national rate
"Many Canadians who might be unaware of what is going in their own national backyard will be shocked,” said Greenwood. Aboriginal children "are facing health and well-being challenges that are totally unacceptable for any child,” she added.
"A key goal of the NCCAH is to help close the gap between what we know and what we do in the field of aboriginal public health," said Greenwood, who works with UNICEF Canada in linking researchers, policy-makers, communities and health-care practitioners.
Funded by the federal Public Health Agency, the NCCAH is among six Canadian centres dedicated to key areas of public health including infectious diseases, environmental health, and healthy public policy. A significant initiative for the NCCAH has been to bring together about 50 national aboriginal organizations in fields of housing, tourism, sports, culture, justice and more to find ways that lead to better health outcomes for their people.
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Dire conditions facing many aboriginal children in Canada are the subject of a report being released at UNBC's National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health and UNICEF Canada.
The study, showing aboriginal children fall well below the national average in health and well-being, produced some "startling findings," says Dr. Margo Greenwood, a professor of First Nations Studies at UNBC and the centre’s academic lead.
The study found the infant death rate for Inuit children is more than three times the national rate, and almost on par with Sri Lanka and Fiji; the pregnancy rate of First Nations teenagers is seven times greater than that of other Canadian teenagers; the tuberculosis rate among some Inuit communities between 2002 and 2006 was 90 times higher than that of the non-aboriginal population
The study also shows that 40 per cent of aboriginal children under age 14 live in crowded homes, which is more than six times the rate for non-aboriginal children, and on-reserve First Nations child immunization rates are 20 per cent lower than the national rate
"Many Canadians who might be unaware of what is going in their own national backyard will be shocked,” said Greenwood. Aboriginal children "are facing health and well-being challenges that are totally unacceptable for any child,” she added.
"A key goal of the NCCAH is to help close the gap between what we know and what we do in the field of aboriginal public health," said Greenwood, who works with UNICEF Canada in linking researchers, policy-makers, communities and health-care practitioners.
Funded by the federal Public Health Agency, the NCCAH is among six Canadian centres dedicated to key areas of public health including infectious diseases, environmental health, and healthy public policy. A significant initiative for the NCCAH has been to bring together about 50 national aboriginal organizations in fields of housing, tourism, sports, culture, justice and more to find ways that lead to better health outcomes for their people.
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Tuesday, June 9, 2009
LAUNCH (Toronto) - Real Nurses and Others: Racism in Nursing
Real Nurses and Others: Racism in Nursing
by Tania das Gupta
Co-sponsored by Fernwood Publishing
WEDNESDAY JUNE 10, 2009 at 7pm
Toronto Women's Bookstore
73 Harbord Street (southwest corner at Spadina)
We regret our washroom is not wheelchair accessible.
All of our events are trans inclusive.
“Most nurses of colour experience everyday forms of racism, including being infantilized and marginalized. Most reported being “put down,” insulted or degraded because of race/ethnicity/colour. A significant proportion of nurses, non-white and white, report having witnessed an incident where a nurse was treated differently because of his/her race/ethnicity/colour.”
These are only some of the conclusions that author Tania Das Gupta arrived at as a result of her survey of 593 Ontario Nursing Association members. Within the framework of the political economy of health care and drawing from the findings of her research, the author develops an intersectional theoretical framework thathelps us understand how racism happens and provides a base from which nurses and other workers can fight racial harassment.
This book shows how systemic racism persists in the workplace. It shows how fear, lack of support,management collaboration, co-worker harassment and ineffective institutional responses make it difficult for victims of racism to fight back.
About the Author: Tania Das Gupta is an associate professor cross-appointed to the Department of Equity Studies and to Sociology at York University. She holds a PhD from the University of Toronto. Her research areas include race, gender, class, paid workplaces, diaspora, transnationalism and familyissues. She is the author of Racism and Paid Work (1996).
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Monday, June 8, 2009
CONFERENCE (Maryland) - Researh to Reform: Achieving Health System Change
AHRQ's 2009 Annual Conference - Research to Reform: Achieving Health System Change
September 13-16, 2009
Bethesda, Maryland - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
http://www.ahrq.gov/about/annlconf09.htm
The conference is designed to bring participants together with leading health care research and policy experts in sessions on issues including quality and safety, delivery of services and improving Americans' health status.
Tracks:
Track A: Health Care Infrastructure
Track B: Organization of How Services Are Delivered
Track C: Health Care Quality and Safety
Track D: Improving Americans' Health Status
Track E: Provider Performance and Payment Reform
Track F: Increasing Patient and Consumer Involvement in Their Care
Sunday, September 13, 2009
1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. -
· AHRQ Scientific Review: Keeping Pace with New Trends
· AHRQ Ambulatory Triggers and TIDS ACTION Task Order Steering Committee
· Emergency Preparedness
· Risk Informed Workgroup Meeting
Monday, September 14, 2009
· Track A The Role of Health IT in Measuring and Reducing Disparities
· Track A Emerging Issues in Data Registry Design, Implementation, and Use
· Track B Linking Clinical Practices and Community Resources to Improve Health Care: Innovative Approaches
· Track C Experience in Improving Health Care Decision-Making With Health IT: Impacts on Quality and Safety
· Track C Reducing Hospital-Associated Infections (HAIs)
· Track D Progress of a Learning Network: Working to Reduce Disparities by Improving Access to Care
· Track F Shared Decision-Making: Helping Patients Be Partners in Their Care
· Track F Informing Care Decisions: Emerging Technologies, Scientific Evidence, and Communication
· Track C Research Informing Policy Informing Research: Continuous Quality Improvement and the AHRQ QI
· Track D USPSTF: Potential Impact on Medicare Coverage
· Track F Input Your Data – Output Your Website, a New AHRQ Tool That Transforms Data to Information
· Track A Rating the Evidence: Using GRADE to Develop Clinical Practice Guidelines
· Track A AHRQ's Role in Primary Care Transformation
· Track A Developing Research Infrastructure to Enhance Quality and Reduce Health Care Disparities
· Track A The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA): AHRQ's Role in Comparative Effectiveness Research
· Track B Facilitating Chronic Disease Improvement in Primary Care
· Track C Trends and Disparities in Measuring Health Care Efficiency
· Track C Advancing Safety and Quality: Supporting Patient Safety Organizations in Reducing Risks to Patients
· Track C A Simulation Demonstration: Keeping Today’s Patients Safe While Training Tomorrow’s Clinicians
· Track D Mental Health and Substance Abuse Care in Community Hospitals
· Track D Building Patient and Consumer Awareness: Achieving Maximum Exposure for Your Study Findings
· Track F Personal Health Records: What Are They Good For? A Panel Discussion
· Track A Maximizing the Impact of Comparative Effectiveness Research: The Role of the DEcIDE Consortia
· Track B Addressing Primary Care Workforce Challenges: A Panel Discussion
· Track C First Do No Harm: Ensuring the Safe and Effective Use of Health IT: A Panel Discussion
· Track C Risk-Informed Interventions: Improving Quality and Reducing Harm
· Track C Developing Research Careers Focused on Improving Health Care Quality
· Track C A Window Into the U.S. Health Care System: Measuring Quality and Implementing Change in Emergency Departments
· Track C Creating Health Information That Americans Can Understand
· Track D AHRQ's Role in the Patient-Centered Medical Home
· Track E Use of Outcome Measures in Payment Reform
· Track F Learning From the Patient's Experience: Opportunities to Improve Patient Safety
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
· Track A Connecting Guidelines, Measures, and Clinical Decision Support Systems. What's New?
· Track A Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement and Comparative Effectiveness Research
· Track B Getting to Meaningful Use of Health IT: Experiences in Redesigning Workflow in the Ambulatory Setting
· Track C Innovative Efforts for Linking Transparency, Patient Safety, and Quality of Care
· Track C Using Collaboratives to Reduce Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI): A National Implementation Program
· Track C Risk-Informed Evaluation of Patient Safety Training Activities
· Track D Improving Preventive Health Care: Success Stories
· Track E Regional Collaboratives as Catalysts for Quality Reporting and Improvement
· Track F Project RED: Reengineering the Hospital Discharge Process
· Track A Tricks of the Trade: Tools for Evaluating Clinical Effectiveness of Medical Interventions
· Track B What Not to Do in Primary Care: Overuse of Preventive Services
· Track C Overview of AHRQ Resources to Improve Patient Safety
· Track D Generating Quality Headlines in a Change Environment: Media Attention That Leads to Increased Awareness
· Track A Implementing the GRADE Method in Guideline Development: Real-World Experiences
· Track A Are We Making Progress? Measuring the Adoption, Meaningful Use, and Impacts of Health IT
· Track B Reforming Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
· Track B Measuring Inequities in Financing the U.S. Health Care System
· Track B Moving Beyond Institution-Based Service Delivery: Medical Homes and Health 2.0
· Track C Measuring Improvement in Hospital Team Work
· Track C Recent Findings in Patient Safety
· Track C Health Literacy in Action: Design, Development, and Measurement
· Track E Helping Hospitals Help Themselves: Proactive Steps to Avoid a Health Care System "Bailout"
· Track A Building the Health IT Infrastructure: How Do We Get There? A Panel Discussion
· Track A Do Ask, Do Tell: Best Practices in Conflict of Interest Policies for Research, Publishing, and Recommendation-Making
· Track B Adapting Global Innovations in Health Services Delivery
· Track B Redesigning Hospital Care for Quality and Efficiency
· Track B Expanding Insurance Coverage for Children, the Elderly, and the Uninsured: Opportunities and Challenges
· Track C Children's Health Care Quality: Responding to a New National Focus
· Track D Disparities in Health Care: Issues for National Reporting
· Track D Seeing the Forest for the Trees: Are Electronic Health Records Enough for Population Health? A Panel Discussion
· Track F Assessing Patients’ Experiences With Care: Using CAHPS as a Standardized Quality Metric
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
· Track A Assessing the Evidence: Overview of AHRQ's Comparative Effectiveness Guide for Systematic Reviews
· Track A Connecting Communities: Lessons From Six State Health Information Exchange Demonstrations
· Track B Trends and Issues in Access to Care: Implications for Health Care Reform
· Track B Enhancing Patient Safety and Quality With Evidence-Based Health Care Design
· Track C Reducing Hospital-Acquired Venous Thromboembolisms: Interventions That Work
· Track D So You're Doing Quality and Safety Improvement: How Can You Tell Whether It's Working?
· Track D Experiences in Patient-Centered Care: Improving Coordination and Communication Among Patients and Providers
· Track E Electronic Medical Record Systems in Critical Access Hospitals: Anticipated and Realized Benefits
· Track A Assessing the Evidence: Overview of AHRQ's Comparative Effectiveness Guide for Systematic Reviews
· Track B Health Care Quality for Children: New Opportunities for Measurement and Improvement
· Track B Chronic Diseases and Health Care Use and Spending: The Impact of Changes in the Health Care System
· Track C Advancing Safety and Quality: Supporting Patient Safety Organizations in Reducing Risks to Patients
· Track C MRSA: Reducing Infections and Changing Epidemiology, Improving the Health of Populations
· Track C A Comprehensive Unit-Based Safety Program (CUSP) as an Intervention Strategy
· Track C The Pharmacist's Role in Quality: Is the Profession Ready?
· Track C Collaboration Between Researchers and State Policymakers: A Model for Health Care Improvement
· Track D An Innovative Approach to Women's Health Care Research: Lessons from the California Virtual Lab
· Track E Payment Reform: Cost of Collecting Performance Data in Primary Care
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September 13-16, 2009
Bethesda, Maryland - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
http://www.ahrq.gov/about/annlconf09.htm
The conference is designed to bring participants together with leading health care research and policy experts in sessions on issues including quality and safety, delivery of services and improving Americans' health status.
Tracks:
Track A: Health Care Infrastructure
Track B: Organization of How Services Are Delivered
Track C: Health Care Quality and Safety
Track D: Improving Americans' Health Status
Track E: Provider Performance and Payment Reform
Track F: Increasing Patient and Consumer Involvement in Their Care
Sunday, September 13, 2009
1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. -
· AHRQ Scientific Review: Keeping Pace with New Trends
· AHRQ Ambulatory Triggers and TIDS ACTION Task Order Steering Committee
· Emergency Preparedness
· Risk Informed Workgroup Meeting
Monday, September 14, 2009
· Track A The Role of Health IT in Measuring and Reducing Disparities
· Track A Emerging Issues in Data Registry Design, Implementation, and Use
· Track B Linking Clinical Practices and Community Resources to Improve Health Care: Innovative Approaches
· Track C Experience in Improving Health Care Decision-Making With Health IT: Impacts on Quality and Safety
· Track C Reducing Hospital-Associated Infections (HAIs)
· Track D Progress of a Learning Network: Working to Reduce Disparities by Improving Access to Care
· Track F Shared Decision-Making: Helping Patients Be Partners in Their Care
· Track F Informing Care Decisions: Emerging Technologies, Scientific Evidence, and Communication
· Track C Research Informing Policy Informing Research: Continuous Quality Improvement and the AHRQ QI
· Track D USPSTF: Potential Impact on Medicare Coverage
· Track F Input Your Data – Output Your Website, a New AHRQ Tool That Transforms Data to Information
· Track A Rating the Evidence: Using GRADE to Develop Clinical Practice Guidelines
· Track A AHRQ's Role in Primary Care Transformation
· Track A Developing Research Infrastructure to Enhance Quality and Reduce Health Care Disparities
· Track A The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA): AHRQ's Role in Comparative Effectiveness Research
· Track B Facilitating Chronic Disease Improvement in Primary Care
· Track C Trends and Disparities in Measuring Health Care Efficiency
· Track C Advancing Safety and Quality: Supporting Patient Safety Organizations in Reducing Risks to Patients
· Track C A Simulation Demonstration: Keeping Today’s Patients Safe While Training Tomorrow’s Clinicians
· Track D Mental Health and Substance Abuse Care in Community Hospitals
· Track D Building Patient and Consumer Awareness: Achieving Maximum Exposure for Your Study Findings
· Track F Personal Health Records: What Are They Good For? A Panel Discussion
· Track A Maximizing the Impact of Comparative Effectiveness Research: The Role of the DEcIDE Consortia
· Track B Addressing Primary Care Workforce Challenges: A Panel Discussion
· Track C First Do No Harm: Ensuring the Safe and Effective Use of Health IT: A Panel Discussion
· Track C Risk-Informed Interventions: Improving Quality and Reducing Harm
· Track C Developing Research Careers Focused on Improving Health Care Quality
· Track C A Window Into the U.S. Health Care System: Measuring Quality and Implementing Change in Emergency Departments
· Track C Creating Health Information That Americans Can Understand
· Track D AHRQ's Role in the Patient-Centered Medical Home
· Track E Use of Outcome Measures in Payment Reform
· Track F Learning From the Patient's Experience: Opportunities to Improve Patient Safety
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
· Track A Connecting Guidelines, Measures, and Clinical Decision Support Systems. What's New?
· Track A Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement and Comparative Effectiveness Research
· Track B Getting to Meaningful Use of Health IT: Experiences in Redesigning Workflow in the Ambulatory Setting
· Track C Innovative Efforts for Linking Transparency, Patient Safety, and Quality of Care
· Track C Using Collaboratives to Reduce Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI): A National Implementation Program
· Track C Risk-Informed Evaluation of Patient Safety Training Activities
· Track D Improving Preventive Health Care: Success Stories
· Track E Regional Collaboratives as Catalysts for Quality Reporting and Improvement
· Track F Project RED: Reengineering the Hospital Discharge Process
· Track A Tricks of the Trade: Tools for Evaluating Clinical Effectiveness of Medical Interventions
· Track B What Not to Do in Primary Care: Overuse of Preventive Services
· Track C Overview of AHRQ Resources to Improve Patient Safety
· Track D Generating Quality Headlines in a Change Environment: Media Attention That Leads to Increased Awareness
· Track A Implementing the GRADE Method in Guideline Development: Real-World Experiences
· Track A Are We Making Progress? Measuring the Adoption, Meaningful Use, and Impacts of Health IT
· Track B Reforming Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
· Track B Measuring Inequities in Financing the U.S. Health Care System
· Track B Moving Beyond Institution-Based Service Delivery: Medical Homes and Health 2.0
· Track C Measuring Improvement in Hospital Team Work
· Track C Recent Findings in Patient Safety
· Track C Health Literacy in Action: Design, Development, and Measurement
· Track E Helping Hospitals Help Themselves: Proactive Steps to Avoid a Health Care System "Bailout"
· Track A Building the Health IT Infrastructure: How Do We Get There? A Panel Discussion
· Track A Do Ask, Do Tell: Best Practices in Conflict of Interest Policies for Research, Publishing, and Recommendation-Making
· Track B Adapting Global Innovations in Health Services Delivery
· Track B Redesigning Hospital Care for Quality and Efficiency
· Track B Expanding Insurance Coverage for Children, the Elderly, and the Uninsured: Opportunities and Challenges
· Track C Children's Health Care Quality: Responding to a New National Focus
· Track D Disparities in Health Care: Issues for National Reporting
· Track D Seeing the Forest for the Trees: Are Electronic Health Records Enough for Population Health? A Panel Discussion
· Track F Assessing Patients’ Experiences With Care: Using CAHPS as a Standardized Quality Metric
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
· Track A Assessing the Evidence: Overview of AHRQ's Comparative Effectiveness Guide for Systematic Reviews
· Track A Connecting Communities: Lessons From Six State Health Information Exchange Demonstrations
· Track B Trends and Issues in Access to Care: Implications for Health Care Reform
· Track B Enhancing Patient Safety and Quality With Evidence-Based Health Care Design
· Track C Reducing Hospital-Acquired Venous Thromboembolisms: Interventions That Work
· Track D So You're Doing Quality and Safety Improvement: How Can You Tell Whether It's Working?
· Track D Experiences in Patient-Centered Care: Improving Coordination and Communication Among Patients and Providers
· Track E Electronic Medical Record Systems in Critical Access Hospitals: Anticipated and Realized Benefits
· Track A Assessing the Evidence: Overview of AHRQ's Comparative Effectiveness Guide for Systematic Reviews
· Track B Health Care Quality for Children: New Opportunities for Measurement and Improvement
· Track B Chronic Diseases and Health Care Use and Spending: The Impact of Changes in the Health Care System
· Track C Advancing Safety and Quality: Supporting Patient Safety Organizations in Reducing Risks to Patients
· Track C MRSA: Reducing Infections and Changing Epidemiology, Improving the Health of Populations
· Track C A Comprehensive Unit-Based Safety Program (CUSP) as an Intervention Strategy
· Track C The Pharmacist's Role in Quality: Is the Profession Ready?
· Track C Collaboration Between Researchers and State Policymakers: A Model for Health Care Improvement
· Track D An Innovative Approach to Women's Health Care Research: Lessons from the California Virtual Lab
· Track E Payment Reform: Cost of Collecting Performance Data in Primary Care
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Thursday, June 4, 2009
FORUM (Toronto) - Community Sounding: Research with Pride
COMMUNITY SOUNDING - RESEARCH WITH PRIDE
This open event will take place on June 18, 2009 from 6-8pm at the 519 Church Street Community Centre.
This community sounding will help shape and direct the Research with Pride: A Community Forum that will be hosted in October 2009. This forum will bring together community members, students, academics and researchers to discuss LGBTT2IQQ health and research and we want your input.
We are lesbian/gay/bisexual/trans students and allies at the University of Toronto who are concerned with the health needs of our communities. We come from different disciplines including public health, nursing and health policy and we share the recognition of a gap between LGBTT2IQQ health needs and the health resources our
community actually receives.
We know that certain members of our communities have been exploited, pathologised and made invisible by research that was supposed to be ‘for our own good.’ We also know that the line between researcher and researched is fuzzy and constantly changing. As more LGBTT2IQQ individuals have entered academia and/or engaged in community-based research, some of us are trying to redefine what research into
LGBTT2IQQ health can look like. We want to encourage anyone interested in these issues to come out.
We will be hosting a discussion about:
-The health needs of our communities
-What specific topics we should focus on for our forum
-Your experience with LGBTT2IQQ health research
This is a formal invitation to the Research with Pride Community Sounding.
Date: Thursday June 18, 2009
Time: 6-8pm
Location: 519 Church Street Community Centre, Rm. 313.
*** Refreshments will be provided***
For more information: info[at]researchwithpride.org
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This open event will take place on June 18, 2009 from 6-8pm at the 519 Church Street Community Centre.
This community sounding will help shape and direct the Research with Pride: A Community Forum that will be hosted in October 2009. This forum will bring together community members, students, academics and researchers to discuss LGBTT2IQQ health and research and we want your input.
We are lesbian/gay/bisexual/trans students and allies at the University of Toronto who are concerned with the health needs of our communities. We come from different disciplines including public health, nursing and health policy and we share the recognition of a gap between LGBTT2IQQ health needs and the health resources our
community actually receives.
We know that certain members of our communities have been exploited, pathologised and made invisible by research that was supposed to be ‘for our own good.’ We also know that the line between researcher and researched is fuzzy and constantly changing. As more LGBTT2IQQ individuals have entered academia and/or engaged in community-based research, some of us are trying to redefine what research into
LGBTT2IQQ health can look like. We want to encourage anyone interested in these issues to come out.
We will be hosting a discussion about:
-The health needs of our communities
-What specific topics we should focus on for our forum
-Your experience with LGBTT2IQQ health research
This is a formal invitation to the Research with Pride Community Sounding.
Date: Thursday June 18, 2009
Time: 6-8pm
Location: 519 Church Street Community Centre, Rm. 313.
*** Refreshments will be provided***
For more information: info[at]researchwithpride.org
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VIDEOCONFERENCE - Breaking the Cycle: Investigating the Intersection of Educational Inequities and Health Disparities
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Program for Ethnicity, Culture, and Health Outcomes (ECHO)
Breaking the Cycle: Investigating the Intersection of Educational Inequities and Health Disparities
15th Annual Summer Public Health Research Institute and Videoconference on Minority Health
Tuesday, June 9, 2009, 1:30pm - 4:00pm EDT
Tate-Turner-Kuralt auditorium at the University of North Carolina School of Social Work.
Presented by UNC Diversity and Multicultural Affairs
the Minority Health Project, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health
and many collaborators and cosponsors.
The 15th Annual Videoconference is dedicated to the memory of Dean John B. Turner, 1922-2009, a writer, scholar, teacher, and educational leader who devoted his life to community organization, social activism and social work education.
Please support the Minority Health Project with your endorsement, testimonial, or cosponsorship.
Videoconference information:
http://www.minority.unc.edu/institute/2009/
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Breaking the Cycle: Investigating the Intersection of Educational Inequities and Health Disparities
15th Annual Summer Public Health Research Institute and Videoconference on Minority Health
Tuesday, June 9, 2009, 1:30pm - 4:00pm EDT
- Reginald Weaver, D.I.P.(hon), D.H.L.(hon), D.P.S.(hon), Vice President, Education International ; Past President, National Education Association
- Dina C. Castro, M.P.H., Ph.D. , Scientist, UNC FPG Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Nicholas Freudenberg, Dr.P.H. , Distinguished Professor and DPH Director, Program in Urban Public Health, Hunter College School of Health Sciences/City University of New York
- Lillian A. Sparks, J.D., Executive Director, National Indian Education Association
- Howard Lee, M.S.W., Moderator, Executive Director, N.C. Education Cabinet; Past Chair, North Carolina Board of Education (Memoir)
Tate-Turner-Kuralt auditorium at the University of North Carolina School of Social Work.
Presented by UNC Diversity and Multicultural Affairs
the Minority Health Project, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health
and many collaborators and cosponsors.
The 15th Annual Videoconference is dedicated to the memory of Dean John B. Turner, 1922-2009, a writer, scholar, teacher, and educational leader who devoted his life to community organization, social activism and social work education.
Please support the Minority Health Project with your endorsement, testimonial, or cosponsorship.
Videoconference information:
http://www.minority.unc.edu/institute/2009/
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Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Women's College Hospital - Consultation
Women’s College Hospital is building a new facility designed to achieve its vision: to be the world’s pre-eminent ambulatory care hospital dedicated to women’s health.
To ensure the success of this initiative, we are speaking with 1,000 women in Ontario about their needs, priorities, perceptions and desires when it comes to hospitals, to healthcare programs, and to the care they receive. The knowledge generated will inspire new thinking and help WCH meet the needs of women (and their families). The more we know, the better WCH will be able to design our building, our programs, and our health care practices.
In May & June 2009, there are three ways women can get involved:
Live Community Forums
– participate in one of our moderated group discussions, where groups of 8-10 women will be invited to gather for lively 90-minute idea-sharing sessions.
Online Community Forums
– participate in one of our online group discussions, where women will be invited to log into an online bulletin board-style community and share their ideas.
Letters of Perspective
– all interested women in Ontario are invited to send an email or a letter describing your vision for the ideal women’s hospital. Think about how it might look, how it might feel to be there, the interactions that might take place, and the care that you might receive.
If you believe that people in your own community may have any unique needs that should be recognized, we hope you will describe these. By community we are referring to people who are similar to you with respect to any or all of the following: religion, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, citizenship, household income, health insurance status, etc.
If you are interested, please contact us in any one of the following ways:
Email: shelley.davidson33[at]gmail.com
Phone: 416.699.2995
Mail: WCH 1000 WOMEN 2192 Queen Street East, Suite 62, Toronto ON M4E 1E6
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To ensure the success of this initiative, we are speaking with 1,000 women in Ontario about their needs, priorities, perceptions and desires when it comes to hospitals, to healthcare programs, and to the care they receive. The knowledge generated will inspire new thinking and help WCH meet the needs of women (and their families). The more we know, the better WCH will be able to design our building, our programs, and our health care practices.
In May & June 2009, there are three ways women can get involved:
Live Community Forums
– participate in one of our moderated group discussions, where groups of 8-10 women will be invited to gather for lively 90-minute idea-sharing sessions.
Online Community Forums
– participate in one of our online group discussions, where women will be invited to log into an online bulletin board-style community and share their ideas.
Letters of Perspective
– all interested women in Ontario are invited to send an email or a letter describing your vision for the ideal women’s hospital. Think about how it might look, how it might feel to be there, the interactions that might take place, and the care that you might receive.
If you believe that people in your own community may have any unique needs that should be recognized, we hope you will describe these. By community we are referring to people who are similar to you with respect to any or all of the following: religion, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, citizenship, household income, health insurance status, etc.
If you are interested, please contact us in any one of the following ways:
Email: shelley.davidson33[at]gmail.com
Phone: 416.699.2995
Mail: WCH 1000 WOMEN 2192 Queen Street East, Suite 62, Toronto ON M4E 1E6
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Monday, June 1, 2009
SEMINAR (Toronto) - Overcoming Racialized Health Disparities: Research and Advocacy Priorities - JUNE 9th, 2009
First Seminar:
Overcoming Racialized Health Disparities: Research and Advocacy Priorities
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
2 to 5pm
CERIS, Room 548
246 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON
Presenters:
Grace-Edward Galabuzi
(Associate Professor, Ryerson University)
Ilene Hyman
(Assistant Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto)
Notisha Massaquoi
(Executive Director, Women’s Health in Women’s Hands Community Health Centre)
Kwame McKenzie
(Senior Scientist, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health)
Angela Robertson
(Executive Director, Sistering)
Ruth Wilson and Yogendra B. Shakya
(Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services)
This seminar brings together leading researchers and activists to share findings about growing inequalities that people of color in Canada face, and the health impacts of these inequalities. Drawing on the findings, the seminar will then discuss strategies for bolstering research, collaboration, and advocacy for overcoming racialized health disparities.
For More Information and to RSVP contact
Martha Viveros at aaseminarseries[at]gmail.com or (416) 324-8619 ext 605
or visit: www.researchforchange.ca
This is the first of three seminars organized by Access Alliance in commemoration of its 20th Anniversary this year. The second seminar on ‘Addressing Social Determinants of Newcomer Health: Service and Policy Implications’ will be held in September 2009 and the final seminar titled ‘Doing Research with Racialized and Newcomer communities: Ethics, Equity and Social Justice’ will be held in November 2009.
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Overcoming Racialized Health Disparities: Research and Advocacy Priorities
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
2 to 5pm
CERIS, Room 548
246 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON
Presenters:
Grace-Edward Galabuzi
(Associate Professor, Ryerson University)
Ilene Hyman
(Assistant Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto)
Notisha Massaquoi
(Executive Director, Women’s Health in Women’s Hands Community Health Centre)
Kwame McKenzie
(Senior Scientist, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health)
Angela Robertson
(Executive Director, Sistering)
Ruth Wilson and Yogendra B. Shakya
(Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services)
This seminar brings together leading researchers and activists to share findings about growing inequalities that people of color in Canada face, and the health impacts of these inequalities. Drawing on the findings, the seminar will then discuss strategies for bolstering research, collaboration, and advocacy for overcoming racialized health disparities.
For More Information and to RSVP contact
Martha Viveros at aaseminarseries[at]gmail.com or (416) 324-8619 ext 605
or visit: www.researchforchange.ca
This is the first of three seminars organized by Access Alliance in commemoration of its 20th Anniversary this year. The second seminar on ‘Addressing Social Determinants of Newcomer Health: Service and Policy Implications’ will be held in September 2009 and the final seminar titled ‘Doing Research with Racialized and Newcomer communities: Ethics, Equity and Social Justice’ will be held in November 2009.
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