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CHWC 2016 Presentations

Health Policy Day- October 4th 2016

Keynote Address

Speech: Opening Remarks at the Canadian Health Human Resources Network's Canadian Health Workforce Conference

Ms. Kamal Khera, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health

Global HRH Panel

Presentation: Working for Health and Growth Investing in the Health Workforce

Video: “Power of Health Workers” video: https://youtu.be/TeP0aafYvH0

Mr. James Campbell, Director, Health Workforce Department, World Health Organization & Executive Director, Global Health Workforce Alliance

Presentation: Global Health Workforce Mobility: Trends and Strategies

Dr. Lesleyanne Hawthorne, Centre for Health Policy, University of Melbourne, Australia

 

Concurrent Session A

A1: Health Workforce Transition into Retirement

Presentation: Retirement Intentions Among Rural and Remote Nurses in Canada

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Martha MacLeod, University of Northern British Columbia

Presentation: Exit Strategies: THe Timing and Pattern of Primary Care Physicians in Ontario

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Lindsay Hedden, University of British Columbia

Presentation: End-of-Career Practice Patterns of Primary Care Physicians in Ontario

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Sarah Simkin, Health Systems Program, Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa

Presentation: Who Will Educate the Next Generation of Nurses?

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Cynthia Baker & Siobahn Bond, Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing

 

A2: Scopes of Practice: Defining, Optmizing, and Implementing

Presentation: "Scoping Out" Scopes of Practice in the Medical Profession: What Does this Crucial Term Really Mean? 

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Sophia M. Kam, School of Rural and Northern Health, Laurentian University

Presentation: The Socioeconomic Context of the Diabetes Nurse Educator Role: A Scoping Review

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Sanja Visekruna, Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto

Presentation: The Role of Health Professional Organizations in Achieving Optimized Scopes of Practice

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Olena Schell, Universtiy of Regina

Presentation: The Contributions of Unregulated Healthcare Workers to Team Decision-Making in Long-Term Care

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Lisa Cranley, Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto

 

A3: Health Workforce Policy and Planning in Nursing and Primary Maternal Care

Presentation: Policy Options for Optimizing the Supply or Registered Nurses in Nova Scotia

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Gail Tomblin Murphy & Adrian MacKenzie, WHO/PAHO Collaborating Centre on Health Workforce Planning & Research, Dalhousie University

Presentation: The Impact of RN Regulatory Changes on Nursing Workforce Planning

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Lisa Little, Lisa Little Consulting

Presentation: A Needs-Based Approach for Effective Health Human Resources Planning in Primary Maternity Care

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Gail Tomblin Murphy, WHO/PAHO Collaborating Centre on Health Workforce Planning & Research, Dalhousie University

Presentation: Policy Implications of Adoption of NCLEX for Entry to Practice for Canadian Nurses

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Linda McGillis Hall, Kathleen Russell Distinguished Professor, University of Toronto

 

A4: Outmigration and Integration of Canada's Health Workforce

Presentation: Health Workforce Graduate Outmigration- How Does it Look and What Drives the Move?

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Babita Gupta & Rahme Daoud, Canadian Institute for Health Information

Presentation: Reflections on the Decade of Human Resources for Health: Destination Country Perspectives

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Ivy Lynn Bourgeault, Canadian Health Human Resources Network, Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa

Presentation: The Career Pathways and Integration of Foreign-Born and Canadian-Born Nurses in Ontario, Canada

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Godfred O. Boateng, Cornell University

**Presentation: Credentialing and Retention of Visa Trainees in Post-Graduate Medical Education Program in Canada

Maria Mathews, Memorial University

**Power point not publically available per Author's request. 

 

CIHI Panel: Optimizing the "i" in Team: The Art and Science of Measuring High-Performing Interprofessional Teams

Presentation: Optimizing Health Professional Education and Practice Interprofessional Teams- Problems for Measurement

Dr. John H.V. Gilbert, Founding Principal and Professor Emeritus, College of Heatlh Disciplines, University of British Columbia; and Board Member, Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative

Presentation: Workforce Supply/Demand Forecast Modeling in the US: Can Microsimulation Help Us Break Out of Our Siloes?

Dr. Jean Moore, Director, Center for Health Workforce Studies, School of Public Health, University at Albany, State University of New York, United States

Presentation: Rethinking Workforce Planning

Dr. Graham Willis, Head of Research and Development, Workforce Analysis, Strategy and External Relations, Department of Health, United Kingdom

Presentation: Optimizing the "i" in Team: Why? How? and How to Measure Effectiveness?

Mr. Gaétan Lafortune, Senior Economist/Principal Administrator, Health Division, Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Paris, France

 

Health Policy Day Poster Presentations 

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Health Policy Roundtables

R1: Health Workplace Environments (Abstracts Only) 

Abstract: Domestic Violence and the Health Care Workplace: The Role of Nurses’ Unions 

Presented by Carol Reichert, Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions 

Abstract: Navigating the System: Understanding the Experiences of Nurses with Disabilities in British Columbia 

Presented by MC Breadner, British Columbia Nurses’ Union 

Abstract: Identifying and Changing the Perception of Mental Health Issues in the Medical Laboratory Profession 

Presented by Laura Zychla, Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science 

 

R2: IEN Integration and Retention (Abstracts Only) 

Abstract: Workforce Integration of Internationally Educated Nurses (IENs): Employment Practices 

Presented by Andrea Baumann, McMaster University / Dana Ross, McMaster University / Dina Idriss-Wheeler, McMaster University / Mary Crea-Arsenio, McMaster University                

Abstract: Licensure of Internationally Educated Nurses with Identified Educational Gaps in Nova Scotia  

Presented by Damiola Iduye, Dalhousie University 

Abstract: Barriers to Equality in Transnational Human Resource Management of Migrant Nurses 

Presented by Tricia Cleland Silva, Hanken School of Economics, Helsinki Finland 

Abstract: Accrediting Canadian Bridging Programs for Internationally Educated Nurses 

Presented by Cynthia Baker, Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing

 

R3: Meeting Linguistic and Cultural Health Workforce Integration (Presentations & Abstracts)

Presentation: Clinical Placements and the Reality for Professionals Living in Remote Regions: The Francophone Community of Iqualuit

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Dominique Mercure & Roxanne Bélanger, Laurentian University

Presentation: Indigenous Health Workforce Participation

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Karen Lawford, University of Ottawa

Presentation: Framework for Recruitment and Retention of Bilingual Human Resources in the Health Sector

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Julie Lantaigne, Réseau Franco-santé du Sud de l'Ontario & Lise Richard, Société Santé en français

Presentation: Franco Doc Development of French-Speaking Medical Human Resources in Francophone Minority Communities in Canada

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Surel Schofield & Philippe Leblanc, Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada, New Brunswick

 

R4: Health Workforce Tracking, Analysis, Change and Transformation (Abstracts Only)

Abstract: The Medical Workforce Knowledgebase: Clear Signs for Medical Workforce Change in Canada

Presented by Steve Slade, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada

Abstract: Tracking Canadian Postgraduate Trainees into Initial Practice

Presented by Lynda Buske, CAPER, AFMC

Abstract: A Synthesis of Recent Analyses of Human Resources for Health Requirements and Labour Market Dynamics

Presented by Gail Tomblin Murphy, WHO/PAHO Collaborating Centre on Health Workforce Planning and Research, Dalhousie University

Abstract: Collaborative Care Models: Transforming the Health System with Efficient Nursing Solutions

Presented by Leah Phillips, College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta / Jeanne Weis, College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta

 

R5: Advancements in Data and Tools for Decision Making (Presentations and Abstracts)

Presentation: Health Workforce Information- Better Data, Better Decisions, Healthier Canadians

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Andrea Porter, Canadian Institute for Health Information

Presentation: Gathering Quality HHR Data- How Blood, Sweat and Tears on the Front End Improves HHR Survey Outcomes

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Mark Given, Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists

Presentation: Population Grouper Decision Support for Health Care and Policy Decisions

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Yvonne Rosehart, Canadian Institute for Health Information

Presentation: Physician Scope of Practice: A Statistical Approach to Profiling Practice Patterns

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Marc Comeau, Canadian Institute for Health Information

 

R6: Health Workforce for Maternity Care (Abstracts Only)

Abstract:  Maternity Outcomes in Manitoba Women: A Comparison Between Midwifery-Led Care and Physician-Led Care

Presented by Kellie Thiessen, University of Manitoba

Abstract: Mapping and Understanding Mothers’ Social Networks (MUMS): Implications for Health Workforce Planning

Presented by Megan Aston, Dalhousie University / Meaghan Sim, Dalhousie University

Abstract: Retention of Midwives Throughout Their Professional Training and Beyond

Presented by Farimah Hakem Zadeh, Wilfrid Laurier University

Abstract: Obstacles and Enablers to the Professional Development of Skilled Birth Attendants: A Case Study of the Shoklo Malaria Research Unit on the Thailand-Myanmar Border

Presented by Caroline Chamberland, Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa

 

R7: Bridging/Integrating A New Health Workforce (Abstracts Only)

Abstract: Public/Population Health Graduates from Canadian Faculties of Medicine, 2004-2014

Presented by Ivy Lynn Bourgeault, University of Ottawa

Abstract: A Look Into the Employment Challenges of New Certified Medical Specialists in Canada

Presented by Carole Jacob, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada

Abstract: Do MCAT Requirements During Medical School Admissions Prevent Improvements in Physician Diversity?

Presented by Yannick Fortin, University of Ottawa

Abstract: Bridging the Generational Divide: Nurses United in Providing Quality Patient Care

Presented by Sheri Price, Dalhousie University

 

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