Webcasts 

Board-appointed Professional Staff have a direct impact
on the quality of care provided in a hospital, and for that
reason, there must be an effective method to ensure that
hospitals’ credentialling process is sound. To support hospitals with their relationships with Professional Staff, the Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) and its Governance Centre of Excellence (GCE) are pleased to
announce the release the Professional Staff Credentialing
Toolkit.
This webcast will give participants an understanding of why it is critical for hospitals to commit to robust credentialing processes that clarify expectations, enhance
transparency, and contribute to positive working environments. The webcast will provide an overview of key
sections of the Toolkit and of the many practical sample
templates it contains. Participants will have an opportunity
to ask questions about how the Toolkit may impact their
hospital’s credentialing practices. 

The Canadian Adverse Events Study, published in 2004,
found that 7.5% of people admitted to hospitals in Canada
experienced at least one adverse event and that almost 21% of such adverse events were fatal. The Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario serves the living through high quality death investigations and inquests to ensure that no death will be overlooked, concealed or ignored. The findings are used to generate recommendations to help improve public safety and prevent deaths in similar circumstances.

The Patient Safety Review Committee (PSRC) assists
the Office of the Chief Coroner in the investigation,
review and development of recommendations towards
the prevention of deaths regarding health care-related
cases where system-based errors appear to be a major
factor. The PSRC also assists coroners in improving the
investigation of deaths within, or arising from, the health
care system in which system-based errors appear to have
occurred.

This webcast features the PSRC findings and
recommendations on narcotic medication use in hospitals.
Because of the frequency of their use, it is easy for
providers to lose sight of the fact that these medications
carry with them significant, and even fatal, side effects.
This session is case-based, and focused on common
sources of narcotic medication error, from prescribing
to dispensing to administration to monitoring. Through
exploration of these cases, the participant will gain an
understanding of the underlying contributing actors and
system-based strategies to prevent narcotic medication
errors and serious side effects of narcotic administration.

The Governance Centre of Excellence (GCE) is pleased
to present the webcast “Building a High-Performing
Board: Best Practices in Director Recruitment”. Director
recruitment is often event driven: the annual meeting is
fast approaching; there are vacancies on the board that
need to be filled; quick consideration is given to who can
quickly be tapped into serving as a Director or who owes
the organization a favour. It’s not surprising that many
boards don’t feel they’re ideally equipped to fulfill their
responsibilities. Working within whatever restrictions may
be required by such things as the organization’s by-laws,
boards should consider undertaking an effective process
to help ensure an optimal mix of skills and experience.

An effective board recruitment and nominations process
is essential for bringing the best talent to the board.
This session will provide strategies and resources
for recruiting board directors that possess the skills,
knowledge and other attributes needed in order for the
board to effectively carry out its responsibilities.
Participants will receive a clear understanding of the core
competencies required for the position, the role of the
Board Chair and Nominations Committee and elements
of an effective recruitment and orientation process.

The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005
(AODA) is about removing barriers and creating an environment where people with disabilities can participate fully.

The accessibility standards, established by regulations to the AODA, cover five key areas:

1. Customer Service
2. Information and Communications
3. Employment
4. Transportation
5. Built Environment

The Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation (IASR)
which came into effect on July 1, 2011, has several requirements that hospitals must phase into regular
business processes by 2021. The IASR combines the
Transportation Standard, the Employment Standard and
the Information and Communications Standard. Part
II of the IASR, the Information and Communications
Standard has requirements that hospitals must comply
with by January 1, 2012.

Learning objectives of this session include:

• Hear from the Accessibility Directorate of Ontario about new requirements under the IASR.
• Gain knowledge about what your hospital should be doing to meet the January 1, 2012 compliance requirements regarding emergency and public safety information and workplace emergency information.
• Learn about resources that are being developed to assist hospitals in meeting the requirements.

This session features a dynamic panel discussion among representatives from various health regulatory colleges in Ontario. Learn how interprofessional collaboration is taking place at the regulatory level with the goal of optimizing health human resources and improving safe, quality patient care. Strategies to strengthen the relationships among health regulatory colleges as well as practitioners will also be explored.

This session features a panel discussion among various health information managers.

Covering the following topics:

• Workforce Transformation for HIM Professionals
• Standards and Certification in Workforce Transformation
• Transformation of Epic Proportions: What will it take to enhance the largest Canadian health care workforce?
• HIM Workforce Transformation

This session features the presentation of the Nursing Leadership Award 2011 followed by a presentation on Courageous Leadership. 

This session discusses how the Caseload Management Tool can help support human resource planning while enhancing quality services and best practices.

Discover what Accreditation Canada has learned from clients and surveyors with the evaluation of the Qmentum Accreditation Program and how lessons will lead to refinements including a fresh approach to accreditation decision levels.

This Session features Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish, known as “the Gaza Doctor,”  he is the author of the bestselling book “I Shall Not Hate”, which chronicles his life growing up in Gaza and the development of his outlook on life and peace in Israel and Palestine

The Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) is pleased to present the broadcast Recent Innovations in Primary Care. Over the past few years, many changes have occurred with regard to how primary care is organized and delivered in Ontario. This webcast will highlight how some organizations have experienced benefits to hospital in-patient care through innovations and improvements in collaborative primary care.

The Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) is pleased
to present the broadcast, Physician Engagement in
the Hospital Setting.

With new legislation impacting hospitals, it is critical that physicians participate in the design and implementation of changes that will occur. Learn how some hospitals have successfully engaged their physicians in hospital initiatives and how you can measure and monitor the level of physician engagement at your organization.

This presentation will highlight the call to responsibility for health care boards in the achievement of quality. To effectively govern and establish a culture of quality, this accountability must be embraced by health care directors.

The Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) and the
Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC)
are pleased to present the broadcast Physician
Leader Accountability Agreements.
 

Topics covered:

This session will focus on the development of
physician leader accountability agreements. It will
highlight the development of these agreements at
York Central Hospital (YCH) and demonstrate how
they are linked to the hospital’s strategy and balanced
scorecard. The session will explore the impact this
process has on quality of care, safety and efficiency at
YCH. This session will outline the process that YCH
took, share the learnings, and provide a starting place
for other hospitals that may wish to undertake similar
work.

The Governance work undertaken at NYGH is part of the Health Transformation Learning Partnership (HTLP) project, a 3 year healthcare innovation project led by the Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC) and supported by the Ontario government. The project involves the use of organizational transformation techniques to align the organizations’ strategies and goals through the development/implementation of balanced scorecards, strategy maps and accountability agreements tied to scorecards. A brief overview of the project will be provided at the start of the session.

$125.00

The Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) is pleased to present this interactive webcast that will provide an introduction to social media for health care professionals.

Social Media is the technology of the moment and it is transforming our way of life by connecting people and communities all by digital impressions such as a ‘like’, a ‘tweet’, an ‘update’, or an ‘invitation’. It is the wave of real-time communication that is moving tremendously fast. Social network is the buzz and sites such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn are essential tools in health care today.

Do you understand how it works and how easy it is to get ‘connected’? Have you taken the first steps by connecting to social media sites? Learn how to connect easily with more health care professionals and colleagues. Uncover the truth of social media- it’s easy! Our social media experts will provide you with tools on how to better manage your social network.

Our speakers for this webcast include: