Education & Conferences
HIROC Events
The HIROC Events page details events that are noteworthy due to HIROC involvement either as a speaker, sponsor, organizer or participant.
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Video Conferencing
HIROC is working with a diversity of partners to examine key issues impacting the provision of
patient safety practices across the continuum of care. Below is a listing of video events currently scheduled.
Please check back often as this list is updated frequently.
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“Consent and Capacity: Discussion of Current Topics and Trends” |
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Ms.Katharine Byrick
Partner, Health Law Group
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP |
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April 8, 2010 |
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At the end of this presentation, the audience will:
- Know about the right to refuse treatment;
- Learn about addressing issues with substitute decision makers; and
- Learn about end of life issues.
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All videoconferences take place at 10:00 a.m. EST.
Registration via Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN) or webcast.
Fees per site: $149.00 for subscribers/members
and $199.00 for non-subscriberes
For more information, please contact Tracy Robinson (trobinson@hiroc.com)
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Previous Video Conferencing
Previous HIROC videoconferences may also be ordered by contacting schow@hiroc.com. Fee for HIROC subscribers/members: $149, for others: $199.
Please click on one of the links below to access additional information about a specific videoconference.
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“The Hospital Credentialing Process - Two Perspectives” |
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February 20, 2009 |
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Mr. Daniel Faulkner Director, Quality Management,
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario
Quality Professioanls - Healthy Systems - Public Trust: A Professional Regulator's Perspective
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At the end of this presentation, the audience will be able to:
• Understand why regulatory bodies are important stakeholders in the hospital credentialing process;
• Be knowledgeable about information available from regulatory bodies about the process; and
• Consider suggestions to support the development of a rigorous credentialing process.
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“Credentialing - One Hospital's Perspective” |
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Dr. Paul Babyn Radiologist-in-Chief, Hospital for Sick Children
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At the end of this presentation, the audience will be able to:
• Understand the process of hospital credentialing;
• Review the areas of weakness in the process of staff appointment and re-appointment; and
• Discuss ways the process can be improved.
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“Practitioner Behaviour” |
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Ms. Shenda Tanchak Senior Advisor, Executive Office College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario
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April 17, 2009 |
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At the end of this presentation, the audience will be able to:
• Expectations of professional behaviour;
• Impact of disruptive behaviour;
• Potential causes of unprofessional behaviour; and
• Approaches to addressing the problem.
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“Surgical Safety Checklist - A Pilot Site's Experience…Before, During, and After” |
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Dr. Bryce Taylor Surgeon in Chief and Director, Surgical Services UHN Professor and Associate Chair Department of Surgery, University of Toronto
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May 1st, 2009 |
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At the end of this presentation, the audience will be able to:
• Know about surgery as a global health concern;
• Learn how the surgical checklist was developed through the WHO;
• Learn how the checklist was implemented, and the results of its implementation at 8 global sites;
• Learn the practical aspects of implementation in the Canadian context.
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“Organizational Learning from Near Misses” |
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Lianne Jeffs Director of Nursing/Clinical Research Scientist, Keenan Research Centre of the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital
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June 11, 2009 |
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At the end of this presentation, the audience will become familiar with:
• The collective theoretical and empirical base on near misses in healthcare;
• Findings from Ontario’s healthcare organizations around how near misses are experienced;
• Macro, meso, and micro level implications from the collective findings;
• Future direction for administrative, practice, education, and research realms.
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Any HIROC profits from these e-education sessions will be channeled into new and innovative patient safety initiatives for our subscribers and patient safety research.
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