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.

	“Consent and Capacity: Discussion of Current Topics and Trends”
Speaker:	Ms.Katharine Byrick Partner, Health Law Group Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Date:	April 8, 2010
Hightlights:	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)

 

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.

	“The Hospital Credentialing Process - Two Perspectives”
Date:	February 20, 2009
Speaker:	Mr. Daniel Faulkner Director, Quality Management, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario Quality Professioanls - Healthy Systems - Public Trust: A Professional Regulator's Perspective
Hightlights:	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.

	“Credentialing - One Hospital's Perspective”
Speaker:	Dr. Paul Babyn Radiologist-in-Chief, Hospital for Sick Children
Hightlights:	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”
Speaker:	Ms. Shenda Tanchak Senior Advisor, Executive Office College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario
Date:	April 17, 2009
Hightlights:	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”
Speaker:	Dr. Bryce Taylor Surgeon in Chief and Director, Surgical Services UHN Professor and Associate Chair Department of Surgery, University of Toronto
Date:	May 1st, 2009
Hightlights:	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”
Speaker:	Lianne Jeffs Director of Nursing/Clinical Research Scientist, Keenan Research Centre of the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital
Date:	June 11, 2009
Hightlights:	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.