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Department Hosts First Annual Pre-Convocation Brunch for the Graduates of 2001 and their Families

The Department of Health Administration is pleased to invite all graduates of the class of 2001 (MHSc, MSc/PhD and MSc Clinical Epidemiology) and their families to a pre-convocation brunch to be held on June 11th, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. in the University College Union Building, 79 St. George Street, Toronto.  We hope that you will join us for this celebration of your significant achievements while a student in the Department.

Students - Night out at the Madison

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Mary Lou King Presents at the Ontario Association of Community Care Access Centres' Conference

Mary Lou King (PhD candidate, Department of Health Administration) will be presenting at the Ontario Association of Community Care Access Centres' Conference entitled "Community Care Partnerships at Work" to be held June 10-12, 2001 at the International Plaza Hotel, Toronto, Ontario.  Mary Lou's presentation is entitled "Profiles of Case Management in Ontario, and focuses on her province-wide study on how case management is actually operationalized in Ontario CCACs.  Consistent with the literature, her findings reveal varied approaches, with different models favoured in different conditions and contexts.  Her results confirm Ontario's uniqueness as a world leader.  Features that deserve to be showcased on an international stage will be highlighted.

Karen Spalding, Erin Gilbart and Wendy Young Featured at this Year's Ontario Community Services Research and Evaluation Network Symposium.

Karen Spalding, Erin Gilbart and Wendy Young (PhD) candidates, Department of Health Administration) will be presenting at the Ontario Community Services Research and Evaluation Network Symposium will be held May 9, 2001 at the Sheraton Parkway, Richmond Hill.  Overviews of their sessions are listed below:

Prescriptions for Pediatric Home Care: Analyzing the Impact of the Shift from Hospital to Home and Community on Children with Complex Care Needs

Karen Spalding, RN, Paul Williams, PhD, Raisa Deber, PhD and Patricia McKeever, PhD, University of Toronto

A rapidly increasing number of children, who formerly might have spent much or all of their lives in hospitals, now require care at home.  We assess current approaches to the funding and delivery of home care for complex care children and discuss research strategies to evaluate the impact for children, families, health care providers and policy makers.

The Development, Implementation and Evaluation of a Community Pathway for Heart Attack Patients

Wendy Young, University of Toronto; Eileen Ryan, East York Access Centre; Margaret Wiltshire, Toronto Community Care Access Centre; Julie McShane, St. Elizabeth's Health Care; and Nancy French, Toronto East General Hospital.

The East York Access Centre, the Toronto Community Care Access Centre, the Scarborough Community Care Access Centre, the Toronto East General Hospital, public health, community providers, patients, Partners for Health, and researchers will present qualitative and quantitative methods used to examine a home care pathway for heart attack patients.

Policy Implications of Implementing Clinical Practice Guidelines in Long-term Care Settings: Barriers and Best Practices

Erin Gilbart, University of Toronto

This presentation describes key challenges inherent in implementing clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) to promote best practices in long-term care (LTC) settings.  the identification of relevant CPGs and implementation barriers specific to LTC will be addressed as a prerequisite for identifying strategies that encourage successful incorporation of guidelines into practice.

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