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Welcome to the October issue of CAHO CATALYST - the monthly e-newsletter from the Council of Academic Hospitals of Ontario.
CAHO is working together as a community and in partnership with others, to ensure the stability of health research investments. This issue highlights how CAHO is doing this, in addition to the exciting advancements in research and the extraordinary people from the CAHO community.
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| Building a Stronger Ontario Through Health Research |
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Liberals Hang on for a Third Mandate
Just one seat shy of a majority, Dalton McGuinty and the Liberals have won a third straight mandate to lead Ontario. With a total of 53 seats, out of a total 107 electoral ridings, the Liberals will need to work with both opposition parties to move their agenda forward.
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| Identifying challenges in resourcing research |
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Building a strong health research enterprise
Quality patient care starts with excellence in health research, which is fuelled by discovery. Together, CAHO hospitals bring their discoveries and research evidence from the lab to the patients bedside, to drive quality improvement in healthcare.
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St. Mikes first to use novel blood-cleaning procedure in North America
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| Dr. Jeff Zaltzman with patient, Andre Cossette |
St. Michaels Hospital is the first in North America to have used a novel device that cleaned the blood of a kidney patient and allowed him to receive a transplant from a donor with a different blood type.
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Funding to support novel research to reduce urological infections
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| Drs. Hassan Razvi and Peter Cadieux |
Two researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute and St. Josephs Health Care London have been awarded just over $566,000 as part of a $2.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health Research (NIH). This funding will help Drs. Peter Cadieux and Hassan Razvi to explore new ways to reduce bacterial build-up on urinary devices.
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Older musicians experience less age-related hearing problems
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| Study led by Baycrests Rotman Research Institute |
A study led by Baycrests Rotman Research Institute in Toronto has found the first evidence that lifelong musicians experience less age-related hearing problems than non-musicians.
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Dr. Barry McLellan
Chair, CAHO
The strongest health system is one that is sustainable. Our ability to lead world-class research and innovation results in new and better ways to keep people healthy or care for them when they are ill.
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Jim Garner
Chair of CAHOs Research Hospital Resourcing Task Force
Jim Garner was appointed SickKids Executive Vice-President, Corporate Services in September 2008. Jim has an extensive background in executive leadership and financial business practice in the private sector.
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October 14, 2011
10:00am
CAHO Research Hospital Resourcing Task Force
October 31, 2011
11:00am
CAHO Physician Quality Improvement Initiative (PQII) Steering Committee
November 2, 2011
2:00pm
CAHO Executive
November 4, 2011
11:00am
CAHO Resources Committee
November 7, 2011
10:00am
CAHO ARTIC Program Task Force & Selection Panel
November 18, 2011
8:30am
CAHO Council
November 21, 2011
11:00am
CAHO Physician Quality Improvement Initiative (PQII) Steering Committee
November 25, 2011
9:00am
CAHO Research Committee
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