June 2012 - MHIKNET-L - University of Manitoba Mailing Lists

CHSRF MythBusters: Myth: Canada Needs More Doctors
by Orvie Dingwall 29 Jun '12

29 Jun '12

The Canadian Health Services Research Foundation (CHSRF) publishes a regular series called MythBusters, which uses "evidence to debunk common misconceptions in Canadian healthcare". Myth: Canada Needs More Doctors http://www.chsrf.ca/PublicationsAndResources/Mythbusters/ArticleView/12-05-… Orvie Dingwall, BA, MLIS, AHIP Outreach Services Librarian MHIKNET Library Services Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library University of Manitoba email: orvie_dingwall(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:orvie_dingwall@umanitoba.ca> phone: 204.977.5660 website: http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/

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Better Health, Better Value, Better Care - New reports by CHSRF, CNA and CIHI
by Orvie Dingwall 26 Jun '12

26 Jun '12

Three new reports on healthcare improvement commissioned by the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation and the Canadian Nurses Association: 1. Better Health: An analysis of public policy and programming focusing on the determinants of health and health outcomes that are effective in achieving the healthiest populations www.chsrf.ca/PublicationsAndResources/ResearchReports/ArticleView/12-06-18/…<http://www.chsrf.ca/PublicationsAndResources/ResearchReports/ArticleView/12…> 2. Better Value: An analysis of the impact of current healthcare system funding and financing models and the value of health and healthcare in Canada www.chsrf.ca/PublicationsAndResources/ResearchReports/ArticleView/12-06-18/…<http://www.chsrf.ca/PublicationsAndResources/ResearchReports/ArticleView/12…> 3. Better Care: An Analysis of Nursing and Healthcare System Outcomes www.chsrf.ca/PublicationsAndResources/ResearchReports/ArticleView/12-06-18/…<http://www.chsrf.ca/PublicationsAndResources/ResearchReports/ArticleView/12…> Citizen Engagement in Health Casebook - Canadian Institutes of Health Research. http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/45358.html This casebook builds on results of a meeting hosted by CIHR in 2010. One of its principal recommendations was that examples of citizen engagement in health care across Canada should be documented and shared. The casebook includes national, provincial, regional and local examples of meaningful citizen engagement in decisions around health services. Orvie Dingwall, BA, MLIS, AHIP Outreach Services Librarian MHIKNET Library Services Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library University of Manitoba email: orvie_dingwall(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:orvie_dingwall@umanitoba.ca> phone: 204.977.5660 website: http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/

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What Your Patient Reads: Does coffee help you live longer?
by Orvie Dingwall 04 Jun '12

04 Jun '12

The latest issue of What Your Patient Reads is now available (attached) and is titled: Does coffee help you live longer? Please feel free to copy for in-house use or educational purposes. The attached a pdf version includes a spot to place local contact information. Just click inside the box, delete the instructions and type in your local contact information. To print, you must have the comments and forms set to Document with Markups. We request that it otherwise not be modified and the University of Manitoba Health Sciences Libraries is acknowledged and the University of Manitoba logo is retained. Orvie Dingwall, BA, MLIS, AHIP Outreach Services Librarian MHIKNET Library Services Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library University of Manitoba email: orvie_dingwall(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:orvie_dingwall@umanitoba.ca> phone: 204.977.5660 website: http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/

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