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What's New?

• Practice U is live with career-focused information for residents or licensed physicians entering into practice in Ontario.
• Ontario Telemedicine Network launches web-based telemedicine service.
• What makes today's medical students and residents tick?
• Income Stabilization program changes: INFOBulletin 11017.
• Physician supply is increasing twice as quickly as the Canadian population.
• Looking to recruit?
  Nurses and doctors are searching on HFOJobs now. Are your positions there? Contact your local Community Partnership Coordinator for help in posting your vacancies.
  
  Don’t forget, Recruiter U has great information on recruitment, retention and much more.
• Good reading
  Where did medical students find their residency matches?

Upcoming Events

• Economic Developers Council of Ontario Conference (EDCO)
  Jan. 31-Feb. 2, 2012—Toronto, ON
• FRMQ Outside Quebec Career Fair
  Feb. 16, 2012—Montreal, QC
• Canadian Paediatric Review
  Mar. 27-30, 2012—Hamilton, ON
• Docs on Ice
  Mar. 29-April 1, 2012—
  Peterborough, ON
• Canadian General Surgery Review
  April 13-15, 2012—Mississauga, ON
• Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA) Annual Meeting
  April 25-27, 2012—Kenora, ON
• Rural Ontario Medical Program (ROMP) Workshop
  Spring 2012—TBC
• 2012 Society of Rural Physicians of Canada (SRPC) Rural and Remote Medicine Course
  April 26-28, 2012—Whistler, B.C.
• Canadian Association of Staff Physician Recruiters (CASPR) Annual Conference
  April 30-May 1, 2012—Ottawa, ON

Regional Updates

• A big welcome to Dr. Jan Goossens, Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare’s new Chief of Staff!
• Another big welcome to Jaclyn Bell – the new Physician Recruitment Coordinator in Barrie!
• One more big welcome to Francine Kerr, the new Physician Recruitment Specialist in Orillia!
• A fourth big welcome to Michael Feraday, the new Executive Director of the Barrie & Community Family Health Team!
• And one last (but not least) big welcome to North Simcoe Muskoka’s new Care Connectors, Dominique Danis and Janet Baum with Health Care Connect!
• Midland hosted a successful strategic planning day for Family Physician Recruitment on Nov. 24 – a great best practice.
• Royal Victoria Hospital’s Phase 1 Expansion Project is taking shape and remains on track to open in early 2012.
• Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare, in collaboration with community partners in physician recruitment, has produced a video to effectively promote the beautiful Muskoka region to physicians – another great best practice.
• Congratulations to Barrie’s Royal Victoria Hospital for earning the highest ranking from Accreditation Canada.
• The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care recently announced funding to support the provincial Primary Care Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) Lead Pilot Program. The creation of the Primary Care LHIN Lead role is intended to strengthen and focus the efforts that local primary care providers and LHINs have made to date to address local challenges. The new Primary Care LHIN lead for North Simcoe Muskoka LHIN will be announced soon.