Streamlined supply chain improves performance for Manitoba health authority

Persuading surgeons to recognize the benefits of supply chain management in the operating room is no easy task. But Martin Montanti has done it.

As vice-president for corporate services at Southern Health-Santé Sud, one of Manitoba’s five regional health authorities, Mr. Montanti has overseen an ambitious project that aims to standardize not only supplies, but also procedures at several dozen hospitals, long-term care centres and other health-care facilities.

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Boosting innovation through better gender balance, diversity

Technology – not only does it touch every aspect of our lives, but its relevance in today’s society
is growing exponentially. As an industry with applications across sectors, technology offers a wealth of opportunities for development and employment. Yet it is an area where the percentage of women’s representation in the labour force remains low. And fewer girls than boys are choosing it as a career.

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Financial sustainability crucial to long-term success of health-care reform

Anew Health Accord between the federal government and the provinces and territories must ensure that whatever system is put in place is financially sustainable in the long term, and the best way to do that is by applying actuarial science from the outset, according to the Canadian Institute of Actuaries (CIA).

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Workshift

Report finds mobility key to engagement

For organizations challenged with navigating rapidly evolving global markets, a report released today by Steelcase Global reveals some of the critical factors on which success depends.

“Today’s workplace is global, competitive and 24/7,” says Katie Pace, manager of media communications at Steelcase, a global workplace design and furniture manufacturer

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Breaking down silos between specialties and hands-on training enable better health care delivery

Health-care policy debates often begin with the assumption that meeting the challenge of unsustainable health-care spending means accepting less or lower quality patient care. But innovation at two Canadian post-secondary institutions – Humber College and British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) – is upending that idea.

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Cassies 2016

CANADIAN ADVERTISING SUCCESS STORIES
The CASSIES is Canada’s only awards show recognizing the
business effectiveness of advertising as demonstrated by rigorous published cases. The ICA (Institute of Communication Agencies) is the driving force behind the event, which is hosted by Strategy magazine and supported in Quebec by the AAPQ A2C (Association of Creative Communications Agencies) and APCM (Association des professionnels de la communication et du marketing).  

Now celebrating its 23rd anniversary, the CASSIES reflect the ICA’s long-standing dedication to the advertiser-agency partnership and continuous learning. Winning cases must successfully navigate a demanding two-tier examination by senior-level judges. All told, more than 500 success stories have been published in the Case Library at cassies.ca.

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New standards will help investors better understand their investments and make informed choices

For Canadian investors, the stakes have never been higher. Fewer than ever will have employer-sponsored pensions to rely on in the 20 to 30 years they’re likely to live after their last paycheque. With interest rates perilously low, equity market participation is essential – even as heightened volatility and economic uncertainty make it more uncomfortable.

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Lower for longer – Boards will be challenged in 2016

Canada’s Energy sector has produced hydrocarbons for more than 150 years, and the growth of that sector has occurred through entrepreneurship, innovation and successful management of costs and commodity prices. The profound decline in crude prices since late 2014 has renewed challenges, carrying with it significant implications for the boards that supervise these enterprises.

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Upstart Energy Saving Technology Maker Sees Near-Term Opportunities South of the Border

Sometimes what you don’t do in pursuing business can be just as important as what you do to be a business success. That’s the philosophy guiding Paul Mertes, President and CEO of the Toronto-based CircuitMeter, as he maps out his company’s pathway into the international market.
 

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After winning the World Cup Men’s Downhill, what’s left to do for Rob Boyd on the slopes?

With the possible exception of recent Canadian Olympic gold medalists Maelle Ricker, Ashley McIvor and Alexandre Bilodeau, few skiers have experienced the kind of euphoria that Whistler’s Rob Boyd did on a historic day in 1989, when he took a full-throttle approach at a course set in his own backyard and won what is still Canada’s only World Cup Men’s Downhill victory on home turf.

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