Agnew Peckham is hosting a cocktail party in memory of Ronald J. McQueen
April 2008

Agnew Peckham is hosting a cocktail party in memory of Ronald J. McQueen on Thursday, April 24th. If you would like to receive an invitation to this event please contact Glenda Travis at (416) 924-7451 or by email at gtravis@agnewpeckham.com

Victoria van Hemert Joins Agnew Peckham team
April 2008

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Victoria van Hemert to the position of Consultant with Agnew Peckham.

Victoria is a graduate of the University of Toronto's Master of Health Science program in Health Administration. She has worked in clinical research, at the Ontario Ministry of Health, and hospital and nursing home administration, most recently as Vice-President of Planning, Quality and Human Resources at Southlake Regional Health Centre. With her strong planning background, Victoria will be a great asset to Agnew Peckham's strategic, facilities and clinical planning work.

Planning for New Medical Education Campuses
April 2008

Four new regional medical education campuses are being implemented in Ontario as part of a 15% expansion in undergraduate medical education places in 2008/09. Mississauga, Niagara, Kitchener Waterloo and Windsor will each assume responsibility for new or expanded undergraduate medical education in affiliation with designated medical schools.

To assist hospitals in infrastructure planning for this new/expanded role, the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care has issued a capital planning framework document (Medical Education Campuses (MEC) Framework for Hospitals Requesting Capital Project Approval from the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care (MOHLTC)). The document provides planning principles, process and submission requirements.

Agnew Peckham is working with several designated MEC hospitals in planning for this new academic role. Key planning considerations include:

• The requirements of the Professional Association of Interns and Residents of Ontario (PAIRO) and the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), for example relating to workspace, learning, reference and amenity spaces as well as information resources
  
  
• The need to provide new teaching clinics/strategies to allow learners to develop their clinical skills in the management of patients with complex medical issues.
  
  
• Requirements for clinical work areas for charting and examining, interviewing and counselling patients throughout patient care areas