A guideline compiled by CMAJ suggests there's no clinical benefit to primary care practitioners conducting vision screening in older adults. It contends that as most provinces provide seniors with free access to checkups with vision specialists,…
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The country’s Ministry of Health developed a package of online resources aimed at getting children aged five and under to play regularly and have quality sleep. The Active Play resources communicate the importance for young children to sit less,…
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The Deloitte Center for Health Solutions' list of 10 case studies looks at what's working globally to reduce low-value care, or patient care that provides no…
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The Conference Board of Canada's Canadian Alliance for Sustainable Health Care launched the National Pharmacare Initiative to co-ordinate research, dialogue and consensus-building activities…
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This new system includes indicators to show whether a prescription may have contributed to a patient being admitted to hospital. The indicators will link prescribing data in primary care to hospital admissions in a medication dashboard, allowing…
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The online resource aims to help pediatricians answer common questions posed by parents, including explanations about the differences between sex, gender identity, gender…
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The Ontario Long Term Care Association's annual report says availability of staff, out-of-date infrastructure, inspections, in-home altercations and incidents…
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A study presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting in Toronto found children exposed to a combination of marijuana and tobacco smoke go the ER more often than those without smoke exposure. It also found children with exposure to…
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A report by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) finds very few of the…
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This Doctors Nova Scotia position paper outlines recommendations for palliative care delivery. These include:
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NHS England aims to make mental health services for new and expectant mothers in underserved parts of the country accessible within a year. NHS suggests only 3% of the country had good access to perinatal mental healthcare as recently as 2014,…
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The consultation will focus on developing a framework to support access to palliative care and provide a reference point across jurisdictions for opportunities, gaps and best practices. Stakeholders are invited to share their views…
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The province will invest $5 million to put more mental health workers in schools, representing a 50% hike in the grant funding. The expansion will add 15 more programs to serve a up to 100,000 K-12 students, up from the 65,000 children and youth…
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London, Ont. EMS officials are asking hospitals to change and improve the way nurses intervene to bring patients into the city’s emergency rooms. Paramedics in the region are spending thousands of hours stranded with patients waiting to get into…
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Harvard project will use behavioural sciences and economics to improve healthcare delivery, outcomes
The Behavioral Insights Health Project at Harvard will explore how behavioural science and behavioural economics can help improve health outcomes for patients and decisions made by doctors. It will draw on the expertise of doctors, public health…
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Geisinger Health will make DNA sequencing of individual patients a routine part of preventative healthcare at its facilities. The testing will form part of its standard screening tests along the lines of mammograms, colonoscopies and cholesterol…