In response to a national shortage of physicians who can administer anesthesia during surgeries, Family Practice Anesthetists (FPA) are being used in Ont. and B.C. They’re family physicians who are certified to administer anesthesia during…
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In Alta., any physician paid a recruitment incentive is placed in rural towns for an average of five years. Once these agreements lapse, many move to urban areas and this was among the reasons physicians left Lethbridge. The municipality…
Universities and family medicine residency programs are working to increase the number of available positions. Still,…
There are versions of these programs in Canada but some experts say we need more of them to ease our own healthcare system's bottleneck. These…
This is one of the first studies to link the characteristics of the environment related to car use and the risk of developing diabetes in different…
The results showed that 51% of participants experienced loneliness, and 30% faced social isolation. Meanwhile, 42% suffered from depression and 34% experienced symptoms of…
On the heels of N.S. announcing up to $20,000 in retention bonuses for nurses, N.B.’s healthcare budget got passing marks from some, while…
Widespread cancellations followed by closures in later waves of COVID-19 contributed to the backlog and ongoing staff shortages are making the problem worse. CIHI found that about 937,000 fewer surgeries were performed in Canada over the course…
The study's conclusion people's mental health is bouncing back post-pandemic may be sending the wrong signal to politicians that less support is needed. McGill University suggested the…
The pilot resulted in the number of patients being seen almost doubling since 2021, increasing from 56 patients to 83 patients per week. Team members' suggestions included revising forms physicians are completing, streamlining clerical workflow,…
A N.B. doctor is practising in another province after her desire to work in Charlotte County was stalled by provincial requirements. N.B.’s the only province that requires family doctors to work in hospitals to bill Medicare for the work in their…
La province cherche à encourager les travailleurs de la santé à demeurer ou à retourner dans le système de santé provincial. Les infirmières qui ont travaillé à plein temps l’année dernière dans la province toucheront 10 000 $. Celles qui s’…
The clinic’s credited with improving its health standard mortality ratio (HSMR) from one of the worst in the country to better than the national average. In 2017, CBRH’s cardiology department began exploring issues behind a health standard…
The Partnership for Healthy Cities states that cities are uniquely positioned to fight against non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and injuries by implementing policies to reduce exposure to risk factors. Vancouver was chosen for making public…
Years of underfunding worsened by the pandemic have patients facing long waits for tests and emergency care while hospitals experience closures and staff shortages. To fix healthcare in N.B., the President of the NBMS recommends:
Too often, sex assault survivors in rural areas must drive long distances to access essential care and services. The Rural Sexual Assault Care - Expanded is an online, micro-credential course will be offered in Grande Prairie. It teaches how to…