The B.C. government’s desire to avoid the patient’s experience of hallway medicine and crowded hospital waiting rooms may have motivated directing funding towards urgent care centres and hospitals. A Dalhousie associate professor of Family…
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Screening will be available at 36 centres for those aged between 55 and 74, currently smoking or previously smoked and have a smoking history of 20 years or more. People who meet the criteria are encouraged to call the program for a consultation…
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Se préparer au retour à la maison : de l’admission à la sortie explique aux patients et à leur famille à quoi s’attendre pendant le séjour à l’hôpital et…
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BC Children’s recognized pain management as one of the most challenging areas for day surgery families. To improve the situation a Patient Experience Scientist at UBC designed a study to learn about…
The research found an elevated likelihood of hospitalization, admission to an ICU and death among COVID-19 cases who were chronically exposed to fine particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide and ground-level ozone. Ozone exposure was found to be…
The Ontario Medical Association says the backlog for certain services, which now sits at 22 million, grew roughly by one million in the last three months - an increase fueled by the Omicron variant. The organization warns the delays are bad for…
Cancer Action Now, an alliance of 28 healthcare organizations, claims there are signs that the cancer death rate is accelerating due to delays in cancer screening, treatment and surgeries over the last two years. Its goal is to urge provincial…
The AMA says persistent staffing challenges are taking a toll on all facets of the healthcare system,…
Researchers found that nearly 30% of Canadian adults (nine million people) were infected during the Omicron wave early in 2022, compared with just 10% who were infected in the previous four waves. Of those infections, one million were among the…
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There are unique barriers and inequities in the province's north that prevent Indigenous people from getting the care and information they need. The animated…
The large U.S. study adds to a growing body of evidence suggesting people with mild or moderate initial coronavirus infections, including those without any underlying medical conditions, can still experience debilitating symptoms. It found that…
A mistake often made during and after health crises sparked by social issues is to focus on creating more or better services - which doesn’t help deal with the increased demand for services as well as the supply of services. During the pandemic,…
The line will be staffed with Indigenous people working with Health Link and will be available daily between noon and 8 p.m. The line will be staffed with Indigenous people who will answer questions, help access culturally appropriate care and…
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Two Indigenous patient navigators were hired to work at Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital in Fredericton. The role was conceived through consultation with First Nation stakeholders. The navigators are there to meet the cultural needs of…
The Canadian Medical Association, the Canadian Nurses Association and the College of Family Physicians of Canada say with more health workers burning out and leaving their professions, the healthcare system reached a point where immediate action…
The plan is to open 40 family connections centres across the province and four are slated to provide services under a pilot program next year. Families of autistic children will no longer get the current funding of up to $22,000 a year until age…