Results of this Ontario-based survey of caregivers paints them as people often thrown unexpectedly into a role for which they…
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Health in the News
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A report for the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction finds the costs associated with substance use…
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Calling it a movement, Infoway says the Access 2022 campaign is designed to promote the availability and use of digital health tools. Clinicians and healthcare professionals, governments, technology and…
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With the backing of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, mdBriefCase developed an e-learning…
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Press Ganey developed this resource to help providers reduce preventable errors by putting the patient and safety first. It offers a…
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This series of reports looks into of the country’s cancer system, from prevention and screening, to treatment, survivorship and end-of-life care. The CPAC points out what is working and where improvements are needed. The…
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Town of Atikokan, Ont. successful physician recruitment efforts include promise of work-life balance
Many small towns struggle with doctor shortages, but the town of Atikokan, Ont., expects to welcome several new doctors next year. The town had been dealing with a low number of doctors and has relied heavily on locums. The person in charge of…
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An analysis in CMAJ shows patients in Ont. were 40% more likely to be hospitalized for depression, anxiety or alcohol abuse disorder after a trauma than before the incident.…
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The Johns Hopkins Community Health Partnership pilot was based on a set of acute care interventions rolled out in two hospitals and a community-based care management piece based in ambulatory care settings.
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Symbiosis is a co-housing project run by the school of graduate studies at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont. It pairs students requiring…
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With a commitment of $1.25 million over the next three years from the HBC Foundation, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) launched Game Changers. The program uses a…
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Despite reminder letters to homes, emails and phone calls, front-line staffers found approximately 150 patients didn’t show up for…
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Contract flipping is when workers at healthcare facilities and care homes are laid off and then rehired at a lower wage and with fewer benefits. The B.C. government wants to end that practice, saying it's hurting recruitment in the sector. Under…
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The Fraser Institute suggests that in 2016, Canada's healthcare expenditures as a percentage of GDP, 11%, was the…
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Baylor College of Medicine researchers identified factors that could contribute to diagnostic error, specifically those related to patient-physician interaction. Upon…