The number of Canadians living with Type 2 diabetes is expected to rise to 13.9 million (33% of Canadians) by 2026. The Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) is pointing to the need to better understand the impact of food-insecure…
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- NBHC Population Health
- NBHC Population Health
A global survey conducted by the International Federation of Ageing finds half of Canadians with diabetes-induced eye diseases (DED or DME) are concerned about vision loss, a higher percentage than that for kidney disease or cardiovascular…
- NBHC Sustainability
The 10-year vision by the Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association, the College of Family Physicians and MUN’s school…
- NBHC Care Experience
The Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA) and its Quebec counterpart, the AQPP, want more support for patients who use medical cannabis. Specifically, pharmacists want assurances that there's a clear differentiation between the recreational and…
- NBHC Care Experience
There’s a growing number of UBC-trained doctors choosing to practice in smaller communities due partly to the Faculty of Medicine’s province-wide medical education program. As part of this program, more than a third of this year’s 300 graduates…
- NBHC Engagement
Islanders living with diabetes are invited to a series of conversations in June to shape the Island’s renewed diabetes strategy. Health PEI will hold four focus group sessions to help inform the new multi-year strategy, which will be released by…
- NBHC Sustainability
Dr. Mark Brown, the former president of the Saskatchewan Medical Association, believes doctors should see fewer patients in a day, use technology to communicate with them and be compensated for their time. He also believes that, under the Canada…
- NBHC Engagement
The Supporting Healthy Aging by Peer Education and Support (SHAPES) program, developed by the University of Alberta, trained seniors to act as health coaches for others in their age group. The focus for the year-long pilot project is on seniors'…
- NBHC Care Experience
A long-term care facility in the Region of Peel in Ontario is one of the first in Canada to adopt a British-developed "Butterfly" dementia care model. In it, staff are encouraged to interact socially with patients, who are grouped according to…
- NBHC Care Experience
A C.D. Howe Institute report finds that patients are ready for governments to take the next step in healthcare delivery and implement…
- NBHC Sustainability
The Fraser Institute suggests the cost in lost wages of waiting for medical treatment averaged $1,822 per patient last year. The figure…
- NBHC Care Experience
A Massachusetts-based community health system, Southcoast Health, is experiencing an increase in patients with limited English proficiency. It found the task of providing ample translation services challenging, especially for less common…
- NBHC Population Health
The Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences examined healthy Ontario adults who self-reported life satisfaction. It found that accounting for factors associated…
- NBHC Care Experience
University College London Hospitals (UCLH) partnered with a U.K. data sciences institute to bring artificial intelligence capabilities to the the county's National Health Service. Under the partnership, researchers will apply AI algorithms to…
- NBHC Care Experience
Studies have identified distrust of medical facilities as a key barrier for Indigenous patients accessing healthcare. A number of healthcare professionals in B.C. are now using Indigenous languages to connect with patients. They believe this…
- NBHC Care Experience
To reap the full potential of health consumer data, health companies in the U.S. should start connecting data about not just the patient encounter, but also the preferences and social circumstances shaping everyday healthcare-related purchasing…