BC Team-Based Care is holding webinars with representatives of team-based care networks to share their work and experiences withing the Community Health Centre Evaluation in BC. The next webinar will…
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Those with mild mental health or substance use concerns can call a free provincial peer support line to speak with someone who can relate to their experience. The peer supporters provide social and emotional support, reassurance and encouragement…
Mental health-related incidents such as suicide remained relatively stable or declined, counter to claims that mental health-related incidents increased. Simon Fraser University's …
The funding will support the mental wellness of young people from Indigenous, Black, newcomer and underserved communities, including those in rural and remote regions. The programs that’ll expand are:
The research found 46% feel unprepared for this stage of life and 54% believe menopause is…
- NBHC Engagement
The regional health authority plans to share on social media the positive messages its staff receives from patients and clients. As part of the campaign, a website was set up for people to…
Unity Health Toronto and ICES found the number of family physicians who stopped working doubled between Mar. and Sept. 2020 compared to the same period the previous year. The study cites…
- NBHC Engagement
A study found over 170,000 patients in Ont. lost their family doctors in the first six months of the pandemic, while an Angus Reid survey found six million people in Canada don’t have a family physician. As a result, a group comprised of a family…
Over the study period, rehospitalization rates for adverse cardiovascular events and all-cause readmission rates were significantly higher for women (25% for women vs. 21% for men). Researchers say this underscores the need for ongoing efforts to…
Aimed at physicians, nurses and paramedics, the Come Home 2022 initiative is aimed at individuals from N.L. lived outside the province for at least six months. Once criteria to qualify for the program is met, applicants can qualify for one of the…
The five-year pilot will evaluate whether certain international medical graduates (IMGs) may begin independently practicing faster. Currently, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta’s Practice Readiness Assessment (PRA) consists of two…
The rate of reported sexual assault jumped 21% in Alta. last year. The province is now investing one million dollars towards a made-in-Alta. sexual assault DNA forensic evidence collection training program. This project will increase the number…
Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick (DMNB) traditionally accepts 30 medical students. This will increase to 40. The province was paying for those 10 seats to exist at Memorial University in N.L. since 2000. They’ll be moved to Dal starting next fall…
The B.C. government will table a new deal for family doctors promising a better compensation model to address rising business costs and to provide physicians with an alternative to the current fee-for-service payment system. Doctors of BC says…
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The Text4Support study will investigate the effectiveness of text messages for mental health and addictions clients aged 18 and up who access - or are being discharged from -…
Health Minister Bruce Fitch revealed the news about the recruitment push during an announcement centred around the province’s efforts to speed up recognition of foreign workers’ professional credentials. While he didn’t provide specifics, he did…