After immigrating to Canada from Iran in 2020, Neda Asgharzadeh had to start over to continue to practise medicine in N.B. While she delivered over 5,500 babies in her 15 years as a doctor in obstetrics and gynecology, she now has three…
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The creation of surgical centres is proposed as a solution to reduce pressures on the province’s hospital system and to clear the…
The study also found no increased risk of infections or overdoses and a decline in healthcare costs unrelated to primary care or outpatient medications after a year. The study indicates the…
Within the 2021-2022 fiscal year, Vitalité Health Network lost 499 healthcare workers. Their average age was 37. Of those, 152 were nurses with an average age was 34. The majority left because of heavy workloads and low morale. At Horizon, over…
This research adds to growing evidence that the poor mental health of healthcare providers jeopardizes the quality and the safety of patient care. Researchers in the U.K. and Greece set out to examine the association of burnout with the career…
N.B. had the third-highest rate of LTC residents being prescribed these tranquillizers without a psychosis diagnosis in 2020-21. CIHI…
- NBHC Engagement
The research underlines the importance of understanding which population groups are less likely to comply with precautions and where they're located can serve to identify groups that public health messaging should target in relation to future…
Nova Scotia Health is sharing evidence-based practice with clinicians and promoting discourse that includes their clinical realities as the catalyst to making changes to improve outcomes for all. To accomplish this, Nova Scotia Health, Doctors…
Veterans Affairs spent over $150 million on medical marijuana last year - more than on all other prescription drugs combined - and that number’s expected to grow to $200 million this year and $300 million by 2025-2026. VAC says over 18,000…
Most Canadians caught COVID-19 since Omicron and its subvariants triggered waves of infection this year - with estimates suggesting almost two-thirds of the population had it. The…
The health network will review its sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) program after…
Researchers in Sudbury say interruptions in physiotherapy over the weekend can set elderly patients back in their recovery. The…
Le Réseau de santé est d’avis que la mise en œuvre de la notion de « court séjour chirurgical » a fait ses preuves et donne d’excellents résultats pour les patients. L’approche comprend la désignation des lits d’hospitalisation de courte durée…
Physician assistants, which are allowed to work in Man. and Ont., are paired with physicians and can examine patients, order diagnostic tests, assist in surgical procedures and do paperwork. The Sask. government is considering allowing physician…
These quality standards are used by the province’s healthcare systems to guide opportunities for improvement. The standards include future-focused statements and indicators to measure progress and lead to better health outcomes. The province’s…
Angus Reid found that four-in-five Atlantic Canadians describe healthcare there as poor or in crisis, the most in the country, while 58% in every province say the same. While half of Canadians believe the creation of private care options would…