The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) says the pilot project, to start in June of next year, isn't meant to predict suicides or identify specific people at risk of attempting it. However, AI will mine social media for keywords indicative of
Approximately 10% of the cancer drugs remained in IV tubing during treatment for almost 250 Horizon Health patients. Horizon said all patients or their families were informed by letter or phone call. The letter doesn’t indicate the time period the
A recent bedsore-related death has prompted the province to require all long-term care facilities to immediately report the number of bedsores and the severity of them in their facilities. The province’s health minister has now appointed an advisory
Ce cursus de deux ans, offert depuis 2008, est unique au Canada. Les adjoints au médecin sont des cliniciens qui travaillent en tant que prestataires médicaux généralistes sous la supervision d’un médecin. Ils sont autorisés à poser des diagnostics
A survey conducted for the Public Health Agency of Canada finds that most healthcare professionals encounter cases of vaccine hesitancy "on a regular basis," but outright refusals by patients to vaccinate remain relatively rare. The survey, meant to
The provincial government says the Family Practice Learning Centre (FPLC) is the first initiative of its kind that pairs people without a primary care provider with UBC family medicine residents. Interior Health collaborated with UBC's Faculty of
Residents at a Victoria retirement home have been testing the voice-activated assistance Alexa to help them with reminders to take medication and meals. Staff at Berwick Retirement Communities have been testing out the virtual assistant to keep
The Alberta government is providing $400,000 in funding to Native Friendships Centres to hire navigators to connect people with treatment, harm reduction and culturally sensitive wraparound services as it relates to opioid use. Navigators were hired
The Scottish government will extend a community pharmacy minor ailments program (MAS) across the country following a pilot in Glasgow. As part of the pilot, pharmacists booked consultations with patients to treat minor ailments and illnesses
The University of Manchester found (sub. req.) that burnout was associated with a two-fold increase in odds for unsafe care and unprofessional behaviour, such as not following treatment guidelines and poor communication. It notes that the association