Le Collège des médecins de famille de l'Ontario estime que plus de deux millions d'Ontariens n'ont pas de médecin de famille et que cette pénurie se fait davantage sentir dans les régions rurales. Pour cette raison, Quinte West offre 100 000 $ à un
It’s part of the government’s push to increase community care options and ease health system pressures. While midwives say the step is welcome, they add government regulations are still preventing them from practicing within their full scope. They’ve
The role was developed as part of pilot project began in Jan. and the first group will be phased into hospitals across Winnipeg. Nurses, in turn, will be able to focus more on performing the tasks that require their specialized skills. Operating room
As the list of Nova Scotians on the wait list for a family doctor or NP grows to over 142,000, the Need a Family Practice Registry wait list will be moved to an online dashboard instead of a monthly report. The data will include total visits to
Western University researchers suggest the stigma and discrimination faced by members of these groups may increase the risk of pain. They found that psychological distress was the factor most strongly linked to the higher prevalence of pain in LGBTQ+
It’s the first time this inequity has been estimated on a global scale. The study found indigenous groups were disproportionately impacted by influenza in numerous countries. It showed Indigenous people in the Canada, the U.S. N.Z. and Australia were
Group A streptococcus (iGAS) is usually known for milder illnesses like strep throat or scarlet fever, which are typically treated with antibiotics. When bacteria enter the blood or deep tissue, people can develop more invasive, life-threatening
Researchers may have found a reason why healthcare settings were seeing an uptick in healthcare-associated infections during the pandemic. U.S. research shows COVID-19 patients are uniquely susceptible to new infections while receiving care at a
These projects vary across the health authority sites because of the differences between the hospitals. One of the 12 ongoing projects is an offload delay initiative at The Moncton Hospital. As part of the project, team leads are assessing patients
Les infirmières font face à des niveaux de fatigue importants en raison du manque de personnel, des horaires difficiles et de la surcharge de travail. Cette étude (anglais seul.) a conclu que passer quelques dizaines de minutes dans une salle