While many hospitals already have similar systems in place, this will provide a national standardized process to ensure issues are detected and escalated quickly. The system allows doctors to track possible deterioration in a child’s condition on a
The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) is pausing its plan after physicians from across the country voted overwhelmingly against the idea. The CFPC intended to increase the residency training period for family doctors in Canada to three
The opioid overdose virtual reality training course depicts real-world scenarios of opioid overdoses in a video game desktop format. The object is to learn how to administer Naloxone to someone who’s unconscious with an opioid overdose in time to
The NHS is trialling an AI system which highlights patients with complex health needs at risk of hospital admission or who rarely contact their family doctor so they can reach out to them for conversations about their health. Health coaches, nurses
A report found 49% of men met the physical activity recommendation of at least 150 minutes per week compared to 38% of women. On average, 45% of adults met the recommendation. Women were less active regardless of age, income, education level, family
The study found patients with heart failure had a lower mean physical and mental component score. Fifty-three percent of patients with heart failure reported more than 10 physically unhealthy days. This number is higher than patients with lung (51%)
A partnership with the Fredericton Cataract Surgical Centre will result in thousands more Medicare-covered cataract surgeries offered each year. The surgical centre has the capacity to complete over 3,200 surgeries annually and completed over 100 in
Kelly Lamrock made those remarks in the wake of a coroner’s inquest into the 2021 suicide of a Fredericton teen. The jury made nine recommendations to ensure similar deaths can be avoided in the future. The recommendations centred on ensuring
Across the country, arthritis patients are falling victim to gaps in access to care - something experts in the Maritimes are calling a major barrier to research and damage prevention. One in five Canadians suffer from arthritis and in the Maritimes
The Nova Scotia Collaborative Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Clinic uses the fecal calprotectin test to diagnose IBD or distinguish between IBD and IBS. Doctors say this approach allows for better disease management and improves patient outcomes. A