Health Sciences North opened its Integrated Chronic Pain Program at the Sudbury Outpatient Centre to provide patients with ways to manage their chronic pain. The hospital says the program offers personalized treatment programs that include access to
Health Quality Ontario (HQO) shows patients with musculoskeletal conditions such as osteoarthritis spend the most time waiting to access healthcare services, such as MRIs. Uncontrolled knee, hip and back pain was also associated with inappropriate
This survey is the first in a series of reports on the state of physician health. Overall, it found nearly 60% of respondents reported good overall mental health. The survey highlights areas of concerns that include burnout, depression and suicidal
Data from Alberta Health Services concludes cardiac care in the province isn't working for rural Albertans. It suggests two improvement for cardiac care outside of Calgary and Edmonton to improve survival rates for rural Albertans. Prevention and
Under Saskatchewan's prescription review program, physicians will receive a report card comparing their prescribing habits to those of their colleagues. The drug classes targeted are opioids, benzodiazepines, stimulants and gabapentin. Physicians
The Access 24/7 addiction and mental health clinic will be attached to Edmonton's Royal Alexandra Hospital. It'll provide patients with round-the-clock assessment and crisis counselling, as well as stabilization, referrals and telephone support. The
The Canadian Breast Cancer Network (CBCN) says this is the first report to share the experiences of early stage patients in parallel with metastatic breast cancer patients. Through their experiences, breast cancer patients identified gaps when it
The updated C-CHANGE (Canadian Cardiovascular Harmonized National Guidelines Endeavour) guideline to manage cardiovascular disease can assist primary care physicians with patients at risk of heart disease. The guideline updates the 2014 guideline
The guidance from the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) is telling doctors to reduce the use of medical jargon when communicating with patients. RCP believes this will also encourage patients to take more control of their care plans. The patient
The Medical Post (sub. only) survey shows Saskatchewan, Alberta and P.E.I. are among the top provinces for doctors to practise. Saskatchewan received the highest score in professional satisfaction - a category based on findings from the CMA’s 2017