The B.C. Centre for Disease Control launched a promotional campaign with the B.C. Dental Association to bring attention to the rate of antibiotic prescribing by the province's dentists. The initiative is targeting patients, encouraging them to
The New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training (NB-IRDT) and the New Brunswick Trauma Program are integrating trauma care data into one data repository at NB-IRDT, a research institute at UNB. The health data will be used to illustrate
A report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information finds that patients who receive home palliative care are two-and-a-half-times more likely to die at home. That's key, it says, as 75% of respondents note their preference would be to pass
Beginning in the new year, the Nova Scotia government is placing newly-designed youth health centres in four of the province's high schools to see if an integrated care model improves access to medical services. The province's health and wellness
The executive director of Pain BC notes that Ontario and Quebec are funding province-wide pain management initiatives that include primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, physiotherapists and social workers as patients’ groups work to create co
This incentive was previously offered to doctors in rural areas. As the shortage of family doctors worsens in Nova Scotia, the province is now offering tuition relief, the Family Medicine Bursary and debt assistance to urban doctors in a bid to
The framework for a palliative care strategy aims to improve access to palliative and end-of-life care services. As part of the framework, an advisory committee, led by the New Brunswick Cancer Network, will be set up to develop an action plan. There
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority's preliminary year-end monthly wait-times report for 2017-18 revealed ER wait times were down 16% compared to the previous year, however, median ER wait times climbed in March for the fifth straight month since the
Patient engagement is increasing at clinical and health policy conferences across Canada. Such engagement often goes beyond providing passive support, as highlighted by the Patients Included charter designations. Many clinical and health policy
In an effort to increase vaccination rates, the federal health minister will support five multi-year projects to the tune of $3.4 million. Ginette Pettipas Taylor says Ottawa also launched a national awareness campaign on childhood vaccination. The