Since its creation last June, Shared Health was evaluating many health initiatives, including rural and remote health authorities’ proposed clinical cuts to meet the province’s savings targets. In addition to clinical assignments, Shared Health will
According to Dr. Rehman Abdulrehman, the director of Clinic Psychology Manitoba, up to 70% of people who present themselves at an ER need may need longer-term mental healthcare. Statistics show that Manitoba has 19 clinical psychologists for every
The program in Abbotsford, B.C., is studying the impact of the free foot clinic to vulnerable patients in the dialysis unit. Poor circulation and neuropathy means these patients are prone to developing open wounds and infections, putting them at risk
Dr. Sunita MacMullin told CBC News she was leaving behind about 1,900 patients, although she's willing to see them in Sussex if they can get there. She claims she was moving because other members of her physician group wouldn’t provide backup for her
Japan, the country with the longest life expectancy, is rarely included in cross-country comparisons such as this one. In this study, researchers examined the relative contributions of social and behavioral factors on the differences in survival
The research of middle-aged U.S. adults compared census tract data on socioeconomic deprivation and heart failure rates. The data included neighbourhood-level variables of wealth, education, occupation and housing patterns. Participant demographics
The university’s pharmacist-led primary care clinic opened in in 2013. It was created to develop models of best practice, to be a site where pharmacy students can learn and to be a "living laboratory", where research is carried out by the university
The provincial agency that monitors the health system and recommends whether or not services or devices should be publicly funded sent a report to the province’s Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care recommending psychotherapy in individual or group
The Fraser Institute’s report warns that if current trends continue, Canada likely won’t close the gap in the coming years either. It finds that in 2015, Canada had 2.7 doctors per 1,000 people – a figure that it says is almost 20% lower than the 3.4
In the 12 years since it was opened, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine reports that 94% of family medicine graduates who do their residency in the North practice there, while two-thirds of all graduates opt to work in remote and rural areas and