In joining the Choosing Wisely campaign, the Canadian Pharmacists Association compiled a list of six common practices and therapies that may be unnecessary and could potentially harm patients. The CPhA's recommendations include: Don't use a
Health Canada says stakeholders can offer their input into the federal government's law legalizing cannabis on July 1, 2018. As part of the consultation process, Ottawa released its proposed approach to regulating cannabis to serve as a framework for
The Human Development Council’s report suggests the province continues to have among the highest youth poverty rates in the country. The report indicates one in five youth are living in poverty. The statistics are higher for Aboriginal youth in the
A report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information determines that in 2016, 21.5 million prescriptions for opioids were dispensed in Canada, a 6.8% increase from 2012. However, the amount of the class of drugs dispensed dropped over that
A study commissioned by drug company GSK estimates pain costs the Canadian economy $7.1 billion a year. It determines that the average employee is off work 1.8 days per year due to pain, while two-thirds of survey respondents report regularly working
As part of the study, planners mapped out geographic areas based on where people live. It revealed that within Winnipeg, 45% of residents travel outside their geographic area to see a doctor or nurse practitioner. Of people living near but outside
MyCCath is a web-based IT solution for clinicians at the Health Sciences Centre for referring patients to the cardiac catheterization laboratory services. Eastern Health expects the procedure will expedite referrals for procedures at the lab, which
The grounds of a hospital that once housed mentally ill patients in Coquitlam will be the site of a facility for people suffering from mental health and addiction. The B.C. government will reopen its 105-bed Riverview psychiatric hospital in 2019
P.E.I. is piloting an approach to long-term care to help Acadian and Francophone residents at Summerset Manor’s receive care in their primary language. The project will allow people with French as a mother tongue to get housing and care in a French
It’s being considered the first app of its kind in the U.K., as it’s the first to combine waiting time information with travel times. The app was trialed regionally and now England’s National Health Services (NHS) officials want WaitLess to be rolled