Physician assistants (PA) are permitted in Alberta, Manitoba, N.B., and Ontario. However, the Canadian Association of Physician Assistants says B.C. should recognize the profession to ease doctor shortages and wait times, as well as providing
Duke University researchers piloted a digital physical therapist tool with patients who underwent total knee replacement. Reflexion Health's virtual therapist guided patients through exercises prescribed by a physical therapist. The tech also
The Telegraph Journal believes a physician shortage in rural parts of the province is creating a barrier to healthcare access and says it found rural communities have to offer financial incentives, beyond a good salary, to attract doctors. The
This Rutgers study supports the association between education and monetary investments in health. It found parents educated beyond high school invest more in family healthcare, reducing the likelihood of adverse medical conditions despite differences
An early warning system that measures six vital signs has been used to dramatically reduce the incidences of Code Blues at Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS). Code Blues used to sound daily at HHS, but since the Hamilton Early Warning System (HEWS) was
Regina's The Gardens Community Health Centre has become the first centre of its kind in the province to take a team-based approach to care. The provider team includes physicians, nurses, paramedics, therapists, a pharmacist and a nutritionist. Care
The clinic is one of the Saskatchewan Health Authority’s new strategies to reduce pressure on emergency rooms. The Community Health Centre will be used to keep elderly people with complicated healthcare needs out of hospital. It will open in a former
Bill-21, an Act to Protect Patients, could see doctors and other providers face automatic licence suspensions for sexually abusing patients. The bill is similar to legislation already passed in Ontario and sets out strict processes and punishments
Fifteen homes in the Victoria, B.C., area will be outfitted with technology designed to keep seniors with early-stage memory loss or dementia in their homes longer. The pilot project called Ease-e-Home uses Amazon Echo's digital assistant Alexa to
Federal rules taking effect Nov. 1 will require all doctors and nurse practitioners to report how many patients are forced to leave Covenant Health's health facilities for medical-assistance-in-dying (MAiD) assessments. An Alberta woman was recently