St. Michael’s Hospital Patient as Teacher program has third-year medical students engage in interactive workshops with patients and each other over eight-week surgery rotations and reflect on their learning by creating art. The program, first
The program was introduced two years ago and the Scottish government says 52,065 baby boxes were gifted to date - an average of 1,000 baby boxes per week - with an 85% uptake by parents. The boxes contain items including clothing, a play mat, books
To implement the plan, the government will set up a taskforce called the National Suicide Prevention Leadership Group. The 10 measures in the plan include rolling out refreshed mental health and suicide prevention training for Scotland’s public and
Ontario Psychiatrists says that access to mental health services is being severely impacted by a shortage of psychiatrists. Its report points to a shortage of 200 psychiatrists across the province, and that this shortfall will grow by 75% by 2030
According to a CIHI report, hospitalizations of children with asthma were halved over the past decade. However, over that time, the likelihood of a child who lives in a low-income neighbourhood being hospitalized with asthma remained at one-and-a
A study from CAMH and ICES suggests one-in-eight suicide cases in Ontario involved a diagnosis of schizophrenia, even though just 1% of the population has the disorder. Data from 2008 to 2012 finds that the rate of suicide among people aged 25 to 34
Chicago-based Advocate Health Care's hospitals saw a nearly 50% reduction in readmission rates after implementing a nutrition care program for malnourished surgical patients. A study exploring how nutrition care affected at-risk or malnourished
Horizon Health Network reports that nearly 30% of its hospital beds are being occupied by alternate level of care patients who would be better served in a non-medical setting. Horizon reported a slight increase in the number of inpatient beds now
A CIHI study looking at trends in opioid prescribing finds that YoY, prescriptions for the top six opioids declined between 2016 and last year, from a high of 23% for fentanyl, to just 1% for tramadol. Four drugs (fentanyl, hydromorphone, morphine
A report from CIHI finds that 45% of unpaid caregivers of individuals with dementia suffer from distress. These individuals typically spend 26 hours per week caring for seniors with dementia, which is nine hours longer than the amount of informal