The EU-Canada Health Policy Dialogue was launched virtually by Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Stella Kyriakides and Canada's Minister of Health Mark Holland, focusing on antimicrobial resistance, health security and non-communicable diseases
In a push to reduce ER wait times, the Cochrane District Paramedic Service is piloting the Community Paramedicine for Long Term Care Plus program in Ont., with a focus on providing on-site diagnostic services such as blood tests and ultrasounds at
The Canadian government and B.C.'s Ministry of Health are collaborating to make essential medications, including contraception, diabetes medication and hormone replacement therapy (HRT), more accessible and affordable. Once Bill C-64 is passed, they
Levio is dedicating $1 million to a partnership with Kids Help Phone to enhance digital e-mental health services for Canadian youth. The partnership will leverage Levio's AI expertise to support Kids Help Phone's mission of providing accessible
A study in Ont. evaluated the use of AI scribe technology by family doctors and nurse practitioners, showing a reduction of 70 to 90% in time spent on paperwork. The technology, which captures and summarizes conversations into electronic medical
A study published in the Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine demonstrated that the Paramedics and Palliative Care initiative, led by the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer and Healthcare Excellence Canada, saves an average of $2,773 per 9-1-1
The longitudinal component of the 2023 Canadian Health Survey on Children and Youth (CHSCY) followed up on individuals who participated in the 2019 survey and found that teenage girls in 2023 were the most likely to experience declines in self
Members of three unions representing more than 9,100 healthcare professionals at Nova Scotia Health and the IWK Health Centre voted to accept a tentative agreement that includes complex wage provisions based on occupation, years of service and
A Unity Health Toronto study found that the CHARTWatch AI tool, developed at St. Michael's Hospital, significantly reduces the risk of unanticipated death in hospitalized patients by 26%. The tool monitors patients in real-time, identifying those at
D’avril 2023 à mars 2024, le cout pour les agences privées en santé a atteint le montant record de 2 milliards $ en au Que. Il s’agit d’une hausse de 53% par rapport à l’année précédente. Ceci démontre à quel point le réseau du Que. Est dépendant des