The Globe and Mail’s André Picard explains how the annual "flu surge" reminds him how hospitals have a chronic capacity problem. Fundamentally, he believes, Canada’s health system problem isn’t ER overcrowding - it’s hospital overcrowding. The waits
A long-term care facility in Drummondville, Que., is training volunteers to perform basic tasks such as feeding residents. The seniors' home is experimenting with the idea to deal with a chronic shortage of paid staff. A spokesperson for the union
Doctors Nova Scotia says family physicians are increasingly finding their role in the province's healthcare system undervalued and potentially marginalized. The document represents the first time a Canadian professional medical association publishes
Twenty-six organizations were involved in a two-year workplace mental health pilot project designed by Mindful Employer Canada and the Ontario government. It included case studies, roundtable conversations and education sessions for managers, dealing
Dr. Daniel Dutton, a teacher at a Saint John medical school, suggests spending on social programs can impact outcomes more than traditional health spending. He previously led a study at the University of Calgary on the effect of provincial social
The goal of the EHR is to assess and prevent the spread of communicable diseases, allowing residents to rid themselves of paper records for vaccinations. The Public Health Information Solution (PHIS) will store information related to vaccine
CMAJ points out that while the Canada Health Act guarantees the portability of care across the country, the piecemeal nature of health record storage presents barriers to the sharing of data and results in duplication of diagnostic tests. Even with
The award-winning program is designed to help seniors in P.E.I. to stay in their own home for longer to reduce ER overcrowding. One of the founders of the Caring for Older Adults in Community and at Home (COACH) Program, Dr. Tim Stultz, believes it
Health Canada will contribute $2.3 million over four years towards an opioid stewardship program in Saskatchewan. The project aims to raise awareness and develop new approaches to chronic pain management by promoting appropriate opioid prescribing
Developed with the support of the Mental Health Commission of Canada's Headstrong mental health program for youths, Indigenous students in Calgary developed an elders-in-residence program at their high school. The students' solution involves an elder