The Prime Minister named the former parliamentary secretary to the minister of finance, Ginette Petitpas Taylor, as the new federal health minister. She's succeeding Jane Philpott, who was appointed minister of Indigenous Services. In this role
The Government of Ontario says the $222 million it earmarked over the next three years as part of its opioid addiction and overdose prevention strategy will mean more front-line harm-reduction workers will be in place across the province. Other
NHS Digital rolled out its first e-nursing week in support of the campaign to re-educate the NHS workforce for a digital future, and endorsed the Royal College of Nursing's campaign "Every nurse an e-nurse." The national provider of information, data
Saskatchewan's Clinical Quality Improvement Program (CQIP) is seeking applicants for the 11-month course designed to build capability for facilitating and leading successful healthcare improvement work in the province. The program includes a mix of
As part of the Choosing Widely Canada campaign, Choosing Wisely Saskatchewan is seeking input from physicians and patients to understand the current awareness and spread of the national campaign as a way to engage in conversations about potentially
A National Quality Forum report finds that the personal health information on patient support networks can be used for the development of patient-reported outcome measures and the NGF is calling on providers to use online patient support networks as
The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) established a program entitled Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Seniors, adapted from its basic MHFA course. The tool is designed help families, caregivers and seniors to recognize mental health problems or
Seven universities and colleges are participating in a Mental Health Commission of Canada-led pilot project to teach students how to better understand and manage their mental health. The Inquiring Mind project will expand to the campuses of the
Researchers in Ontario report that one of every 19 deaths in pregnant and new mothers in Ontario is due to suicide. The study also reveals that women who died by suicide during the perinatal period (i.e., during pregnancy and within one year after
The Canadian Medical Association's (CMA) Workforce Survey finds that electronic medical record (EMR) adoption and use among primary care physicians is showing continued and strong growth, and reveals that citizen access to digital health services