The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia is drafting a policy that would force doctors to provide a referral for surgical or medical treatments that go against their values or beliefs. This usually happens for cases like MAID, abortion
A campus alcohol recovery room at the University of Guelph dedicated to helping students sober up after a bout of heavy drinking is easing hospital pressure, a health administrator says. The recovery room diverts patients who don’t need an ER visit
The Rural Immersion program will train UBC family medicine resident doctors in communities across northern B.C. The program is the first of its kind in the province and one of the very few offered at medical schools across Canada. It fully immerses
Lack of access to a primary care provider negatively impacts the health of both individuals and the population and in Canada, the percentage of those who reported having a regular doctor or place they go for care dropped from 93% in 2016 to 86% in
The Ottawa Hospital began providing patients with adhesive bandages that complement a variety of skin tones. The bandages, which come in three shades, were made available through a contract negotiated by a not-for-profit that sources medical supplies
The average wait time for hip replacements in the province is 309 days, nearly twice the national average of 164 days. For knee replacements, the average is 198 days, while it was 466 days in Sask. The new intake system coordinates, tracks and
Male doctors still put in four more hours a week on average than their female colleagues, but the study goes against the old stereotype about the feminization of medicine on its head, as married male physicians are putting in fewer hours, likely in
Hospitals and LTCs in the province spent about $369 million on agency nurses in FY2021-2022, while the expected cost in FY2022-2023 is $600 million, an increase of 63%. Factor in the cost for personal support workers (PSW) for the previous fiscal
N.L.'s registered nurses' union wants to expand a nurse locum program that allows nurses in the provincial system to fill short-term gaps in Labrador. About 100 nurses have taken part in the program that began in Sept. 2022, costing about $2.95
Experts on dementia, individuals with lived experience with the condition and the Canadian Coalition for Seniors' Mental Health collaborated on the guidelines, which look at non-cognitive symptoms of dementia that can be detrimental to patients' well