To reduce the province’s 95,000-person primary care wait list, the funding model will see three family doctor clinics being paid for the number of patients they serve, as opposed to only for services provided, Currently, family physicians in N.S. are
A doctor at a rural ER usually sees every patient in person, day and night. But for three weeks this spring, two rural ERs were staffed by only one doctor on call 24 hours a day who remained on standby overnight to take phone calls from nurses
Almost all health workers in the study felt the pandemic impacted their mental health and added stress to their work-life balance. In the fourth wave of the pandemic, between Sept. and Nov. of 2021, many were looking to leave or quit due to job
Edmonton-based DynaLife Medical Labs, a private laboratory service that collects blood and other samples for medical testing, will be expanding its operations in the province. The company, which already operates in Edmonton and some northern
The funding for CHEO’s National Newcomer Navigation Network (N4) aims to help internationally educated healthcare professionals fill positions in Ont.'s healthcare sector. Other objectives for the project include: Identifying barriers faced by
L’approche est présente en Ont., en Angleterre et en Australie. Elle vise à rencontrer des patients qui vivent des moments éprouvants, mais pas des individus en crise. L’Université de Sherbrooke a étudié l’efficacité du programme et a constaté que l
The Lawson Health Research Institute will test whether an AI model can automatically determine the presence of abnormal lung signals. It’s proven that the AI model is very accurate in reading stored images but this study will evaluate if the AI
Two dozen patients in Calgary and Edmonton with myeloma were trained by oncology nurses to give themselves chemotherapy treatment at home. The drug's administered with a subcutaneous injection, the same way diabetics sometimes self-administer insulin
The provincial government is providing Counselling Alberta, a new division of the Calgary Counselling Centre focused on providing support to in rural communities, with $6.75 million over two years to expand access to affordable and accessible mental
As the first of its kind in Canada, the British Columbia Cultural Safety and Humility Standard provides guidance to health and social services organizations to address Indigenous-specific racism in their service delivery and provide more culturally