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- 9/18/2012
Arthritis Research Centre receives Knowledge Translation Prize
OTTAWA _ The Arthritis Research Centre of Canada has won the 2012 CIHR-IMHA Knowledge Translation Prize for its efforts to improve the lives of Canadians living with arthritis through high-impact collaborative research and innovative methods to educate patients and health professionals. - 9/18/2012
App being built to aid chronic heart, lung and kidney disease
VANCOUVER | The Centre of Excellence for the Prevention of Organ Failure (PROOF Centre) and IO Informatics are partnering to develop new tools for clinicians to address chronic heart, lung and kidney disease. - 9/17/2012
Fertility doc who allegedly mixed up sperm gets hearing date
A fertility specialist from Ottawa is awaiting a hearing date with his provincial college after agreeing to suspend his practice of artificial inseminations. - 9/17/2012
Social cost of generic OxyContin abuse exceeds price savings
TORONTO _ New research by the Canadian Health Policy Institute (CHPI) suggests the avoidable costs of OxyContin abuse could exceed the savings expected from generic prices by up to $415 million annually. - 9/17/2012
Recalling nursing's golden days
The Regina General Hospital's 1962 nursing class is in the Queen City to relive golden moments. - 9/17/2012
Operating room nursing shortage undermining surgeries in Montreal
A shortage of operating room nurses at the Royal Victoria Hospital has led to the delay of many operations. - 9/17/2012
Nurses have reunited in Hamilton for 65 years
John F. Kennedy has come and gone. The Korean War came and went. There have been 13 prime ministers and 12 American presidents, and still, the nursing class from Hamilton General Hospital continues to hold its annual reunion. - 9/17/2012
House calls by NPs, others increases satisfaction and cuts hospital admissions among elderly
A house call program may not always reduce health care costs in treating older adults with numerous chronic conditions, but there may be other benefits, according to the August American Journal of Managed Care. - 9/17/2012
Filipino hospital workers win nearly million-dollar settlement in California English-only case
Dozens of Filipino hospital workers in California will share a nearly $1 million settlement in a lawsuit claiming they were targeted by a rule requiring English only at work, federal officials said Monday. - 9/17/2012
Canada leads revolution in neonatal care
Dr. Shoo Lee forms ‘epic’ international collaboration to improve outcomes