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- 2/27/2012
Telemedicine in Eastern Ontario gets cash infusion
The expanded program would allow more patients in the Ottawa Valley to meet by nurse-managed video conference with medical specialists at The Ottawa Hospital. - 2/27/2012
Study projects shortage of almost 5,000 nurses in Alberta by 2021
For Calgary employers, the road to recruitment should lead to Los Angeles, Denver or even Dublin, a Calgary Economic Development study has found. - 2/27/2012
State-of-the-art hospital under construction in Nova Scotia
TRURO, N.S. _ A hospital now being built here is expected to set new standards in technological integration when it opens in November. - 2/27/2012
RNs deem crowding at BC hospital a crisis
Overcrowding at Royal Jubilee Hospital's emergency room has reached crisis levels, registered nurses say. - 2/27/2012
Paying research volunteers raises ethical concerns, says study
It’s a common practice, but when researchers offer money as an incentive for healthy volunteers to enroll in research studies, does that amount to coercion or undue inducement to participate in research? - 2/27/2012
Up one nurse practitioner, down another
LHIN proposes adding NP-led clinic to the Shelburne Health and Care Centre’s portfolio. - 2/27/2012
Nurses protest bilingual requirement at Cornwall hospital
Protesters say policy has stopped job advancement, promotion to full time status. - 2/27/2012
Nurses key in helping new cancer patients overcome fears
Often faced with overwhelming anxiety, patients newly diagnosed with lung cancer can find themselves in distress, and new research recommends nurses play a key role in alleviating concerns, leading to a better quality of life for patients. - 2/27/2012
NP says new Canadian Guidelines on Immigrant Health an invaluable asset
Guidelines are a cutting-edge resource covering a wide swath of clinical topics related to immigrant and refugee health. - 2/27/2012
New Canadian guidelines for migraine prophylaxis
Guidelines based on current published evidence and expert consensus, focus on patients with episodic migraine. - 2/27/2012
More than numbers count in patient care
There needs to be a better way to calculate workload. What is the mix of ill and well patients? What are their ages? To simply ask for patient numbers indicates an oversimplification of an important process but if your target is only to announce how many more people have access to primary health care, then I suppose it is good PR. - 2/27/2012
Long-term care best left to public funding: study
A new fact sheet linking for-profit ownership of care facilities with lower quality care has been released through the Parkland Institute, recharging the ever-illuminated spotlight that shines on the proposed Fort McMurray continuing care facility debate.