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- 12/27/2011
Cypress Health launches dashboard of quality indicators on website
Cypress Health Region is the first health region in Saskatchewan to have its dashboard of quality of care indicators published on the Health Quality Council's Quality Insight website. - 12/27/2011
Ken Hughes steps down as board chair of Alberta Health Services
EDMONTON _ The head of the board that runs Alberta's healthcare system is stepping down. Ken Hughes has resigned as chair of Alberta Health Services effective immediately. - 12/21/2011
Trillium opts for Medirex electronic pharmacy solution
Trillium Health Centre, a 790-bed community teaching hospital in Mississauga, Ont., has selected a document management solution from Medirex Systems for delivery of patient medications. - 12/20/2011
Southlake shows innovative cardiac surgery live over the Internet
This has reality TV beat. Southlake Regional Health Centre in Newmarket, Ont., is opening up its cardiac lab for a virtual first-hand look at innovative cardiac procedures. This means heart specialists worldwide can watch a leading-edge heart procedure via an Internet-based live broadcast produced by the hospital. - 12/20/2011
Remicade: Crohn’s disease indication expanded
Indication expanded to include mucosal healing and the reduction of corticosteroid use in adults. - 12/20/2011
Collaboration helps more patients butt out
Smoking cessation program brings pharmacists, physicians, nurses and patients together. - 12/19/2011
Saskatchewan primary care group takes hockey team approach to patient care
Members of Rural West Primary Care Team use Canada's favourite pastime to deliver quality health care to a region the size of Belgium. - 12/19/2011
Pregnant women commonly take prescription drugs
Despite the lack of safety data, study finds prescription drug use is common during pregnancy. - 12/19/2011
First atypical antipsychotic approved for adolescents
Abilify now indicated for treatment of schizophrenia in adolescents 15–17 years of age.