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- 7/22/2013
For vulnerable elders, NP-physician teams deliver better care than doctors alone
A recent study led by Dr. David Reuben, director of geriatrics at UCLA, and published in the Journal of American Geriatrics Society shows that patients co-managed by a nurse practioner and a primary care physician together were more likely to receive the recommended care than those seen by a doctor working independently. - 7/22/2013
My little miracle
Last week marked an inauspicious anniversary for me. Seven years ago I was on an extended canoe trip along the Kootenay River with my then-boyfriend (now husband). We were on the riverbank eating lunch in a grove of trees when a windstorm blew up and felled a massive cedar on top of me. My most serious injury was an L1 burst fracture, though later, when I noticed a chunk of hair missing out of the back of my scalp, I realized I was centimeters from a different story entirely. - 7/22/2013
Welcome to farmacy
I bet many of you already feel as though corporations treat pharmacists like cattle. Things will only get worse if Loblaw is allowed to buy Shoppers. - 7/22/2013
Misconduct ruling for Victoria pharmacist
College finds man guilty of having inappropriate relationships with patients, keeping loaded handgun in drugstore. - 7/22/2013
Meet the Montreal physician giving Doctors without Borders a rethink
MONTREAL | After campaigning on an ambitious agenda that includes a “change of mindset” toward increased preventative care in conflict zones, Montreal physician Dr. Joanne Liu was elected as president of Médecins Sans Frontières this month. - 7/22/2013
CHD alert: Eat early, not late
Male health professionals can lower heart disease risk with morning meal - 7/22/2013
Erie St. Clair Victorian Order of Nurses providing group classes starting Aug. 1
A new provincial initiative kicks in Aug. 1 to provide local seniors with exercise and fall prevention classes. - 7/22/2013
Press Review - July 23, 2013
Check out our review of recent healthcare stories in the media - <strong>Top Story: </strong>Bedbugs reality in Hamilton hospitals. Read this and more. - 7/22/2013
Local nurse, volunteer in running for Walmart Canada’s Mom of the Year
Jackie Connolly, a local nurse and volunteer, has made it to the Top 20 of Walmart Canada’s Mom of the Year, it was announced today.