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- 7/8/2013
Food diaries: a tool to help patients lose weight wisely
Get patients out of ‘autopilot’ mode and into food awareness - 7/8/2013
Stateside point-counterpoint: Should NPs be able to treat patients without physician oversight?
The Wall Street Journal recently featured a point-counterpoint debate about giving nurse practitioners more autonomy. - 7/8/2013
Video: Melatonin no 'magic pill' for getting healthy kids to sleep
Melatonin is marketed as a natural sleep aid, but Canadian pediatricians say it's potentially risky for healthy children to use long term. - 7/8/2013
Dräger enhances Infinity system for patient monitoring
RICHMOND HILL, ONT. | Dräger has unveiled the next generation of its handheld Infinity M540 monitor and Infinity CentralStation. - 7/8/2013
Saskatchewan launches new medication program
Saskatchewan Health and the Pharmacists Association of Saskatchewan (PAS) have rolled out the new Saskatchewan Medication Assessment Program (SMAP) for seniors on multiple chronic medications. - 7/8/2013
NPs leading house calls comeback
Standing in the kitchen, her stethoscope around her neck, NP Shelley Raymond holds Maria's left shoulder and slowly moves her arm upward. "Has this arm been bothering you?" Raymond asks the 87-year-old who has just finished eating lunch at her kitchen table, the radio chattering in the background - 7/7/2013
Quebec firms collaborate to offer real-time physician schedule management
ST-GEORGES, QUE. | Komutel, an enterprise communication software developer, is now working in partnership with PetalMD to offer a web-based solution to streamline physician schedules and communications. - 7/7/2013
Death by RFP: Can innovation survive healthcare’s procurement practices?
TORONTO | As healthcare purchasing departments become more rigorous in their application of request-for-proposal (RFP) procedures, technology suppliers are increasingly concerned that a relentless focus on cost control is preventing investment in innovative products that could improve patient outcomes and deliver greater long-term value to the health system.