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- 12/10/2012
Can we rebuild the world’s best health system?
Once upon a time, Canada led the world in healthcare. We could do it again. Here’s how - 12/10/2012
Disease breathalyzer
- 12/10/2012
Video: The moments that changed pharmacy... and pop culture
To mark the 20th Commitment to Care and Service Awards, past winners discuss 20 moments that changed pharmacy--and some pop culture highs and lows. - 12/10/2012
ONA to CNA: Retract your position on mandatory flu shots
The Ontario Nurses' Association is pushing back against mandatory influenza vaccinations for registered nurses. - 12/10/2012
Case study: Improving time to diagnosis
A multidisciplinary team at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre has reduced wait times and improved care for malignant lymphoma patients - 12/10/2012
Securing funding a hard fight for nurse practitioner
As useful as the position is, a nurse practitioner at a residential care facility is extremely rare in B.C. and is effectively an experiment that is running out of time. - 12/9/2012
New fee deal passes with highest voter turnout in OMA history—and deep specialist divisions
81% of doctors vote in support of new physician services agreement - 12/9/2012
Efficiency in action: Intuitive anesthesia device gets unanimous vote of approval
fter a trial of various devices, all seven staff anesthesiologists and five locums agreed that they preferred the Zeus Infinity Empowered (IE) by Dräger. “I think any chief of anesthesia would tell you how rare it is to get everyone to agree that they like the same system." - 12/9/2012
Ontario medical students recognized with Takeda scholarships
The 2012 Takeda (formerly Nycomed) Family Medicine Scholarship was awarded to six students, one from each of Ontario’s medical schools, and the recipients were recognized at the Ontario College of Family Physicians’ (OCFP) 50th annual scientific assembly. - 12/9/2012
Electronic medical records: Can EMRs adapt to the changing world of information technology?
Over the past few years, physicians across Canada have been making the move from paper to electronic medical records (EMRs) at a fast pace. By mid-2012, more than half of primary-care doctors had adopted EMRs, according to an international survey released in November by The Commonwealth Fund. But are doctors tapping into the full potential of EMRs?