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- 12/9/2012
Second-generation collection set reduces needlestick injuries
CALGARY | During the first year of full implementation of a new type of winged blood collection set, Calgary Laboratory Services has seen its needlestick rate drop by 86%. - 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
MD found guilty of repeat sexual assault has licence revoked by college
TORONTO | An Ontario doctor who was suspended for sexual offences in 2002 has had his medical licence revoked again, after an undercover college investigator posing as a patient videotaped him. - 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? - 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
Depression lands older men in hospital
But researchers unsure whether better psychiatric treatment would cut their health-care burden - 12/6/2012
Digital brain health market growing exponentially: report
WASHINGTON, D.C. | An in-depth industry report, The State of the Digital Brain Health Market 2012-2020 – Transforming Health with Digital Tools to Assess, Monitor, and Enhance Cognition across the Lifespan, has been released by SharpBrains, a market research firm tracking brain health innovation. - 12/6/2012
Psychiatrists disciplined more than other physicians: PLOS ONE study
Number equals 14% of the total number disciplined, even though psychiatrists make up only about 7% of physicians in Canada. - 12/6/2012
Having Santa butt out for children’s classic sparks controversy
Doctors’ group voices support for publisher’s anti-smoking edit