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- 3/26/2012
Designing for innovation
Academic health centres can be built in a way that will facilitate the translation of new knowledge into improved patient care. In Montreal, that idea is taking shape on a grand scale - 3/26/2012
New hep C guidelines tackle undertreatment
Antiviral therapy still benefits patients with normal liver enzymes - 3/26/2012
Hallway nursing a reality at BC hospital with installation of call bells
Recent installation of call bells for nursing assistance in a hallway at the Royal Inland Hospital is an acknowledgement that hallway medicine is becoming a permanent fixture, a nursing union representative said Monday. - 3/26/2012
Learning from Rx mistakes
- 3/26/2012
Efficiency in action: Hospital in Chateauguay moves to wireless patient-worn monitoring
Staff members at CSSS Jardins-Roussillon, hôpital Anna-Laberge say they’re proud to work at what is still, after 24 years, the newest hospital to be built in Quebec. And being the first facility in the province to use a truly wireless patient monitoring system has added to those bragging rights. - 3/26/2012
Letter: Nurse practitioners highly trained for diagnosis, prescribing
Dianne Dyer, president, College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta, Edmonton and Lesley MacGregor, a nurse practitioner from Edmonton, respond to a letter in the Edmonton Journal saying to “Leave prescribing to physicians”. - 3/26/2012
U.K.: Thousands of nursing posts cut
There are now almost 3,500 fewer nurses working in the NHS than in 2010 and the number of managers has also dropped, the NHS workforce census has shown. - 3/26/2012
Cutting the Accord
When a big government is run by people who don’t believe in big government, unexpected things can happen. So it is with Stephen Harper’s Conservatives. - 3/26/2012
A new magazine for a new era
- 3/26/2012
Six tips to consider when negotiating a contract
Have clear expectations from both sides at the start to avoid misunderstandings later