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- 3/7/2012
Operative reports from hip replacements often incomplete
Missing details pose problems when revision surgery is required; standardized, procedure-specific note guidelines may help - 3/7/2012
Five ways to better serve your LGBTQ patients
Training on cultural and biomedical issues affecting the gay community are usually overlooked in medical school - 3/6/2012
Mobile X-ray system gets licence from Health Canada
Health Canada has issued a medical device license for the Carestream DRX-Revolution mobile X-ray system. - 3/5/2012
Group to focus on unique health needs of South Asian Canadians
South Asian Professional Network for Health Awareness launches action plan. - 3/5/2012
Hospitals charged for Ornge nurses
Hospitals in Ontario have had to absorb the costs of providing nurses on Ornge air ambulance flights, including overtime wages for those who travel long distances from their communities. - 3/5/2012
B.C.’s 30,000 nurses' negotiations begin at ‘glacial pace’
More than 30,000 nurses will be bargaining for staffing and wage increases as their contract expires at the end of the month. - 3/5/2012
Ontario College advice on managing switch from OxyContin
Advisory follows fatality resulting from change in prescription from OxyContin to another opioid analgesic. - 3/5/2012
Orthopod avoids suspension after neglecting 500 patient records
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta has disciplined an orthopedic surgeon here for his failure to “complete more than 500 medical records in a timely manner.” - 3/5/2012
EPs get eHIP forum educational support from COACH
COACH: Canada’s Health Informatics Association, has announced an eHIP: Emerging Health Informatics Professionals Forum for emerging professionals (EPs) in the first five years of their health informatics career.