ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 3/21/2011
The case for Atlantic health amalgamation
Nova Scotia, P.E.I., Newfoundland and N.B.: A combined health system might improve doctors’ lot - 3/21/2011
Ultrasound test promises better heart disease prediction
Hyperemic velocity may improve risk stratification of intermediate-risk men - 3/21/2011
Bringing care to Africa from above
AMREF's 'Flying Doctors' bring medical education and training to the continent - 3/21/2011
NP-led spinal clinic reduces wait times
A nurse practitioner-led clinic can speed up diagnosis and management of certain spinal conditions, according to a pilot study at Toronto Western Hospital. - 3/21/2011
SMA head moves to CMA
- 3/20/2011
Medical Post series tackles head on one of the most unsettling issues facing the medical profession
Would it help ease patient suffering, or be a blatant betrayal of “first do no harm” - 3/20/2011
A window into the body
- 3/20/2011
Simulation can solve big problems – safely
hospitals are unique. There is no perfect analogue to the challenges faced by healthcare organizations. When people tell me that hospitals should be run more like businesses, assuming that a hospital can operate within a purely cost-based efficiency model, such as might suit a candy factory or auto plant, I get chills. - 3/20/2011
Ontario widens access to cancer drugs
A high profile case of a woman who was denied coverage of Herceptin to treat her breast cancer tumour because it was “too small” seems to have inspired the Ontario government to expand patients’ access to cancer drugs.