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- 2/15/2022
The complainant has the floor
Medical errors: The Medical Post's sister publication in Quebec, Profession Santé, spoke with two lawyers who defend victims of medical errors. - 2/15/2022
Five tips to better cope with your mistakes
The Medical Post's sister magazine in Quebec recently examined the taboo subject of healthcare workers’ mistakes. - 2/15/2022
They bear witness to their mistakes
A surgeon, a pharmacist and a nurse agreed to talk about their mistakes. Two do it anonymously, for fear of the consequences it could have and one with his face uncovered. - 2/15/2022
Learn to live with your mistakes
Out of shame or fear of damaging their careers, doctors do not easily talk about the professional mistakes they make. The start of a five-part series by the Medical Post’s sister brand in Quebec, Profession Santé. - 2/15/2022
Addressing the global antiviral deficit
In the rush to acquire vaccines, Canada overlooked the need to simultaneously create an antiviral development strategy. We need to make up for lost time. - 2/15/2022
Researchers find potential to create universal type O blood organs for transplants
A new study from Canadian researchers is providing hope for potential transplant recipients, especially those like Ostrander who have rare blood types or other physical factors that increase their time on waitlists. - 2/15/2022
So what do radiologists do all day?
New Quebec radiologist Dr. Simon Bradette, from a family with a long line of physicians, walks us through an average day. - 2/15/2022
OMA proposes Ontario fund new surgical centres to catch up on procedure
A new report from the OMA outlines a proposal to create Integrated Ambulatory Centres across the province, which would work with local hospitals to perform medical services insured by the province. - 2/15/2022
Nova Scotia's union for paramedics says higher pay needed to help retain workers
Kevin MacMullin, business manager for the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 727, says although highly trained, Nova Scotia's paramedics are among the lowest paid in North America. - 2/15/2022
Fewer than 2,000 Quebec COVID 19 hospitalizations for first time since early January
The Health Department says the number of hospitalizations linked to the novel coronavirus declined by 57, to 1,995, after 130 people were admitted and 187 discharged in the past 24 hours. - 2/15/2022
New Brunswick Nurses Union issues call for action to address working conditions
Union president Paula Doucet says working conditions have become increasingly unbearable, resulting in more nurses moving away from the province or leaving the profession. - 2/15/2022
Women's College Hospital removes word 'chief' from executive titles in bid to promote allyship with Indigenous communities
Going forward the word 'chief' will be replaced with the word 'corporate.'