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- 9/23/2021
Nurses want national hiring and retention strategy amid staffing 'crisis'
Logan Giesbrecht left his dream job as an emergency room nurse when the mental health strain of an understaffed department became unbearable, even before the pandemic's fourth wave hit and anti-vaccination protesters began gathering outside hospitals. - 9/23/2021
Nova Scotia premier pledges to expand virtual healthcare network across the province
Provincial officials say there are now 11 primary-care providers delivering services through the VirtualCareNS program, which includes eight family physicians and three nurse practitioners. - 9/23/2021
Emergency doctor says key parts of health triage have begun in Alberta
Dr. Paul Parks says that in recent days some critically ill COVID-19 patients who should be on ventilators are not getting them. - 9/23/2021
Sad reality: COVID deaths keeping Alberta hospitals from being overrun says Dr. Verna Yiu
Dr. Verna Yiu, president and CEO of Alberta Health Services, said hospitals have admitted two dozen or more critically ill COVID-19 patients on average each day since Sunday. - 9/23/2021
Alberta doctors call for more drug use sites to reduce strain on acute care resources
Members of the Edmonton Zone Medical Staff Association's opioid poisoning committee have penned a letter to Premier Jason Kenney, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other health and addictions officials. - 9/22/2021
Pharmacy Leader Rebecca McKillican: "Pharmacists have incredible skill and potential in transforming healthcare in Canada."
I believe we must continually work to allow men and women to bring their whole selves to work. This involves supporting both genders in participating equally at home and in the workplace – which can be accomplished through advocating for progressive policies, like enhanced parental leave and childcare. - 9/22/2021
Quebec introduces bill to ban COVID-related protests near schools, hospitals
People who violate the ban would face fines of between $1,000 and $6,000, with the penalty doubled if they threaten or intimidate anyone who is entering or leaving one of the sites specified in the bill. - 9/22/2021
What I learned from the pandemic?
Vaccines, masks and mental health—the power and importance of those three things, says Ontario family physician Dr. Carlos Yu.