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- 11/5/2020
PHAC updates COVID-19 guidelines to include aerosol transmission
The change came within 24 hours of Canada's Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam updating recommendations to say that masks with three layers—two cloth plus a filter—are ideal over two-layer face coverings. - 11/5/2020
Healthcare theatre program focuses on virtual care to boost med students' communication skills
The abilities to connect and communicate that such programs are meant to foster are all the more important in the pandemic's context. - 11/4/2020
Highlights from the Ontario budget unveiled Thursday
The province says it is spending $2.5 billion more in the hospital sector this year to help fight the pandemic. - 11/4/2020
Infectious disease expert says human case of rare swine flu likely a one off
Dr. Lynora Saxinger, an associate professor in the department of medicine, wrote on Twitter "what fresh hell is this'' when she first heard about the case in central Alberta. - 11/4/2020
Anger, frustration and accusations mar flu shot season
Ontario Premier Doug Ford touched a nerve this week when he publicly blamed pharmacies for not having enough vaccine to meet unprecedented demand for flu shots. Pharmacists are passing the blame right back. - 11/4/2020
How a B.C. doctor plans to treat 300 people with addictions, mental illness
The process would see emergency room staff contact the program's team when such an individual is discharged from hospital. The team would then guide that person through the various systems in place to find them housing, detox, drug treatment and finally addiction-free housing. - 11/4/2020
Doctor as mystery shopper
I wouldn’t have thought anything less of my day if the porters had arrived, not said a word and just moved around the various beds and wheelchairs, with us as patients in them, from the required point A to point B. But in the Civic day surgery unit, porters are not just porters, they are Walt Disney magical carpet ride directors. - 11/4/2020
New tech partnership aims to improve adherence, boost access to virtual care
A new partnership between Mednow.ca, a one-stop-shop virtual care platform, and AceAge Inc., a Canadian healthcare technology company, promises to provide at-home healthcare alternatives to reduce public interactions. - 11/4/2020
What does Ontario’s second wave plan need? A strong dose of primary care engagement
The hospital-centric approach in the first wave made sense. The second wave, however, needs a more thoughtful approach. The majority of care happens in the community. Family doctors alone provide two-thirds of all health-care visits — not to mention the care done by other community-based physicians, including specialists, those providing diagnostic services, and other health professionals.