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Resident duty hours under the microscope at national summit
OTTAWA | Resident duty hours will be the subject of a national report in the coming months, as the medical community grapples with a way to deal with a contentious subject that can affect both patient and physician safety.
B.C. nurses to help detect human trafficking victims
Surrey Memorial Hospital's forensic nursing unit will develop a tool kit for the rest of the region – a first in Canada – to train emergency department staff in detecting and aiding victims.

Get off the Horne: Alberta doctors say health minister should step aside in fee talks

EDMONTON | As the contract dispute between the Alberta government and its 8,000 doctors drags into the spring, physicians have suggested the health minister step aside and let the premier do the talking.
Canadians see wait times as the biggest threat to the healthcare system

Wait times continue to be seen by Canadians as the most serious issue facing the healthcare system, according to a survey conducted for the Conference Board of Canada’s Canadian Alliance for Sustainable Health Care.
Video gives techs in-depth look at qualifying exam process

An online video aims to help pharmacy technicians prepare for their qualifying exams by giving them an overall sense of what to expect during the process.
Doctors seek science as Health Canada washes hands of medical marijuana

Canadians wants Health Canada to do more research
Complaint filed after infant meningitis misdiagnosis turns fatal in Quebec

A Quebec physician has been hit with a complaint filed from a mom who suffered the loss of her 22-month-old child from meningitis.
N.S. doctor accused in pot ring gets licence back

A doctor in Halifax whose licence was suspended last year in a sweeping police marijuana investigation has been allowed to practice again, the
Oncology and palliative nursing diploma launched in Windsor

The University of Windsor’s nursing school hopes to fill the gap with a new master’s diploma in oncology and palliative nursing geared to nurse practitioners and nurses with master’s degrees.
CNA recognizes 30 RNs with Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubiliee medals

Resident duty hours under the microscope at national summit

B.C. nurses to help detect human trafficking victims

Get off the Horne: Alberta doctors say health minister should step aside in fee talks

Canadians see wait times as the biggest threat to the healthcare system

Video gives techs in-depth look at qualifying exam process

Doctors seek science as Health Canada washes hands of medical marijuana

Complaint filed after infant meningitis misdiagnosis turns fatal in Quebec

N.S. doctor accused in pot ring gets licence back

Oncology and palliative nursing diploma launched in Windsor

CNA recognizes 30 RNs with Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubiliee medals