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- 2/2/2023
Health workers are facing record levels of violence
The Fraser Health authority issued a record 2,370 “Code Whites” across 14 facilities in the 2021-22 fiscal year, more than triple the number of calls from 2014-15. - 2/2/2023
B.C.’s new family doctor payment model takes aim at ‘crisis’ in primary care
More than 1,000 family doctors have so far signed onto British Columbia’s new compensation model, the health minister said as the plan came into effect Wednesday. - 2/2/2023
Liberals table bill delaying medically assisted dying expansion to March 2024
Justice Minister David Lametti introduced the bill seeking to delay extending the eligibility until March 17, 2024. - 2/2/2023
Alcohol-related healthcare visits in Ontario spiked during pandemic: study
Lead author and Ottawa Hospital family physician Dr. Daniel Myran said the data, collected between March 2020 and May 2021, also show a 6% increase in hospitalizations. - 2/2/2023
Case report: A structural rash?
Dr. Robert Dickson questions whether the extensive hardware in a patient's leg is reducing circulation and contributing to infection. - 2/1/2023
Former Alberta chief medical officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, finds temporary public health post in B.C.
B.C.’s provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, says Dr. Hinshaw joins on a six-month contract while the province’s permanent deputy health officer is on temporary assignment. - 2/1/2023
My patient is shouting—and so should I
When we're not managing the needs of our patients without extended suffering, it's no surprise that civility goes out the door, says Dr. Alykhan Abdulla - 2/1/2023
Nope, coffee won’t give you extra energy. It’ll just borrow a bit that you’ll pay for later
What is coffee actually doing to your brain? - 2/1/2023
Nova Scotia signs $365 million, 10-year contract for digital medical record system
The “One Person One Record” system will start rolling out in two years at hospitals and other medical facilities in Nova Scotia. - 2/1/2023
No interest in 'watering down' LTC standards to meet national ones: Ontario minister
The Health Standards Organization released updated standards Tuesday, including that residents should get at least four hours of direct care every day.