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- 7/29/2013
'Free' healthcare costs average Canadian family over $11,000 a year: Fraser Institute
CALGARY | Just as there's no free lunch, there's no free healthcare, even in Canada. A typical Canadian family with two parents and two children will pay $11,320 in taxes for public health care insurance in 2013, according to the Fraser Institute. - 7/29/2013
Changing attitudes
A group of local nurses trained to exam and treat victims of rape in the Fraser Health Region is travelling to Haiti as part of an effort to raise awareness about sexual assault in developing countries. - 7/29/2013
Canadians, health professionals divided on paid plasma donations
Canadians have one day left to let the government know how they feel about allowing a private company to pay citizens in exchange for their blood plasma, a controversial question that has health professionals divided on the safety and supply of the life-saving fluid. - 7/29/2013
Canada's nurses are saving a seat for the federal government
As the premiers wrap up their summer Council of the Federation meeting in Niagara, the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) and the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) are reminding the federal government that they still have an important role to play in uniting Canada's health-care system across the regions to ultimately improve the health of Canadians. - 7/28/2013
Probe launched after MD allegedly shared photo of obese, unconscious patient
A B.C. urologist is under investigation by the Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA) after allegations surfaced earlier this month the doctor photographed a morbidly obese male patient and then sent the photo to a friend. - 7/28/2013
N.B. college will continue probe into doctor cleared of sex assault charges
The college in New Brunswick will forge ahead with its investigation of a gastroenterologist, even after provincial prosecutors dropped its sex assault charges. - 7/28/2013
Updated Canadian standards for managing tuberculosis
The Canadian Thoracic Society, in conjunction with the Lung Association and the Public Health Agency of Canada, is introducing the 7th edition of the Canadian Tuberculosis Standards. - 7/28/2013
Scarborough Hospital selects SIS surgical scheduling solution
TORONTO | Surgical Information Systems (SIS) says The Scarborough Hospital has selected the SIS Solution to replace its legacy surgical scheduling solution and to automate its perioperative documentation process. - 7/28/2013
Pharmacy reacts to the Council of Federation announcements
Two national pharmacy organizations give thumbs up to the Council’s recent healthcare-related announcements. - 7/28/2013
Ottawa Hospital first in Canada to use clinical support solution
OTTAWA | The Ottawa Hospital is the first in Canada to use Wolters Kluwer Health’s UpToDate Anywhere software as its clinical decision support resource optimized for the hospital’s mobile-health strategy. - 7/28/2013
New antimicrobial gloves can prevent surgical site infections
Over the past few years, use of antimicrobial medical devices has increased. A key driver for the adoption of antimicrobial products is the need to eliminate healthcare-associated infections, particularly surgical site infections and their associated grievous outcomes. - 7/28/2013
Death of the founder of Pierre Fabre Laboratories
President and founder of one of France’s top pharmaceutical companies has died.