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- 7/22/2013
For vulnerable elders, NP-physician teams deliver better care than doctors alone
A recent study led by Dr. David Reuben, director of geriatrics at UCLA, and published in the Journal of American Geriatrics Society shows that patients co-managed by a nurse practioner and a primary care physician together were more likely to receive the recommended care than those seen by a doctor working independently. - 7/22/2013
Local nurse, volunteer in running for Walmart Canada’s Mom of the Year
Jackie Connolly, a local nurse and volunteer, has made it to the Top 20 of Walmart Canada’s Mom of the Year, it was announced today. - 7/22/2013
Nurses union files grievance
Fearing patient care will be negatively affected if layoffs continue, the United Nurses of Alberta recently filed a grievance against Alberta Health Services. - 7/22/2013
ONA requests immediate government action to stop workplace violence against nurses
The Ontario Nurses' Association is calling for a meeting with the Premier and Ministry of Health to work together with the union to develop strategies to keep nurses safe on the job. - 7/22/2013
Nurses demand national action on health care
The CFNU President Linda Silas and representatives of Canada's provincial nurses unions will be present in Niagara-on-the-Lake during the Council of Federation meetings this week. - 7/22/2013
Meet the Montreal physician giving Doctors without Borders a rethink
MONTREAL | After campaigning on an ambitious agenda that includes a “change of mindset” toward increased preventative care in conflict zones, Montreal physician Dr. Joanne Liu was elected as president of Médecins Sans Frontières this month. - 7/22/2013
CHD alert: Eat early, not late
Male health professionals can lower heart disease risk with morning meal - 7/21/2013
Cancer report: consistent government funding, support desperately needed
TORONTO | The 2012-2013 Report Card on Cancer in Canada from the Cancer Advocacy Coalition of Canada says government funding and support are desperately needed consistently across the country to improve the current landscape for cancer care, treatment and prevention. - 7/21/2013
After watching parents suffer, ex-BCMA president joins right-to-die group
A prominent B.C. physician and a former president of the British Columbia Medical Association says he joined a right-to-die group after watching the painful decline of his parents. - 7/18/2013
Discounting Co-Pays: A tough sell
What do policymakers think about pharmacies discounting their fees while at the same time lobbying them for more money? I asked two of the leaders behind Ontario’s drug reforms about the controversial practice.