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- 5/27/2013
P.E.I. cuts back guaranteed job offers for nurses
The P.E.I. government is no longer guaranteeing new nursing graduates a job. The province says the demand for nurses has dropped. Over the last 13 years, Prince Edward Island has accepted every student who applies to the Bachelor of Nursing Sponsorship Program. - 5/27/2013
A springtime doc walk
- 5/27/2013
When a nurse’s hand touches you
- 5/27/2013
Quebec rolls out $1.6-billion plan for electronic health records
MONTREAL | Quebec is rolling out its new electronic records program, the Quebec Health Record (QHR), to physicians and health professionals across the province after a lengthy pilot project. - 5/27/2013
Beware bed-sharing
- 5/27/2013
B.C. touts success of rapid HIV testing
Targeted program responsible for disproportionate share of diagnoses - 5/27/2013
Palliative care cuts bad for nurses and patients
My daughter nurses in palliative care in the AHS. She has told me that all her co-workers have spent the week crying and in turmoil after learning of the 24 job losses announced. - 5/27/2013
Confusion universal on prostate cancer screening, U.S. group charges
WASHINGTON, D.C. | The U.S. Prostate Cancer Roundtable has expressed concern about the utterly confusing guidance being offered – to both the professional healthcare community and to individual consumers – about whether men should or should not be tested ("screened") for risk of prostate cancer. - 5/27/2013
Orthopedic surgeon champions earlier diagnosis of spinal stenosis
Neglecting ‘red flag’ symptoms can lead to paralysis and even death - 5/27/2013
Prone positioning promoted