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- 3/18/2013
Why the Medical Post law column will no longer name names
You’ll see a change when you read our current law column. Though the cases described in the column all involve actual doctors, Toronto lawyer Bill Rogers, who writes the column, is no longer going to include the names of the people involved. - 3/18/2013
Some object to N.S. 'poaching' specialized nurses from New Brunswick
The Capital District Health Authority’s hunt for experienced nurses is raising eyebrows in New Brunswick where some claim targeted ads are designed to poach specialized people from the province. - 3/18/2013
B.C. nurses union complains about working conditions
BC Nurses Union President Deb McPherson says a number of concerns expressed for years by nurses at the hospitals are being ignored. - 3/18/2013
Kidney patients get bonus from LDL lowering
Treatment helps maintain vascular access patency in hemodialysis - 3/18/2013
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. - 3/18/2013
Healing the hospital hierarchy
A hospital is, by its nature, the scene of constant life-or-death situations. It’s the work we nurses, doctors and other health professionals do; we chose it. The threat of harm can jazz you up or bring you down, but what it should demand, always, is the highest possible level of professionalism. Who’s at risk when that doesn’t occur? - 3/18/2013
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. - 3/18/2013
Contrasting ‘cure’ with extending life irrelevant in cancer case
MD appealed having to pay for patient’s treatment in U.S. since cancer was terminal - 3/18/2013
Saskatchewan leads on minor ailment prescribing
New program offers patients faster service at no additional cost, and brings new business into the pharmacy. - 3/18/2013
CMA releases paper on how doctors can bring more equity to system
“Physicians and Health Equity: Opportunities in Practice,” a new paper from the CMA, outlines seven steps physicians can take to help their patients counter social or economic factors that are barriers to good health