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- 12/5/2012
Confessions of a tech reg convert
Before deciding to pursue the R.Ph.T. designation, I was skeptical about the whole thing. Here's why I came around. - 12/5/2012
Doctor appealing penalty for altering notes, including 'racist' comments from patient's mom
REGINA | A Saskatchewan doctor is appealing after he was handed a fine and a suspension for recording racist comments in a patient chart that were allegedly uttered by his patient’s mother. - 12/4/2012
Princess Margaret chooses robotic system for chemo medications
WINNIPEG | Intelligent Hospital Systems, based in Winnipeg, which makes the RIVA fully-automated medication compounding system, says its technology produced its first chemotherapy dose in Canada on Dec. 4. The medication was administered to a patient being treated at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto. - 12/4/2012
Hospitals named to list of 'most admired corporate cultures'
TORONTO | Mount Sinai Hospital and North York General Hospital in Toronto and Providence Health Care in Vancouver have each been named one of Canada’s 10 most admired corporate cultures in the public sector for 2012 by executive search firm Waterstone Human Capital. - 12/4/2012
Biomarkers could reduce incidence of failed clinical trials: report
NEW YORK | Biomarkers could cut down the numbers of failed clinical trials, if fully embraced by the medical community, states a new report by GBI Research. - 12/4/2012
New Canadian stats on HIV/AIDS incidence and prevalence
New treatments improved survival, boosting the number of people living with HIV. - 12/3/2012
Huntington Memorial Hospital sponsors first-ever “Nurses Float” for 2013 Rose Parade
Huntington Memorial Hospital has joined together with healthcare organizations from across the country to sponsor the first-ever Rose Parade float recognizing the nursing profession. - 12/3/2012
Antimicrobial stewardship programs should be mandatory: journal
TORONTO | Antimicrobial stewardship programs such as the one pioneered at Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital by Dr. Andrew Morris should be mandatory in all intensive care units (ICUs) according to an editorial published in the November edition of the journal Critical Care.