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- 9/24/2012
Book review: Duckett’s Rx for Canadian healthcare
“Canada does not have a high-performing health system” is the central message of Stephen Duckett’s Where to from Here? Keeping Medicare Sustainable (McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2012). In his view, the Canadian system might be better than many others and there may be pockets of excellence, but Canada does not have a health system in which, as the saying goes, “the right person enables the right care in the right setting, on time, every time.” - 9/24/2012
Quick cholesterol test on the way
- 9/24/2012
Canadian MD faces new charges in $375M U.S. fraud probe
U.S. officials laid a fresh charge against a former Canadian physician accused of taking part in a huge health fraud ring in Texas. - 9/24/2012
Palliative care researcher wins award
- 9/24/2012
Most Canadians unprepared for Alzheimer's caregiving role: survey
TORONTO | Although Canadians are aware the incidence of Alzheimer’s is expected to double in the next 15 years, the vast majority of them have not prepared a homecare contingency plan in the event that they or a loved one are diagnosed with the disease. - 9/24/2012
California extends program allowing NPs to deliver non-surgical abortions
Gov. Jerry Brown on Saturday signed 25 health-related bills, including controversial legislation that extends for two years a study program that allows non-surgical abortions to be performed by a limited number of nurse practitioners, certified nurse-midwives and physician assistants. - 9/24/2012
Yukon nurses get course on caring for sexual assault victims
An expert in forensic nursing is in Whitehorse to teach nurses how to treat victims of sexual violence. - 9/24/2012
Don’t skip the statins
- 9/24/2012
EHRs that work
Healthcare’s electronic superhighway is littered with failure, but this three-part strategy can ensure success - 9/24/2012
New U.S. report questioning qualifications of NPs draws criticism
A new report issued by the American Academy of Family Physicians is causing some sparks in the medical community.