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- 9/3/2012
Editorial: Unions misguided in fighting flu shots
Health workers should be showing common sense on this issue and being good examples to others about the importance of getting flu shots. - 9/3/2012
The satellite solution: Is distributed medical education solving Canada's rural doctor crisis?
There's no question, getting young professionals to settle in small, out-of-the-way communities can be a challenge, especially when the bright lights of Canada's biggest cities beckon. Enter distributed medical education programs: Find doctors suited to rural life, train them in the community and, the thinking is, they'll stick around. Presented as a vital plank in a multi-faceted plan to ensure more doctors "go rural," more medical schools have opened distributed learning campuses across the country-13 are operating this year-including new campuses from Dalhousie and the University of Toronto. Health officials and educators have trumpeted the plan as the magic bullet solution for the rural doctor shortage. But how effective are these programs at getting doctors into under-serviced areas? - 9/3/2012
A recipe for healthier doctors
There's a movement afoot to convert medical students into foodies-and perhaps reform medicine and combat obesity along the way - 9/2/2012
Science policy conference to explore key issues in Canadian healthcare
CALGARY _ The Canadian Science Policy Conference (CSPC), described as the most comprehensive forum on science, technology and innovation policy, will feature a major healthcare theme this year: Re-imagining Canadian Healthcare: How innovation in science and policy can contribute to a more sustainable system. - 8/31/2012
A back to school lesson on contagious conditions
Examining contagious conditions, with a brief look at exclusion policy recommendations and those generally adopted by daycare facilities and school boards. - 8/31/2012
Can botanicals make you smart?
A look at the evidence for the most talked about supplements to help treat Alzheimer’s disease. - 8/31/2012
Tech takes on— and blogs about —new role
- 8/31/2012
Editorial: Pharmacist, may I?
What transforms you in the patient’s mind from gatekeeper to self-care advisor is your calm, confident counsel.