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- 7/31/2012
Editorial: SHARE if you LIKE this idea
In tough times, the best way to ensure more of us survive is by sharing ideas, experiences and lessons learned. - 7/30/2012
NP program reduces hospital transfers of the elderly in LTC facilities
Meet Lori Brown, the NP who coordinates the Nurse Practitioners – Supporting Teams and Averting Transfers program. - 7/30/2012
Nurse staffing, burnout linked to hospital infections
U.S. study finds burnout leads to higher healthcare-associated infection rates and costs hospitals millions of additional dollars annually. - 7/30/2012
Discovery of childhood brain cancer subgroups may advance therapy
VANCOUVER _ Pediatric cancer patients are one step closer to being treated with new, less toxic and more precise drug therapies say scientists at the BC Cancer Agency's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre. - 7/30/2012
Nova Scotia MLA says whooping cough shows province should speed pharmacist vaccinations
Leo Glavine said an outbreak of the disease in nearby New Brunswick is spreading into Nova Scotia and pharmacists could be helping stop it. - 7/30/2012
Nurses, PAs use digital resources more than physicians: study
Recent survey finds these practitioners use health IT more often than physicians. - 7/30/2012
B.C. facilities receive exemplary award from Accreditation Canada
VANCOUVER _ BC Women’s Hospital, BC Mental Health & Addictions Services and BC Children’s Hospital & Sunny Hill Health Centre have received “Accreditation with Exemplary Standing” from Accreditation Canada. - 7/30/2012
Canadian circulation-assisting device goes to the Olympics
Members of Canada’s Olympic triathlon team – led by flag-bearer Simon Whitfield – have a leg up on their competitors, so to speak. - 7/30/2012
Ontario MD stripped of licence after sexual and physical violence
TORONTO | A doctor from southern Ontario has lost his physician’s license following several explosive charges of professional misconduct, including sexual misconduct and physical violence. - 7/30/2012
Nurse researcher uses Nintendo Wii to address cancer-related fatigue
Amy Hoffman aims to help lung cancer patients reduce fatigue and get more exercise as they transition from the hospital to the home after surgery.