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- 7/18/2012
Summer Six-Pack - July 19, 2012
- 7/18/2012
DINNER TONIGHT: Honey-glazed tilapia
- 7/17/2012
A vote for independence
The primary takeaway I have from nearly five years of managing a place such as the Ontario Ministry of Health is that leadership time, not money, is the scarcest resource. You cannot possibly fathom, until you sit there, just how difficult it is to make change. It’s that learning that makes me a bit skeptical about whether mergers are really the best investment of time for healthcare leaders. - 7/17/2012
Texas plastic surgeon arrested in murder of pathologist
A well-known Texas plastic surgeon is fighting allegations he hired a man to kill a fellow doctor who had been dating his former girlfriend. - 7/17/2012
'Toyota approach' improves patient process at MUHC's lung cancer navigation centre
Montreal | Two years after launching the one-stop Lung Cancer Navigation Centre at the Montreal General Hospital, the McGill University Health Center (MUHC) has delivered a significant reduction in patient wait-times between referrals, diagnosis and the beginning of treatment. - 7/16/2012
Opinion: Why nurses are the way of the future
Report finds that proactive, targeted nurse-led care that focuses on supporting patients to manage their own chronic illness and circumstances is a better model than "usual" on-demand hospital and physician-led care. - 7/16/2012
UW launches professorship in innovation
Now into her first semester since being awarded the Ontario College of Pharmacists (OCP) Professorship in Pharmacy Innovation, Dr. Nancy Waite is excited about some of the initiatives that she’s helping to get up and running at the University of Waterloo’s School of Pharmacy - 7/16/2012
Study maps steps that lead to disclosure of intimate partner violence in urban emergency departments
Victims more likely to disclose abuse if they trust healthcare provider, have control over decision, finds research from Ryerson University.