ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 7/18/2012
Nurse practitioner direct referrals are overdue
The Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care, premier Dalton McGuinty and healthcare stakeholders have studied, commented and dissected these barriers every which way. There is strong, across-the-board support for increased access to diagnostic testing and direct referral to specialists. So why do our patients continue to be disadvantaged by longer wait times and delays while nurse practitioners collaborate with physician partners in order to obtain the necessary approvals? - 7/18/2012
DINNER TONIGHT: Honey-glazed tilapia
- 7/18/2012
Pharmacist flu shots coming to Ontario
If all goes as expected, Ontario’s pharmacists will be authorized to administer flu shots this fall. - 7/18/2012
Summer Six-Pack - July 19, 2012
- 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
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
'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
Menactra approved now for infants through adults 55
Drug now indicated for the prevention of invasive meningococcal disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroups A, C, Y and W-135. - 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