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- 5/15/2012
Hospital pharmacies cope with drug shortages
While government, health organizations and manufacturers across the country struggle to find a solution to ongoing drug shortages, hospital pharmacists are working around the clock to minimize the effects of the crisis on patients. - 5/15/2012
Canada’s medical associations lash out at Ontario over fee cuts
Get back to the bargaining table—this was the message the leaders of Canada’s medical associations sent in an open letter to the Ontario government today, asking it to resume talks instead of imposing cuts on doctors and encouraging other provinces to do the same. - 5/15/2012
FreeStyle InsuLinx: new meter has mealtime insulin dose calculator
Product is the first to offer a mealtime insulin calculator for calculating suggested rapid-acting insulin doses based on the patient’s blood glucose level and the meal they are about to eat. - 5/14/2012
Drummond to vendors: don't expect hospital price squeeze to let up
Companies supplying products and services to Canadian hospitals have been experiencing a tight squeeze on prices over the past few years, and they should not expect to feel any relief in the foreseable future. - 5/14/2012
Job study finds nurses walk miles for their patients—literally
With nurses at hospitals in Wiarton and Meaford trying to streamline their jobs, some startling facts have emerged about their typical shifts. - 5/14/2012
N.S. nurse union threatens strike
Nurses outside the Halifax region are ready to walk off the job if they don't get wage parity with their colleagues at Capital Health, their union leader says. - 5/14/2012
Palliative care nurse is taking the conversation about end-of-life care into her community
Christine Spencer is looking to take the conversation about end-of- life care from Maison Vale Hospice into the community. - 5/14/2012
Off-duty nurse revives woman who collapsed during Sporting Life 10K Run
Jules McKernan is used to saving lives, but not outside the walls of Sick Kids hospital. - 5/14/2012
Does Ontario really have a nursing shortage?
Nursing in Ontario more of a distribution problem than shortage, says chief nursing officer. - 5/14/2012
The evolution of nursing
To mark Nursing Week last week, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) contributed a column reflecting on how the profession has evolved over the years at the hospital.