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- 5/8/2012
OHA conference to look at post-Drummond healthcare reforms
The Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) is organizing a conference, "Post-Drummond Report and Budget: Moving Forward with Implementation of Health Care Reforms," to be held June 11 at the InterContinental Toronto Centre in Toronto. - 5/8/2012
Mohawk SSO adopts global GS1 standards
Mohawk Supply Chain Services, a division of Mohawk Shared Services, one of the largest healthcare shared services organizations (SSO) in Ontario, says it is adopting the Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) as the common business language for product identification. - 5/8/2012
Ontario radiology managers plan September conference
The Ontario Association of Radiology Managers (OARM) will hold its 29th annual fall conference at Hockley Valley Resort in Orangeville, Ont., Sept. 12-14. - 5/8/2012
IT mentorship initiatives connect health professionals
New technology-oriented peer mentorship initiatives have been launched by the Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Health Information and the Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness. - 5/7/2012
Nurse 'threatened to nail dementia patient's hand to the floor'
A nurse told a vulnerable patient suffering from dementia she would "f---ing nail your hand to the floor" if she touched her buzzer again, a misconduct hearing heard. - 5/7/2012
Montreal nurses suspended over woman's death during childbirth
Two Montreal nurses have been suspended—for two and four weeks, respectively—for negligence almost four years after a woman died in childbirth from a perfectly treatable condition. - 5/7/2012
Nursing Week interview: SickKids' chief nurse retires
Margaret Keatings on her greatest accomplishments, toughest lesson, Nursing Week and the future of the profession. - 5/7/2012
The life of Dr. Sanjay Gupta: Behind the scenes as MD, colleague and father
As CNN’s chief medical correspondent, Dr. Sanjay Gupta has arguably met more presidents and heads of states, and seen more human devastation, than any other physician on Earth—yet he has remained grounded. Here you get a sense of who he is as a physician, colleague and father. - 5/7/2012
CARNA taking Nursing Week to raise awareness of RN's capabilities
There is often a lack of awareness about the full contribution nurses make now, and can make, says nursing group.