ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 3/26/2012
Learning from Rx mistakes
- 3/26/2012
Eye spy
- 3/26/2012
Letter: Nurse practitioners highly trained for diagnosis, prescribing
Dianne Dyer, president, College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta, Edmonton and Lesley MacGregor, a nurse practitioner from Edmonton, respond to a letter in the Edmonton Journal saying to “Leave prescribing to physicians”. - 3/26/2012
U.S. research: Increased independence for NPs does not reduce physician wages
Increased “scope of practice” for advanced practice nurse practitioners is not associated with lower wages for primary care physicians. - 3/26/2012
Herding healthcare's elephants
If the provinces really want to improve the performance and efficiency of their healthcare systems, they’ll have to address these five ‘unmentionable’ issues - 3/26/2012
Nursing home beds cut back, even as Calgary faces dire shortage
The province plans to reduce the number of nursing-home spaces this year, despite new figures that show a rising number of Albertans are still stuck in hospital or at home waiting for a bed to become vacant. - 3/26/2012
Star-shaped cells shed light on MS
- 3/26/2012
Upon arrival
- 3/26/2012
Six tips to consider when negotiating a contract
Have clear expectations from both sides at the start to avoid misunderstandings later