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- 2/27/2012
Paying research volunteers raises ethical concerns, says study
It’s a common practice, but when researchers offer money as an incentive for healthy volunteers to enroll in research studies, does that amount to coercion or undue inducement to participate in research? - 2/27/2012
Are nurse practitioners healthcare reform's missing link?
In an op-ed piece, Patricia Dennehy says nurse practitioners are the key to primary care reform stateside: - 2/27/2012
State-of-the-art hospital under construction in Nova Scotia
TRURO, N.S. _ A hospital now being built here is expected to set new standards in technological integration when it opens in November. - 2/27/2012
The changing face of long-term care for the queer community
Most of Ontario's 600 long-term care facilities are not LGBT-friendly, says counsellor. - 2/27/2012
US shifts from nursing homes to managed care at home
Faced with soaring health care costs and shrinking Medicare and Medicaid financing, nursing home operators are closing some facilities and embracing home care. - 2/27/2012
Up one nurse practitioner, down another
LHIN proposes adding NP-led clinic to the Shelburne Health and Care Centre’s portfolio. - 2/27/2012
Study projects shortage of almost 5,000 nurses in Alberta by 2021
For Calgary employers, the road to recruitment should lead to Los Angeles, Denver or even Dublin, a Calgary Economic Development study has found. - 2/27/2012
Telemedicine in Eastern Ontario gets cash infusion
The expanded program would allow more patients in the Ottawa Valley to meet by nurse-managed video conference with medical specialists at The Ottawa Hospital. - 2/27/2012
Long-term care best left to public funding: study
A new fact sheet linking for-profit ownership of care facilities with lower quality care has been released through the Parkland Institute, recharging the ever-illuminated spotlight that shines on the proposed Fort McMurray continuing care facility debate. - 2/27/2012
Nurses key in helping new cancer patients overcome fears
Often faced with overwhelming anxiety, patients newly diagnosed with lung cancer can find themselves in distress, and new research recommends nurses play a key role in alleviating concerns, leading to a better quality of life for patients.