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- 3/29/2022
Manitoba boosting efforts for more orthopedic surgeries to clear backlog
Health Minister Audrey Gordon said she expects the additions will be in place by the end of the year and will allow up to 1,000 more surgeries annually. - 3/29/2022
Nurses: Guilty verdict for dosing mistake could cost lives
Just Culture has been widely adopted in hospitals since a 1999 report by the National Academy of Medicine estimated at least 98,000 people may die each year due to medical errors. - 3/29/2022
Do you have enough eggs for the job?
Two facts: eggs go rotten & leading people takes bravery. Leading people means developing systems that safely allow everyone to honestly evaluate whether things need to be changed. It means not necessarily having all the answers, but being confident that when the right people ask the right questions, the answers are uncovered. - 3/29/2022
Data stolen in N.L. health system cyberattack could involve 'thousands' of people
Personal health information including medical diagnoses, healthcare numbers and procedures ordered for patients may be among the stolen data. - 3/29/2022
Building back equitably: 4 ways to address mental health inequities magnified by the pandemic, and ensure access to care
Understanding how to build back equitably after the pandemic requires gathering the appropriate data and being responsive to the groups who were hardest hit by pandemic-related distress. - 3/29/2022
We’ve got to get on top of the COVID-related mental health crisis before it kills our patients
Lately, I’ve come to realize that “lockdown-related major depression and anxiety” will need to figure prominently in my differential diagnosis for patients with “unspecified complaints.” - 3/29/2022
A doctor’s guide to RESPs
Dr. Matt Poyner outlines what you need to know about Registered Education Savings Plans. - 3/28/2022
Which anticoagulant is the best to prevent recurrent VTE?
Study compares four common anticoagulants for long-term safety, effectiveness. - 3/28/2022
Ontario launches new plan to prepare for health emergencies
The measures are some of the items in what the province is calling a Plan to Stay Open, which aims to ensure Ontario is better equipped to respond to another health crisis. - 3/28/2022
B.C. doctor alleged to be opposed to COVID-19 regulations suspended during probe
The interim suspension order, effective March 24 but posted on the college's website on Monday, affects Dr. Stephen Malthouse, a family practitioner on Denman Island.