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- 7/13/2020
How well do you know NIHB coverage?
- 7/13/2020
Ontario launches long-term care pilot project to help end hallway healthcare
The Ontario government announced it is launching a pilot project with North York General Hospital that would give alternate level of care (ALC) hospital patients direct priority access to a long-term care bed to help reduce waitlists and end hallway health care. - 7/12/2020
Survey suggests 42% of Alberta doctors considering leaving province
Health minister threatens to reveal salaries in response - 7/12/2020
Quebec makes masks mandatory in public indoor spaces starting July 18
Premier Francois Legault has announced mask-wearing will be mandatory in all indoor public places across Quebec starting Saturday, July 18—just in time for the province's annual construction holiday. - 7/12/2020
Racism, sexism and harassment are systemic in medicine
As the founder of the Edmonton Women in Health Network, I have listened to several troubling stories of overt and covert sexism and racism that women physicians continue to endure within their healthcare and academic institutions. - 7/12/2020
Do Ont. doctors need new social media guidance? Probably not
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) which serves as the regulatory body for physicians in the province has recently initiated a consultation process for updating its “Social Media: Appropriate Use for Physicians” document. - 7/12/2020
Much of Ontario to enter Stage 3 of reopening Friday, July 17
10 regions including Toronto will be held back - 7/12/2020
Federal wage subsidy to be extended to December, Trudeau says
The federal government is extending its program to subsidize wages in companies hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic until December, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday. The program is the heart of the government's promise to help Canadians get back to work, even if has to be at a slower pace, as the pandemic wanes. - 7/12/2020
Thoughts on planning for fall/winter with COVID
This post is going to be a smorgasbord of thoughts, some directed at government and policy makers, some directed at business, some directed at healthcare professionals, and some directed at the public. Away we go... - 7/11/2020
B.C. man prepares to be first to receive double hand transplant in Canada
When Rick Thompson's doctor told him a surgical team was going ahead with his double-hand transplant in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, his first reaction was surprise. "We're targeting August, maybe early September,'' he said in a recent interview.