COVID-19

How do you build rapport with a patient when you’re wearing PPE?
The sound of tweets grows fainter
Recently I was live tweeting a major Canadian heath care conference dealing with virtual care and digital medicine when I came to the realization—not for the first time—that the most dense and lively interaction was happening elsewhere.

What exactly is a virtual emergency room?

Between Oct. 5 and Oct. 12, CHEO doctors saw 89 patients through its virtual emergency department and 86 per cent were able to get the care they needed without coming in to the ER, according to a hospital spokesperson.
Greater action needed against resistant infections in Canada
Pharmacologist challenges flood of health disinformation on social media with Unambiguous Science

Sabina Vohra-Miller is countering the inaccurate health information circulating on social media with her dedicated social media pages where she posts science-based information on popular health topics.
Canadian guidance now available for SARS-CoV-2 antibody testing and reporting

Canadian Society of Clinical Chemists interim guidance document emphasizes capabilities and limitations of tests and provides recommendations for use.
Canadian doctors sign declaration condemning herd immunity approach to combat COVID-19
Doctors Nova Scotia wants permanent virtual care solutions from the province

Nancy MacCready-Williams, CEO of Doctors Nova Scotia said the association is anticipating an extension of the program and wants to see it made permanent, hoping to see the number of doctors practicing in the province continue to rise.
The giving of thanks

Notes of gratitude as the year of living Covid-ly marches on
B.C. government ups the ante on COVID-19 contact tracers; halfway to its goal of another 608

Retired nurses and physicians in B.C. are showing willingness to help out with the pandemic by becoming contact tracers, with the province seeking to hire hundreds more.

How do you build rapport with a patient when you’re wearing PPE?

The sound of tweets grows fainter

What exactly is a virtual emergency room?

Greater action needed against resistant infections in Canada

Pharmacologist challenges flood of health disinformation on social media with Unambiguous Science

Canadian guidance now available for SARS-CoV-2 antibody testing and reporting

Canadian doctors sign declaration condemning herd immunity approach to combat COVID-19

Doctors Nova Scotia wants permanent virtual care solutions from the province

The giving of thanks

B.C. government ups the ante on COVID-19 contact tracers; halfway to its goal of another 608