Patient Compliance

By limiting support to select practice models, the province risks sidelining 82% of physicians who already attach the vast majority of patients.

Medical supply shortages last fall for palliative and home care patients were triggered by one vendor, but a lack of planning and oversight at a government agency contributed, Ontario's patient ombudsman concluded in a report Wednesday.

Sébastien Lagacé, associate vice-president of mental health and addiction at Vitalité Health Network, says the situation at the Restigouche Hospital Centre was not acceptable and officials are working with the ombudswoman to make changes.

Primary interventions and roles of community pharmacists for patients with HF include medication management, education and immunizations.

A lawsuit re-enactment shows how trying to protect nurses—or please patients—can cloud judgment and put doctors at risk.

“Misinformation and disinformation is so pervasive among every healthcare choice now,” says UofT's Jennifer Lake.

The report found staff did not have documentation explaining how orders were given for the use of force or restraints.

Tips and practical routines for dignified continence care in primary practice.