Two Alberta children are the first in North America to use the Berlin Heart EXCOR Active, opening up the future possibility for kids to stay home while awaiting a heart transplant.
The Ontario College is set to develop a standard for the requirement, which will be presented at the next board meeting in March 2023 and will come into effect immediately after approval.
Researchers are taking a deeper dive on how pediatric outcomes are impacted by whether children have a virtual appointment with their regular family doc or a virtual-only clinic.