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healthpilotpneumoniapodcastpre-menopausalpremenopausalprenatal careprivate hospitalprivate investigatorprostate cancerpsychologypublic fundspublic healthpublic-privaterallyrare diseaserecallreprehensiblereproductive technologyrespiratoryrunning carsafety standardsseaweedsharing knowledgesickskiersskiingsleepsleep disordersnowboardersspinal cord injuryspystrikestrokestudentssuperbugsurgeonsurgical robottallest peopletax incentivethinning bonestoxinstoystraffictraffickingtrans fattrialtuberculosistype 2 diabetesunder-graduateuniversal health coveragevaccinevideocastviolencevirusvitamin dvitaminswalk-in clinicwatch listwatchlistwomenworkoutx-rayhttp://healthcare-professionals-canada.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Blogger150125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021304314226863551.post-3453791902632554489Thu, 10 Jan 2008 19:56:00 +00002008-01-10T15:56:44.376-05:00CalgaryCanadian Medical Association JournalCEGEPHamiltonMedical educationmedical studentsQuebecunder-graduateUniversity of MontréalMontreal's two medical schools have thrown cold water on a proposal to fast-track the education of medical students to save money and help reduce the shortage of doctors.An editorial in the latest issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal recommends that the standard four-year curriculum be reduced by a year.But officials at both McGill University and the Université de Montréal argue the http://healthcare-professionals-canada.blogspot.com/2008/01/no-fast-track-for-montreal-medical.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021304314226863551.post-1584441961745115373Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:49:00 +00002008-01-09T15:42:28.897-05:00bacteriaCanadian health carecancercosts for health caredeath ratehealth care costssurgerysurveyU.K.U.S.Canada's health care system offers "excellent value for the money" says a British researcher who has studied preventable deaths in 19 industrialized nations.The study, to be released today in Health Affairs, looks at "amenable mortality", deaths that would not have occurred if effective health care had been available.Conditions that caused these deaths included bacterial infections, treatable http://healthcare-professionals-canada.blogspot.com/2008/01/preventable-death-rate-ushigher-than.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021304314226863551.post-5271026377029584150Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:21:00 +00002008-01-09T10:39:58.483-05:00geriatricianhealthHealth MinisterphysicianSaskatchewanseniorsSaskatchewan Health will be exploring the grey matter of many groups to create a seniors' care strategy.Health Minister Don McMorris wants to identify and address problems in current community-based care programs, from home care to facility care."The goal is to keep seniors at home as long as possible but we hear that there are some gaps in that process, so we want to ensure that those gaps are http://healthcare-professionals-canada.blogspot.com/2008/01/saskatchewan-wants-better-care-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021304314226863551.post-2004798999215914083Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:08:00 +00002008-01-09T15:33:49.131-05:00bureaucracyCanadian health care systemdoctorsfamily doctorhealthnational surveyphysiciansreportFaced with an aging population requiring increasingly complex care, overwhelmed Canadian doctors are feeling more and more frustrated by their inability to properly serve their patients' health needs, a national survey of physicians reports. In the survey of more than 20,000 doctors and doctors-in-training from across the country, 75 per cent reported that inadequate funding of the health care http://healthcare-professionals-canada.blogspot.com/2008/01/frustration-builds-up-among-canadian.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021304314226863551.post-7123045482561643883Tue, 08 Jan 2008 21:04:00 +00002008-01-08T16:36:47.671-05:00Canadian health carehealth care professional networkhealth care professionalsLinkHealthProMentorshipsharing knowledgeAs part of building capacity at York Central Hospital in Richmond Hill, Ontario, a strategy was created to enhance the learning environment for staff, attract staff to the organization and reduce the significant turnover within the first year.To this end a dynamic mentorship program, the first of its kind in Canada, was created supported by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care http://healthcare-professionals-canada.blogspot.com/2008/01/unique-mentorship-program-started-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021304314226863551.post-2172334477819741128Tue, 08 Jan 2008 12:56:00 +00002008-01-08T10:47:52.056-05:00Canadian health careCARTaGENEgeneticsgovernmenthealthhealth researchQuebecresearchUniversity of MontréalEfforts to create a genetic map of Quebec begin in earnest this month as researchers start recruiting people willing to offer up their bodies' blueprints. The University of Montréal-driven project aims to sign up the first 400 people from Montreal, Monteregie and the Eastern Townships, with the aim of eventually collecting data on health and disease from just over 20,000 people. The http://healthcare-professionals-canada.blogspot.com/2008/01/genetic-mapping-of-quebec-commences.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021304314226863551.post-9054433940692505103Mon, 07 Jan 2008 18:29:00 +00002008-01-07T13:57:21.100-05:00communicationdoctorsdrug industrydrugshealthHealth CanadaseniorsVanessa YoungDespite evidence indicating seniors are being prescribed potentially dangerous drugs, Health Canada says it can't do anything more to make its warnings about these medications more effective. The department is responding to an investigation in December revealing that doctors continue to prescribe anti-psychotic drugs to seniors, despite Health Canada warnings in 2005 that the drugs increased thehttp://healthcare-professionals-canada.blogspot.com/2008/01/insufficient-warning-dangerous-drugs-by.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021304314226863551.post-7829704252536821660Mon, 07 Jan 2008 12:56:00 +00002008-01-07T12:22:47.040-05:00Canadian health care systemCapital District Health AuthorityclinicsDoctorHalifaxMayo ClinicNDPNova Scotianursesphysiciansprivate clinicprivate hospitalpublic health care systemLiberal Leader Stephen McNeil's remonstrations in the legislature this month condemning a year-old memo from some Capital District Health Authority physicians proposing a new, doctor-driven, private-public, "Mayo Clinic-like" hospital facility in metro were an emblematic example of the sort of backward, stick-in-the-mud attitudes and reactionary, tunnel-vision thinking that keep Nova Scotia an http://healthcare-professionals-canada.blogspot.com/2008/01/does-halifax-get-its-own-mayo-clinic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021304314226863551.post-4363917471689990281Mon, 07 Jan 2008 04:07:00 +00002008-01-07T12:23:22.734-05:00awardbabyCanadachildrenObstetricianphysicianPrince AlbertSaskatchewan"She is a physician who has gone above and beyond the call of duty, especially in the advancement of the health of women of Prince Albert and northern Saskatche-wan ... I find it simply amazing that she delivered approximately 270 (babies) in Prince Albert this past year," Ajay Krishan, one of her nominators, wrote in a letter to The Prince Albert Kinsmen Club and the Daily Herald.Dr. Lalita http://healthcare-professionals-canada.blogspot.com/2008/01/physician-becomes-prince-albert-citizen.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021304314226863551.post-8314157484126349199Mon, 07 Jan 2008 03:51:00 +00002008-01-07T08:29:07.601-05:00bilingualfrancophonehealth carehospitallanguagelegislationManitobaManitoba Nurses UnionpatientWinnipegA language battle is brewing at one of Winnipeg's leading medical institutions.Since October 14th, nursing jobs posted for the Woman and Child program at St. Boniface General Hospital list the ability to speak French as one of the qualifications.That has some nurses worried the ability to speak French is taking priority over skill and experience, possibly putting patient care at risk."They've http://healthcare-professionals-canada.blogspot.com/2008/01/battle-over-language-in-winnipegs-st.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021304314226863551.post-7810941428349979284Sat, 05 Jan 2008 12:39:00 +00002008-01-05T13:50:44.537-05:00British ColumbiaCanadian health care systemCIHIcritical care nursesHealth Canadahealth care workershospitalphysical assaultsurveyviolenceViolence seems a part of life for those working on the front lines of this country's health care system.The impact of workplace violence on the health care industry is enormous, exacting a heavy financial toll, according to a 2006 survey by the Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia.Facts in figures concerning violence against health care workers: Injury claims Nine percent of all B.C.http://healthcare-professionals-canada.blogspot.com/2008/01/violence-in-hospitals-gets-out-of-hand.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021304314226863551.post-9005535568549649851Fri, 04 Jan 2008 19:54:00 +00002008-01-04T15:24:22.471-05:00autismCanadadepressionDown syndromehealthhealth practitionersmedicinenutritionOttawaseniorsvitaminsFrom A to zinc, the choice is endless.Should you choose single vitamins or a multivitamin? Or how about a special formula for stress, fitness, women, men or seniors?Wouldn't it be great to know exactly which supplements are right for you?That's what laboratories that specialize in 'body chemistry balancing' promise.For several hundred dollars, they claim to identify vitamin and mineral http://healthcare-professionals-canada.blogspot.com/2008/01/tailor-made-food-supplements-disputed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021304314226863551.post-5480586513592150852Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:47:00 +00002008-01-04T12:42:46.276-05:00British Columbiachronic diseaseHealth Canadanational healthpublic health agencyStatistics CanadaStatsCanstudysurveyIn the next few days, a groundbreaking national health survey is planned to be starting in British Columbia.The survey is initiated to discover what kinds of toxic chemicals are present in Canadians' bodies, as well as examining other health issues such as obesity and disease other diseases.Nearly 700 residents in the province will be surveyed.By the end of 2008, more than 5,000 Canadians betweenhttp://healthcare-professionals-canada.blogspot.com/2008/01/groundbreaking-national-health-survey.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021304314226863551.post-2621534733713231998Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:08:00 +00002008-01-04T11:39:42.994-05:00babybirth defectsfolic acidHealth Canadahealth care professionalspregnancypregnantsick kidsSociety of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of CanadaHealth care professionals are urging women who could become pregnant to up their intake of folic acid.A panel of experts from the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada and Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children, along with Health Canada say certain birth defects can be prevented if women who become pregnant are taking proper amounts of folic acid.According to Health Canada, folic http://healthcare-professionals-canada.blogspot.com/2008/01/folic-acid-should-be-used-also-before.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021304314226863551.post-4054696942483565192Thu, 03 Jan 2008 17:24:00 +00002008-01-03T12:46:43.999-05:00burnoutCanadaCanadian health caredoctor crisisdoctor-patient ratiofamily doctorfemale physiciansMedical educationmedicinephysiciansurveyAcross all health care occupations, from nurses to pharmacists to dental technicians, roughly 80 percent of the workforce is female, according to Statistics Canada.It's becoming increasingly common as more and more women pursue medical careers, and it's the latest twist on what may be the country's most critical health care issue: the doctor shortage.But the physician population has always been http://healthcare-professionals-canada.blogspot.com/2008/01/burnout-drives-many-women-out-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021304314226863551.post-2818533094722800337Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:45:00 +00002008-01-03T11:58:07.666-05:00AlbertaCalgaryCalgary Health RegionEdmontonEdmonton Health Regiongovernmenthealth careinvestmentsThe Alberta Cunstruction Magazine reports there's a lot of work to be done in the years to come.For Health and Wellness for just the two regions, there’s more than $1.6 billion worth of work. For advanced education, there’s $250 million for Calgary and more than $400 million for Edmonton over the next four years.A number of factors are driving the construction boom in health care facilities: an http://healthcare-professionals-canada.blogspot.com/2008/01/major-investments-in-health-care-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021304314226863551.post-5834322772157483354Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:45:00 +00002008-01-03T11:40:37.087-05:00brain healthCanadian health care systemCanadiansDutchEuropetallest peopleThe NetherlandsU.S.Recently, according to a study Europeans, The Dutch in particular, are now the tallest people in the World.North Americans were always the tallest, but haven't grown since the last 25 years and are 2 inches shorter than their Dutch counterparts.We're used to the notion of the United States as the world's dominant power, a land of untold resources, wealth and consumption.And one reflection of http://healthcare-professionals-canada.blogspot.com/2008/01/europeans-tallest-north-americans.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021304314226863551.post-6347183914975056796Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:00:00 +00002008-01-03T10:41:18.440-05:00apologiesBrampton Civic HospitalCanadadeathGeorge SmithermanhospitalIndiaoperationpatientprotestsurgeryunderstaffedWilliam Osler Health CentreThe chief of staff at Brampton’s criticized Civic Hospital has now officially apologized to the 72-year-old Amar Kaur Brar, whose wrong leg got cut by a surgeon, her family says.The doctor, who sliced open Amar Kaur Brar’s right leg when he should have cut into her left, has also expressed his regret.The apologies came after the family filed a formal complaint with the Brampton Civic Hospital http://healthcare-professionals-canada.blogspot.com/2008/01/brampton-civic-hospital-apologizes-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021304314226863551.post-2953584209059709326Thu, 03 Jan 2008 00:58:00 +00002008-01-02T20:20:02.464-05:00AIDSblood donorCanadaCanadian Blood Servicesgay menHIVRed CrossstudentsU.S.Earlier this week I reported that Canadian Blood Services needs more blood donors (click here to read the article)The following article proofs that some solutions to that problem are right under their noses and it might be time to do something about the ancient rules and regulations for giving blood!Namely, Some Canadian university groups are speaking out loud over what they feel are outdated http://healthcare-professionals-canada.blogspot.com/2008/01/solution-donor-shortage-right-under.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021304314226863551.post-2869024913026433393Wed, 02 Jan 2008 21:45:00 +00002008-01-02T17:08:33.815-05:00CanadaCanadian health careDoctorfamily doctorMedical educationOntariophysiciansU.S. Canadian Institute for Health InformationYork UniverstityOriginally designed as a feeder school for the University of Toronto, York University has managed to break away, except when it comes to medical students who are still forced to leave after completing their undergraduate degrees.According to York University’s mission statement: “We promise excellence in research and teaching in pure, applied and professional fields.” Since York’s founding in 1959http://healthcare-professionals-canada.blogspot.com/2008/01/york-university-needs-to-improve.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021304314226863551.post-84052951068174027Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:19:00 +00002008-01-03T10:57:06.559-05:00Alzheimer SocietyAlzheimer's diseasebrain healthcampaignCanadahealthmental healthThis January, the Alzheimer Society is challenging all Canadians, young and old, to make brain health a personal commitment as it kicks off its nationwide awareness campaign, 'Heads Up for Healthier Brains!'"In 2007 we helped people make the connection between healthy living and a healthy brain," says Scott Dudgeon, chief executive officer of the Alzheimer Society of Canada."Now we are asking http://healthcare-professionals-canada.blogspot.com/2008/01/alzheimer-society-kicks-off-brain.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021304314226863551.post-2690695205226537255Tue, 01 Jan 2008 15:24:00 +00002008-01-01T11:02:16.083-05:00Canadian health care systemCanadianscouch potatodietgovernmenthealthhealth care professional networkinactiveobesityObesity Canadatax incentivetobacco lawIf we look at the numbers according to Obesity Canada, a network of health care professionals, as many as 25% of all teens and 50% of all adults in Canada are overweight.A staggering 10%-12% of adult Canadians are classified as obese, putting them at serious risk of heart attack, stroke and diabetes, to name but a few of the threats they are exposed to.The leading factors in the 'obesity epidemichttp://healthcare-professionals-canada.blogspot.com/2008/01/more-canadians-should-get-tax-incentive.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021304314226863551.post-3529862803955224012Tue, 01 Jan 2008 14:53:00 +00002008-01-01T11:20:41.622-05:00blood donorbone marrowBritish ColumbiaCanadaCanadian Blood ServicesCanadian health carehealth carehospitalAs we continue through the holiday season, there's one gift that's always in demand: blood.About every minute, someone in Canada needs a blood transfusion.It's disturbing to learn then that a sizable portion of the population can't donate needed blood or bone marrow because they don't speak English or French.Apparently, Canadian Blood Services can't accept blood from these people because of http://healthcare-professionals-canada.blogspot.com/2008/01/canadian-blood-services-needs-new-blood.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021304314226863551.post-5382582042325019801Tue, 01 Jan 2008 14:09:00 +00002008-01-02T11:59:26.918-05:00bed shortageBramptonBrampton Civic HospitalcommunicationGeorge Smithermanhealth careOntarioPeel Memorial Hospitalpublic-privatewait timesWilliam Osler Health CentreKen White, former CEO at Trillium Health Centre in Mississauga, will at least spend the next six to nine months, coming up with an action plan to improve communication between the hospital and the community, ensure proper staffing and reduce wait times in the emergency ward.Amid reports that a patient had the wrong leg operated on at Brampton Civic, Ontario's first public-private hospital, Healthhttp://healthcare-professionals-canada.blogspot.com/2008/01/supervisor-appointed-in-brampton-civic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021304314226863551.post-4905547620912250576Tue, 01 Jan 2008 05:40:00 +00002008-01-01T01:10:16.673-05:00babybaby foodCalgaryCalgary Health Regionchildrenhospitalkidsnut allergyphysicianrecallA small company, run by two Calgary mothers is voluntarily recalling some of its gourmet baby food after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency warned the product could harm children with severe peanut allergies.Some Baby Gourmet products may contain peanut protein or sulphites not mentioned on the label, said the warning issued last Monday.The baby foods in question include organic Moroccan lamb http://healthcare-professionals-canada.blogspot.com/2008/12/calgary-moms-and-company-owners-recall.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0