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Archive for May, 2008
Gynecologic oncology patients benefit from finer
techniques of laparoscopic surgery
In July 2007, the Gynecologic Oncology Disease Site Team at the Juravinski Cancer Centre (JCC) welcomed a new physician to the division, Dr. Jan Hauspy. A native of Belgium, Hauspy, who had just completed a Fellowship at the University of ...
St. John’s Rehab trial improves wound healing
When Cameron MacDonald first noticed a small lump in his abdomen, he immediately phoned his doctor to test for cancer. Given the demands of a career in commercial real estate, this busy father of two received the results in an ...
Anesthesia Care Teams make all the difference
With the introduction of Anesthesia Assistants things have changed in the OR. To address the shortage of anesthesiologists in Ontario, the provincial government introduced Anesthesia Care Teams (ACTs) into Ontario hospitals in 2007. A big part of this announcement incorporated a ...
Baby born during emergency open-heart surgery: First
recorded case of its kind in Canada
At four pounds, onen ounce, Miracle Astra Alice Alfreda Follett is a little tyke with an extraordinary name – fitting for a child whose birth made medical history at Capital Health in Edmonton. Her first name is Miracle, but her parents ...
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From the CEO's Desk
The evolution of an organization
Markham Stouffville Hospital has undergone an extensive renovation and expansion transformation over the last five years. During this period, change became our new […]
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Innovation and Technology
The digital health revolution
Canadian hospitals are amongst the most crowded in the developed world. In fact, among member countries, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development […]
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Training future health care providers
It’s a busy night at Campbellford Memorial Hospital and Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree program student Rebecca Butler is gaining some valuable […]
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Education and Professional Development
Next generation of doctors prepare for ‘silver tsunami’
There’s a “silver tsunami” forming — and it’s set to hit the shores of British Columbia sooner than you think. “The silver tsunami […]
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Education and Professional Development
Leading the way in Continuing Medical Education for cardiovascular care
Regional cardiac program videoconferences weekly rounds across Ontario’s Central East Cardiologist Dr. Jason Burstein is delivering a presentation on Multi-Vessel Coronary Artery Disease […]
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Education and Professional Development
Employee engagement an essential step towards better healthcare
In every hospital, each manager believes they lead in a manner that engages employees. No one goes to work thinking they want to […]
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Education and Professional Development
Making staff wellness a top priority
Dr. William Chen is in between surgical cases so he grabs his pager and quickly leaves the operating room. Will he make it […]
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Education and Professional Development
Students as agents for change through quality improvement
A few years ago, a pediatric patient in the intensive care unit at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto was inappropriately […]
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Education and Professional Development
‘Dragons’ Den’ program links innovation with improved patient care
‘ Dragons’ Den’-style granting program at St. Joseph’s Health Care London yields bumper crop of innovative ideas, each funded up to $10,000, to […]
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Education and Professional Development
How one hospital is recruiting and retaining top talent
At Canadian hospitals, the pressure to control expenses while at the same time, recruit and retain the best talent is getting more and […]
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Education and Professional Development
Physicians engaged to lead on organ donation in Ontario
Organ and tissue donation benefits society as a whole. It gives a second chance at life to patients waiting for transplantation and positively […]
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Education and Professional Development
New training program highlights unique needs of older patients
A new geriatric training course developed by The Michener Institute for Applied Health Sciences in partnership with Baycrest Health Sciences aims to prepare […]
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Education and Professional Development
Doing things better without adding hours to the day
Change is all around us! Thousands of passionate people at St. Michael’s Hospital are working right now on countless projects and initiatives to […]
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Education and Professional Development
Caring for the caregiver: Quality of Work and Life Program at Sunnybrook
Responding to life and death situations is part of the job description at Sunnybrook, Canada’s largest trauma centre. Our staff look after some […]
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Ethics
Staff engagement: What’s ethics got to do with it?
Engagement of staff members and physicians is a significant priority in many hospitals, and for good reason. At a high level, organizations with […]
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Diseases
New online portal to HIV education resources
The Clinical Education and Training Program at the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) has launched a new website that serves as […]
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Evidence Matters
Continuing Medical Education and CADTH: Effective CME from an unexpected source
Continuing medical education, or CME, has come a long way in recent years. At one time CME, also known as ‘continuing professional development’ […]
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Emergency Medicine
Health care providers join forces to save patient’s life
If you ask Leila Rahafrouz to tell you her story, she’ll tell you her strongest memory is suffering from a bad bout of […]
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Nursing Pulse
An appetite for advocacy
For 90 years, the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) has advocated for healthy public policy, promoted excellence in nursing practice, increased nurses’ […]
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From the CEO's Desk
At Hôpital Montfort continuing education has its dedicated centre
Hôpital Montfort, a 289-bed university teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Ottawa, delivers short-term primary and secondary health care in French and […]
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