Monthly Archives: March, 2014

Research awards support introduction of mixed reality in medicine

Mixed reality is being introduced to patient care at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC)...

Transformation project reducing unnecessary emergency department transfers from long-term care homes

William Osler Health System (Osler) has partnered with McMaster University (McMaster) on a system-level...
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Ontario Health Study a chance to improve public health

Nearly 225,000 Ontarians have helped advance the public health of future generations right from...

Better enforcement of Natural Health Products needed

Alternative medicine and especially Natural Health Products (NHPs) are growing in use, but when...

Feeding Disorders Clinic sets table for successful eating

As parents, we want our children to eat a well-balanced and healthy diet, but...

Spine stimulation tingles the pain away

In 2011, Deborah Finbow’s hand was bitten by an agitated dog. The wound was...

Discharging patients with vaccine hesitant parents

As an ethicist I try to always be as balanced as possible when I...

Anti-inflammatory drugs: What’s the evidence?

Traditional non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) include ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin), diclofenac (Voltaren), naproxen (Naprosyn), and...

Vaccines & immunization: Canadian Innovation

Vaccines save lives. The history of disease, epidemics, and public health clearly demonstrates this....

A story of fire and ice

A group of northern nurses had to ‘hurry hard’ to transform a curling rink...

The vaccine controversy

Sixty years ago an average of 400 Canadians contracted polio per year. Those who...

Osler’s journey toward service excellence

Like every other hospital across the province, William Osler Health System (Osler) is continuously...

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Research awards support introduction of mixed reality in medicine

Mixed reality is being introduced to patient care at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC)...

Transformation project reducing unnecessary emergency department transfers from long-term care homes

William Osler Health System (Osler) has partnered with McMaster University (McMaster) on a system-level...

Easing the Transition to the Cloud. Modernizing made simple with integration support.

Across Canada, most hospitals and healthcare authorities recognize the need to modernize their systems....

A quarter of deaths among young adults in Canada were opioid related in 2021

Premature deaths related to opioids doubled between 2019 and 2021 across Canada, with more...