Monthly Archives: November, 2015

Physician work hours, especially for male doctors, have declined since 1987

Physicians in Canada, especially male physicians, are working fewer hours than they did three...

How AI can reduce turn around times for clinical trial contracts

Unity Health Toronto is one of the first hospitals in Canada to work with...
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Strengthening innovation beyond acute care setting

For those of us in non-acute, community-based health care organizations and specifically, the senior...

An operative approach to health IT implementation

Information technology (IT) advancements in health care have presented many opportunities and challenges as...

Rethinking opioid use

Pain, unfortunately, is all too common. We have a natural aversion to it, and...

Digital health for consumers the next major step

The benefits associated with the use of #digital health, such as improved patient outcomes,...

Moving to the forefront of health care technology

At Mackenzie Health, patients are at the heart of everything we do. As a...

From nursing to policing, and back again

As a police officer in Hamilton, Ingrid Boiago saw hundreds of cases of #elder...

St. Paul’s Hospital implants next generation defibrillator

It delivers a life-saving shock to the heart without ever actually touching it. Doctors...

First Canadian hospital to win prestigious award

It’s been a remarkable 12 months at #Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences...

Keeping COPD patients out of hospital

Living Well education program helps keep #COPD patients out of hospital A program at...

Virtual critical care model wins provincial health award

A new approach to providing critical care in Canada, pioneered in Northeastern Ontario has...

Expanding capacity without adding resources

Hospitals are constantly tasked with the challenge of increasing internal #capacity without compromising existing...

Co-designing home care with clients and their families

Incorporating the insights, ideas and feedback of patients and their family members in the...

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Physician work hours, especially for male doctors, have declined since 1987

Physicians in Canada, especially male physicians, are working fewer hours than they did three...

How AI can reduce turn around times for clinical trial contracts

Unity Health Toronto is one of the first hospitals in Canada to work with...

Obesity a risk factor for stillbirth, especially at term

Obesity is a risk factor for stillbirth, and the risk increases as pregnancy advances...

Understanding Canadians’ experiences with digital health

Canadians are increasingly frustrated with a healthcare system lacking seamless communication and information sharing....