Monthly Archives: June, 2016

Understanding Canadians’ experiences with digital health

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

RVH Launches Home Hemodialysis Program

Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH) has launched a Home Hemodialysis Program which will...
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Who cares for the caregiver?

Caring for our elder loved ones has changed over the years. Children living great...

Testing new ways to screen for loss of sensation in diabetic patients

A team of clinicians at St. Michael’s Hospital is testing a new way to...

Ensuring senior friendly care in a rural community

It started with a fall. That’s how 80-year-old ‘Sandy Pine’ found herself in the...

Respiratory therapists give the breath of life

As a registered respiratory therapist, Burnaby Hospital’s Darwin Chan is proud to say that...

Do you know how your clients with diabetes feel?

Given how much healthcare professionals have to do during diabetes-focused appointments, from checking A1C...

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IF YOU CAN’T CLEAN IT, DON’T BUY IT. Improving infection prevention and control in Long...

Helping Canadians with asthma to breathe easier

The world-renowned Firestone Clinic at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton is finding new ways to...

High-tech heart-valve heals seniors too weak for open-heart surgery

Having his golden years turn into gasping years was getting hard for retired RCMP...

More isn’t always better: When less is more in medicine

#Overuse is pervasive in healthcare. Some healthcare providers say they see it every day....

New e-Prescribing service to help increase patient safety

At the recent Charting the Future of Drug Policy in Canada conference, the Honourable Jane...

Vision care in older adults

Problems with vision become more common as people age.  For older adults, good vision...

Solving Canada’s opioid epidemic

By all accounts we are in the midst of a deadly drug epidemic so...

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Understanding Canadians’ experiences with digital health

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

RVH Launches Home Hemodialysis Program

Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH) has launched a Home Hemodialysis Program which will...

Physical activity quality over quantity benefits people with disability

In a first-of-its-kind study, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute researcher Dr. Kathleen Martin Ginis...

Research awards support introduction of mixed reality in medicine

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