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From The CEO's Desk

A year of remarkable achievements

What an incredible year it’s been since I became President and CEO of Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care in June 2022. I’m more...

Evidence Matters

Searching for evidence to help navigate the path forward for virtual care

By Krista Kaminski and Barbara Greenwood Dufour Virtual care is quickly transforming the Canadian health care system. Virtual care can be defined as any...

Wound Care

Programmable 3D printed wound dressing could improve treatment for burn, cancer patients

One of the challenges in treating burn victims is the frequency of dressing changes, which can be extremely painful. To bring relief to this and...

Wound debridement

Infection Control

First hospital in the world to purchase Indigenous supplied, branded medical gloves

A unique partnership initiated by Niagara Health has led to a global first while putting the hospital on the path toward economic reconciliation with...

Nursing Pulse

Survey finds Ontario is at risk of greater loss of care

he Registered Practical Nurses Association of Ontario (WeRPN) is sounding the alarm, with new findings from their annual survey, “The State of Nursing in...

Innovation

Virtual appointments with family doctors did not lead to more emergency department visits during pandemic

Family physicians who provided more virtual care did not have more patients visit emergency departments (ED) compared to family physicians who saw more patients...

MEDICINE BY SPECIALITY

Magic mushroom experiences among people with bipolar disorder

By Sarah Ripplinger Research co-led by Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) researcher Dr. Emma Morton is the first to characterize psilocybin use and impacts...

E-HEALTH

Opening keynote Dr. Kaveh Safavi announced for eHealth Conference 2023

The role of digital and technology on our future workforce: Reinvention to build a future-ready healthcare  The opening keynote at e-Health 2023 Conference and Tradeshow...