Four years after the COVID-19 pandemic devastated long-term care homes, those hit hardest in Ontario are rebuilding with an enhanced focus on infection prevention and control thanks to new Infection and Prevention Control (IPAC) Hubs.  Isobel and Arthur Meighen Manor, owned and operated by the Salvation Army is a 168-bed...

The toxic drug crisis is a long-standing public health emergency, but many are...

A new study from Unity Health Toronto researchers evaluates the use of CHARTWatch,...

With the support of donor funding, St. Michael’s Hospital has opened a state-of-the-art...

If you stand outside Humber River Health, you’ll see a steady stream of Ubers, taxis, other cars, and ambulances delivering patients to the bustling hospital’s Apotex Emergency Department (ED), which serves almost 140,000 patients every year. Yet despite having one of the busiest EDs in Ontario, Humber has a...

A recent CAMH youth-led qualitative study of attitudes and beliefs among transitional-aged youth (aged...

Canada's AgeTech enthusiasts and leading minds in technology and aging are set to gather...

Advancements in technology play a crucial role in health care breakthroughs and holds significant...

Genome British Columbia (Genome BC) is pleased to announce the launch of a new...

The emergency department’s role in providing life-saving care can extend into longer-term treatment plans for people with opioid use disorder (OUD). Vancouver Coastal Health...

Drip. Drip. Drip.  Simon is lying in a hospital bed after a successful abdominal surgery. Listening to the steady drip of the intravenous (IV) pump, he wonders whether he’s getting the right medication. What’s worse, he wonders, “what if the dose is wrong? What happens then?”  He resigns himself to the fact that he has to put his trust in the health care professionals taking care of him. Surely, the doctor...

Humber River Health (Humber), situated in one of Toronto’s most diverse communities, consistently demonstrates its commitment to innovation and excellence in healthcare. This dedication...

Fifteen more nurse practitioners (NPs) will be trained at the University of Victoria this fall, helping boost the number of professionals able to offer primary health care to the more than 800,000 British Columbians without a family doctor. New funding of $532,500 from the BC...

The Canadian Association of Pediatric Nurses (CAPN) is a national network of nurses passionate...

Coming out of the pandemic, Canada’s health care system found many new challenges and...

Infoway has conducted the fourth national survey of Canadian nurses on the use of...

Honourable Mention: Anna Jalosinski, Alberta Health Services Anna is one of the respected charge...

n an episode of the popular Netflix show “Grace and Frankie,” Frankie (played by the formidable Lily Tomlin) is navigating a world built for...

The prevalence of Carbapenemase-producing organisms (CPO) is increasing in B.C. with new cases reported in both long-term care homes and hospitals.  To better protect long-term care residents from a common superbug that can cause serious illness, we are proactively screening for CPO in owned and...

After a year of living with a tube that delivered food directly to his stomach, John Schonewille, then 66, had begun to despair that...