CMA can’t use proceeds of MD sale to fund physician pension plan
Some physicians say they struggle to save enough for retirement and it’s a major cause of stress.
Dramatic rise in VRE infections linked to abandoned control measures
Ontario hospitals that stopped screening for vancomycin-resistant enterococcus and isolating affected patients have seen an “exponential increase” in infection rates.
How exclusion from the WHO is affecting health care in Taiwan
Taiwan’s leaders have shown solidarity with Hong Kong protestors and hope to draw attention to parallels with their own problems with China.
Tailoring cultural safety training in health care to local context of Indigenous communities
Indigenous people are not a homogenous group, so cultural safety training programs should reflect context of individual communities.
Recruiting clinicians to combat pseudoscience on social media
Social media-savvy health professionals may never outnumber vocal disseminators of misinformation online but could amplify important health messages to wider audiences.
New resources to aid doctors in lowering opioid doses
Physicians learn much more about starting patients on medications than tapering or taking patients off medications.
An early look at where the federal parties stand on health care
Pharmacare will be a key issue as federal parties gear up for the 2019 election.
Recruitment of medical residents much more intense in US than in Canada
Many US medical residents are overwhelmed with job offers from recruiters.
Cannabis edibles already harming kids, new data show
Six young children were hospitalized last year because they ate cannabis products belonging to parents or grandparents.
Pediatricians urge federal action on pharmacare and gun control
Firearm injuries are a public health emergency, says the Canadian Paediatric Society.
One in five hospitalized children is malnourished
Few hospitals screen children for malnutrition.
Compassion and efficiency not mutually exclusive in health care
Delivering health care with compassion doesn’t take any more time or effort.
Stress of first postgraduate year leaves mark at cellular level for medical trainees
The stress and long hours of first-year medical residency may be affecting trainees’ biology.
Poorly managed childhood pain can have lifelong consequences
A campaign to better manage pain in children was recently launched in Canada.
How American EMRs came to dominate Canadian health care
A handful of American EMR vendors control 90% of the Canadian market.
Federal advisory council backs universal, single-payer, public pharmacare
Universal pharmacare will improve access to medicines and save Canadians $5 billion a year, according to an expert panel.
Queen’s to redress harms of historic ban on black medical students
A new fund will provide financial support for black medical students as part of reconciliation for racist policies.
Quality of kids’ screen time matters as much as quantity
Pediatricians promote “meaningful” screen time rather than specific limits for kids and teens.
When doctors turn to crowdfunding to meet patients’ needs
It can be difficult to treat emergency patients if the ER is full of inpatients.
Growing number of medical trainees named in complaints
Regulatory complaints involving trainees have increased 94% per year since 2008.
Measles resurgence prompts debate over mandatory vaccination
Mandatory vaccination in Mississippi led to 99.4% immunization coverage for children in kindergarten.
CIHR resetting course with national consultation
CIHR issued an open call for input on its future direction.
CMA can’t use proceeds of MD sale to fund physician pension plan
Some physicians say they struggle to save enough for retirement and it’s a major cause of stress.
Dramatic rise in VRE infections linked to abandoned control measures
Ontario hospitals that stopped screening for vancomycin-resistant enterococcus and isolating affected patients have seen an “exponential increase” in infection rates.
How exclusion from the WHO is affecting health care in Taiwan
Taiwan’s leaders have shown solidarity with Hong Kong protestors and hope to draw attention to parallels with their own problems with China.
Tailoring cultural safety training in health care to local context of Indigenous communities
Indigenous people are not a homogenous group, so cultural safety training programs should reflect context of individual communities.
Health News Recap
Soaring syphilis rates, problematic food items from China, a rare case of rabies in a human, and more in this week’s top Canadian health news stories.
Recruiting clinicians to combat pseudoscience on social media
Social media-savvy health professionals may never outnumber vocal disseminators of misinformation online but could amplify important health messages to wider audiences.
New resources to aid doctors in lowering opioid doses
Physicians learn much more about starting patients on medications than tapering or taking patients off medications.
An early look at where the federal parties stand on health care
Pharmacare will be a key issue as federal parties gear up for the 2019 election.
Challenges of treating chronic pain contributing to burnout in primary care
Many primary care workers feel unable to help patients with complex chronic pain problems.
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