by CMAJ News | Oct 31, 2017 | Archive, Latest, Lauren Vogel
Renewed support for surgical safety checklist Concerns about the effectiveness of checklists to prevent surgical errors are unfounded, say patient safety advocates Lauren Vogel | CMAJ | October 31, 2017 Nine years ago, after an unknown mishap, Donna Penner woke up...
by CMAJ News | Oct 30, 2017 | Archive, Latest, Lauren Vogel
Celebrating more women leaders in global health There’s still a glass ceiling in global health leadership, but cracks are starting to show Lauren Vogel | CMAJ | October 30, 2017 The World Health Organization (WHO) recently announced an unprecedented change in its...
by CMAJ News | Oct 27, 2017 | Archive, Health News Recaps, Lauren Vogel
Roger Collier | CMAJ | October 20, 2017 In a survey of 2600 pediatricians, nine said they received explicit requests for assisted death from 17 minors, and 45 pediatricians received explicit requests from the parents of 91 sick children, mostly babies. Pediatricians...
by CMAJ News | Oct 26, 2017 | Archive, Latest, Roger Collier
Electronic health records contributing to physician burnout Many physicians aren’t happy about how much time they spend entering data into electronic health records Roger Collier | CMAJ | October 26, 2017 Though touted as a vital component of modern health care, the...
by CMAJ News | Oct 25, 2017 | Archive, Latest
Gairdner recipient improved stroke treatment globally Caroline O’Neil | CMAJ intern | October 25, 2017 Not so long ago, the traditional wisdom in medicine was that there is nothing you can do for a stroke. “Neurologists, when they were called about a stroke patient...
