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Physicians in Canada were paid a total of $25 billion in 2014–2015, up from $24.1 billion during the previous period, according to a new report. The average payment per physician remained virtually unchanged at $339,000 nationally, the Canadian Institute for…
Writing in Monday’s edition of the Canadian Medical Association Journal, the specialists suggest major changes are needed to improve access to palliative care, especially for patients with such conditions as end-stage heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD.…
Canada needs innovative solutions to improve home and primary health care so it can match other countries including Britain and Australia, which have overcome similar problems by spending less money, Health Minister Jane Philpott says. It’s a myth that Canada…
Position: Analyst and Senior Analyst (2 Positions), Decision Support Site: 525 University Avenue Reports to: Manager, Decision Support Department: Decision Support Status: Permanent Full-time The Decision Support portfolio at University Health Network (UHN) provides analytical support to all sites and…
Canadian doctors want the federal government to make sure health care professionals have the resources they need to care for the country’s aging population, says the president of the Canadian Medical Association. Dr. Cindy Forbes said the group has been…
A Fredericton couple says their son was treated inhumanely while waiting to see a doctor in the emergency room at the Doctor Everett Chalmers Hospital. The Ali’s say their son cried and screamed in severe pain in the emergency room…
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Timothy C. Y. Chan, PhD MedicalResearch.com: What should readers take away from your report? Response: Temporal availability is a critical factor to consider in both the evaluation of current AED programs as well as the decision on where…
When a person suffers cardiac arrest, there is a one in five chance a potentially life-saving Automated External Defibrillator (AED) is nearby. But up to 30 per cent of the time, the device is locked inside a closed building, according…
Tennis fan Professor Timothy Chan (MIE) is applying his expertise in mathematical optimization, originally developed to improve the delivery of health care, to help amateur sports federations across the country make the most of their limited resources. Full article at:…
The simulation scenarios last 15-20 minutes and include any on-shift staff in the ED, as required. Each is based on actual critical events that happened at the hospital, but spun differently. “It’s not anecdote driving change anymore,” said Dr. Chris…
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