Spotlight
May 26, 2020Congratulations to Ontario Health (Quality)
The Ontario Surgical Quality Improvement Network Community of Practice - Improving Surgical Care in Ontario has won the 2020 Ted Freedman Award for Innovation in Education. Congratulations to the winner and thank you to all the organizations that submitted their learning programs. So fascinating to see such creative and innnovative work happening across Canada. Award Page
COVID-19
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Featured Articles
Lessons from the International Experience with Biosimilar Implementation: An Application of the Diffusion of Innovations Model
Exploring Generational Differences in Physicians’ Perspectives on the Proliferation of Technology within the Medical Field: A Narrative Study
Rushing the Value Cockpit
Articles
The Nursing Human Resource Planning Best Practice Toolkit: Creating a Best Practice Resource for Nursing Managers
Preventing and Managing Conflict: Vital Pieces in the Patient Safety Puzzle
Using SBAR to Communicate Falls Risk and Management in Inter-professional Rehabilitation Teams
Clinical Nurse Specialists and Nurse Practitioners: Title Confusion and Lack of Role Clarity
“Is Depression a Disease”? An Open Letter to the Editor of the Globe and Mail
Quality Control of Equipment in Home Mechanical Ventilation: A European Survey
News
Trump says U.S. terminating relationship with World Health Organization
2020-05-29 from cbc.ca President Donald Trump said Friday the U.S. will be terminating its relationship with the World Health Organization, as it had failed to adequately respond to the coronavirus b [...]
Canadian Blood Services asks former COVID-19 patients to donate plasma
2020-05-29 from cbc.ca Canadian Blood Services needs more people who have recovered from COVID-19 to donate plasma for a project that could potentially help others suffering from the respiratory illn [...]
At least 150 people had contact with COVID-positive medical professional in N.B. region
2020-05-29 from cbc.ca Three more COVID-19 cases in northern New Brunswick have been linked to a doctor at a hospital who contracted the coronavirus outside the province and didn't self-isolate when [...]
Editor's Picks
In Canada, responsibility for corrections is divided between federal, provincial and territorial governments, with nurses being the largest group of healthcare professionals working in correctional institutions (penitentiaries, jails, prisons, correctional centres and secure correctional treatment centres) across the country. Correctional institutions are among the most challenging workplace settings for nurses, as they face competing tensions between the provision of quality care and strict sec [...]
