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A bold step: Integrated model of dementia care expanding in 2021
With her model already established in 117 communities, this Joule Innovation grant winner is expanding MINT memory clinics beyond Ontario.
Necessity breeds innovation: East coast family comes together to redesign the N95
Dr. Susan Ripley and Takaya Technology Inc. have re-engineered the N95 mask for improved effectiveness and comfort.
Buying in bulk: PPE Access pilot takes on community demand
How a community PPE drive led to a co-op purchase program.
Taking stock during times of high stress: risk factors and red flags
Health care professionals have been facing intense uncertainty and demand due to the pandemic, making it tough to see personal wellness risks. Dr. Michael Kaufmann shares red flags to look out for.
Secrets of success: how one hospital partnered with private industry to build a virtual care platform
Virtual health company Maple helped Western Hospital kickstart a tele-rounding project in less than six months.
On wellness in medicine: physician says times have changed, but stigma still exists
Most physicians will say medicine was their calling, but it's tough on the body and mind. Dr. Jillian Horton says it’s time to confront professional prejudices with mental health.
Helping your patients get comfortable with virtual care: a how-to guide
With physical distancing measures in place, virtual care services have been propelled into the mainstream to help doctors and their patients connect safely at a distance.
A clinician’s guide: how to manage morally distressing situations
While you can’t avoid every situation that causes moral distress, there are strategies to decrease their impact on your well-being and help you feel more in control when these feelings resurface.
Moral distress and COVID-19: how to recognize and cope with it
The COVID-19 pandemic can cause ethically complex scenarios for physicians. Dr. Caroline Gérin-Lajoie shares tips on how to recognize moral distress and suggests some coping strategies.
“We are really anxious”: how virtual peer networks provide a safe space for physicians during COVID-19
At the outset of the pandemic, psychiatrist Dr. Mamta Gautam was one of the first to set up a daily video call for Canadian physicians. Here's how she did it and why it’s proving to be valuable.
Flattening the curve in New Brunswick: long-term care homes remain free of COVID-19
Dr. Ann Collins shares what's going on in the New Brunswick long-term care home where she is a co-director.
An eerily quiet hospital waits: a physician’s COVID-19 experience
A quiet hospital may sound like good news right now, but falling admissions leave Dr. Ann Collins and her colleagues worrying whether patients are avoiding the care they need in favour of isolation.
Back to an empty office: a physician’s COVID-19 experience
After two weeks of isolation, Dr. Ann Collins returns to her family practice in Fredericton, NB. Only, it’s much different than when she left it.
A clinician’s guide: managing COVID-19 stress and anxiety
These days, it may feel like you’re running a marathon, except you don’t know the distance, the route is unpredictable and you have no way to judge if you’re fit enough to finish.
How to talk to your kids about COVID-19: Considerations for health care providers
Talking with children about dangerous or scary situations such as the COVID-19 pandemic is difficult for all parents. A clinical psychologist shares considerations for those on the front lines.
Two weeks of self-isolation: a physician's COVID-19 experience
When Dr. Ann Collins and her husband went to Florida in late February, they had no idea they would be returning home to the COVID-19 pandemic and two weeks of self-isolation. Here’s how it went.
From one doctor to another: a roadmap for leading departmental change
Introducing change in medicine is hard ― making it stick is even harder. Dr. Duncan Rozario, Head of Surgery at Oakville Trafalgar Hospital, used the Kotter model to make it easier.
Innovation at work: anticipating infectious disease outbreaks
BlueDot, Dr. Kamran Khan’s AI health company, sent the first warnings of COVID-19.
‘It’s the small things that matter’: 5 ways physicians can care for caregivers
Like many other members of your health care team, caregivers are in distress. They’re struggling with loss, change, increase of responsibility and burnout. How can you care for them too?
