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Telehealth use in Canada grew by more than 35 per cent annually over the past 5 years: national study
Saved patients nearly 47 million km in travel last year May 30, 2011 (Toronto, ON) -With more than 5,700 telehealth systems in at least 1,175 communities across the country, Canada…
Media Advisory – BCGEU host Kelowna dialogue on Quality Seniors’ Care in BC
Monday, May 30, 2011 5 pm Re: Quality Seniors’ Care in BC Coast Capri Hotel 1171 Harvey Avenue Kelowna, BC Kelowna, BC, May 27, 2011 – BC Government and Service…
Government Should Act to Avoid Native Walkerton Tragedy
May 26, 2011 First Nations need to work with provincial water regulators In Brief: • First Nation politicians have used water quality issues on reserves as a political issue and…
Drugs, diet, and exercise headline day three of international Alzheimer’s conference in Toronto, Canada
Toronto, March 26 – Drugs that can stop or reverse Alzheimer’s disease progression are not available yet, but a number of potentially promising clinical trials could hold the key for…
The Network for Aboriginal Mental Health Research (NAMHR) announces its 4th annual call for papers for the Drs. Joseph Couture and Gail G. Valaskakis Prizes
Posted May 27, 2011 Drs. Joseph Couture and Gail G. Valaskakis Prizes Application deadline: July 15, 2011 Conference Dates: August 18 and 19, 2011The Network for Aboriginal Mental Health Research…
The Living Conditions of the First Nations: The Auditor General Confirms that the Situation has “Worsen”
Wendake, QC, May 26, 2011 – In her last speech, the Auditor General of Canada, Sheila Fraser, confirms one more time that the gap between the living conditions of Aboriginal…
Dialysis and transplantation among Aboriginal children with kidney failure
Susan M. Samuel, Bethany J. Foster, Marcello A. Tonelli, Alberto Nettel-Aguirre, Andrea Soo, R. Todd Alexander, Lynden Crowshoe and Brenda R. Hemmelgarn From the Departments of Pediatrics (Samuel, Nettel-Aguirre), Community…
Media Advisory – Health Council of Canada to release report on the progress of health care in Canada
Toronto, May 25, 2011 – What: The Health Council of Canada reports on Canada’s progress on health care reform. Dr. Jack Kitts, Chair of the Health Council of Canada, will…
With Indigenous Children Facing “Lifetime of Exclusion’, UN Children’s Fund Developing Framework Strategy to Address Challenges, Permanent Forum Told
– A strategic approach was urgently needed to address “disturbing” gaps between the world’s richest and poorest children — in particular indigenous children — said delegates to the Permanent Forum…
Province Releases NOR-MAN RHA Review
News Release – Manitoba May 24, 2011 Government Accepts All 44 Recommendations: Oswald Health Minister Theresa Oswald today released the final report of the external review of the NOR-MAN Regional…
