Dr. Homer Tien: From Yugoslavia to Ornge
When you first walk in to Dr. Homer Tien’s office at Ornge, the provider of high-quality air ambulance service and medical transport to people who…
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Employee Assistance Programs: How to Get the Help You Need
Many healthcare professionals need to talk to someone after a stressful or traumatic workplace experience. A fundamental part of being employed in the Ontario healthcare…
Workplace Violence in Healthcare
When we consider the working conditions of healthcare workers, we think about underfunding, long shifts and too many patients in the care of too few…
Medical Professionals and Personal Injury Law
Involvement in the legal system is often the last thing any medical professional wants to think about when it comes to their job. The idea…
Decoding Annie Parker: Living with Genetic Cancer
By Karen Sheviak Today, it seems like we’ve always known about a genetic component to cancer. But the reality is that it has only…
My Path in Nursing
By Amber McCarthy RN BScN CVAA (c) ACLS (c) My career started in long-term care and ranged from acute care in the hospital to nursing…
Hospital Innovations: St. Michael’s Hospital
Concussions have been getting a lot of attention recently, and for good reason. Repeated concussions, even minor ones, can cause long-term effects. Researchers at St.…
Hospital Innovations: North York General Hospital
North York General Hospital’s breast cancer care program has become the first hospital in Canada to receive full accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for…
Watch with Caution
With winter here, television watchers can bask in the joy that comes with this season. We’ve been watching the commercials for months – amazing shows,…
Chronic Pain: The True Cost
Those living with chronic pain understand too well the daily struggles of trying to maintain a normal life. They are familiar with the constant hospital…