Monday, January 8, 2007

A Tamping Iron, Phineas Gage and Genetically Modified Food

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A careful reading of this story* about Phineas Gage may explain why some are nervous about accepting genetically modified food. What seems t...
Thursday, January 4, 2007

Dr. Penny Ballem, Leadership & the CBC

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Leadership comes in many forms. Dr. Penny Ballem is one. BC providers and policy makers can be proud of presentations she makes in other p...
Wednesday, January 3, 2007

Leaders in research are not the same!

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What constitutes leadership in research units? Leading a group of researchers is a very different proposition than leading in healthcare org...
Thursday, December 21, 2006

Federation of Medical Women of Canada condemns Libyan Action

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Ottawa - December 21, 2006 The Federation of Medical Women of Canada joins other Canadian National Medical Organizations in expressing th...
Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Interdisciplinarity and leadership. Whewww

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What constitutes leadership in research units? Leading a group of researchers is a very different proposition than leading in healthcare org...

House of Healing, House of Disrespect: A Kantian Perspective on Disrespectful Behaviour among Hospital Workers

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Respect toward patients is one of the most fundamental and central tenets guiding both modern bioethical practice and the everyday behaviour...
Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Nursing Practice Models: Time for Change

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The organization of nursing care in acute care hospitals is increasingly challenging. The traditional models of primary, team and functional...
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Wednesday, December 13, 2006

The sad state of home care nursing

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Where are the research reports that involve home care? Home care is the sector touted, in every report on the future of healthcare in Cana...

Tips to navigate healthcare

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"Tell the doctor why you are taking notes! You will discover that note-taking is a major theme of this book, yet we had never considere...
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Monday, December 11, 2006

. . . the effect on patients of knowing nurses only by their first names

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I have a number of questions about the effect on patients of knowing nurses only by their first names. First, does it matter, and if it does...
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