The Future of Wound Dressing: V.A.C.® Peel and Place Dressing ...
Sep 13, 2024 · Solventum today announced the launch of the V.A.C.® Peel and Place Dressing, an integrated dressing and drape that can be applied in less than two minutes i and worn by patients for up to seven days ii.. Traditional dressings for negative pressure wound therapy typically take more than twice as long to apply, require a multi-step process of measuring and cutting separate foam and adhesive ...
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Canadian startup Incluzia Inc. has won the 2024 AGE-WELL National Impact Challenge: Solutions for Healthy Aging for its evaluation tool that identifies safety risks, generates data-driven recommendations and facilitates collaboration to make a …
Exploring the Future of Palliative Care: Access and Satisfaction ...
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Need for streamlined miscarriage care in Canada
Oct 15, 2024 · Miscarriage, or early pregnancy loss, can have devastating emotional effects, but it is poorly managed in Canada. A review published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) provides guidance to physicians on how to diagnose and manage this condition and calls for referral to outpatient early pregnancy assessment clinics (EPACs) as well as a …
Investing in a culture of safety and high reliability
Oct 20, 2024 · While health care organizations are focused on improving patient safety, preventable harm persists and continues to impact patient care. The impact is significant at a system level, with the Canadian Institute for Health Information reporting that Canada’s unintended hospital harm rate increased from 5.4 to 6.0 per …
Get to Know the Vital Role of Medical Radiation Technologists ...
Oct 30, 2024 · MRTs play a critical role in Canada’s healthcare system. In total, there are more than 22,000 MRTs working in medical imaging and radiation therapy across the country in the specialty disciplines of radiologic technology, nuclear medicine technology, magnetic resonance imaging and radiation therapy.
Putting Patient Safety First: A Look Inside Humber River Health ...
Oct 10, 2024 · Find out how Humber River Health achieves outstanding patient safety results. Learn about their significant reductions in hospital harm, sepsis cases, code blues, and medication errors.
Burn Care Treatment: Exploring Research for Severe Burn Injuries ...
Dec 19, 2024 · This means that Khalaf is on the front line of cutting-edge research that could advance care for burn patients worldwide. This unique learning experience has inspired him to follow in Jeschke’s footsteps, with a career goal of becoming both a medical doctor and a researcher exploring innovative new burn treatments.
Understanding the Mortality Risk of Hip Replacement Surgery
Oct 2, 2024 · In one of the largest studies to date of patients with PJI after total hip arthroplasty (THA), researchers from ICES, Sunnybrook Research Institute and the Department of Surgery at the University of Toronto’s Temerty Faculty of Medicine looked at the long-term (10 year) mortality risk of PJI for 175,432 adults receiving their first hip replacement in Ontario, Canada.
The Transformative Role of Nurse Practitioners in Virtual Care ...
Nov 27, 2024 · At UHN, there are about 160 NPs across all five hospitals providing a wide range of services, including assessing and triaging patients, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, diagnosing illnesses, developing treatment plans and referring as required.