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February 10, 2020What Is Missing from “Patient Oriented Research”? A View from Public Health Systems and Services
Bernadette Pauly et. al. examine three concepts central to the SPOR framework and to PHSSR – patients, patient engagement and health services – through a public health systems and services lens. They identify dominant underlying discourses of SPOR and discuss important contributions from public health and PHSSR that could strengthen the framework and improve the potential for health system improvements.
Events
The Past, Present and Future of Integrated Care in Ontario
Susan Fitzpatrick in conversation with Brian Golden at the Rotman School of Management
Awards
Call for Submissions: The Ted Freedman Award for Innovation in Education
Longwoods Publishing, in cooperation with the Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research (CAHSPR), presents this award yearly. A representative from the winning organization will be recognized during the 2020 CAHSPR Conference. Click here for Guidelines. Submission Deadline has been extended to Friday, March 13, 2020 at 5 p.m.
Featured Articles
Health Professionals’ Insights into the Impacts of Privately-Funded Care within a National Health Service: A Qualitative Interview Study
The Canadian Nursing Students’ Association and its Advocacy for a Culturally Competent Entry-to-Practice Exam
Patient Safety: Patient Involvement Matters
Value in Healthcare and the Role of the Patient Voice
Articles
The Nursing Human Resource Planning Best Practice Toolkit: Creating a Best Practice Resource for Nursing Managers
Preventing and Managing Conflict: Vital Pieces in the Patient Safety Puzzle
Using SBAR to Communicate Falls Risk and Management in Inter-professional Rehabilitation Teams
Clinical Nurse Specialists and Nurse Practitioners: Title Confusion and Lack of Role Clarity
News
During a stroke, every second counts. This Toronto doctor’s drug shown to buy more time for patients
2020-02-20 from thestar.com A new trial has shown for the first time that a drug may be able to slow the devastating damage that strokes can cause to the brain in some patients. And the expanded win [...]
South Korea city deserted after coronavirus 'super-spreads' through church
February 20, 2020. Reuters reports: The streets of South Korea’s fourth-largest city were abandoned on Thursday, with residents holed up indoors after dozens of people caught the new coronaviru [...]
Simple urine test could improve early detection of bladder cancer – WHO study
February 20, 2020. UN News: The test is based on detecting mutations in the telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) gene – a crucial element for cancer genesis and progression – the most [...]
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