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February 11, 2021Barbara Mildon takes us on a Journey through Experiences of Community Care during the Pandemic
Community Care City of Kawartha Lakes recognized the imperative and the privilege they had to support individuals, especially those most vulnerable due to health status, socio-economic circumstances or isolation, to safely remain at home during the pandemic, in compliance with public health directives.
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Eliminating Religious and Philosophical Exemptions: The Next Step in Ontario’s Campaign against Vaccine Hesitancy
Leading a Long-Term Care Facility through the COVID-19 Crisis: Successes, Barriers and Lessons Learned
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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
Predictors of Home Care Expenditures and Death at Home for Cancer Patients in an Integrated Comprehensive Palliative Home Care Pilot Program
Measuring Physical Accessibility to Health Facilities – A Case Study on Khulna City
News
With a mass expansion of the COVID-19 vaccine program just weeks away, are provinces ready for the rollout?
2021-02-24 from theglobeandmail.com Pharmacies, doctors and other key health care providers say they aren’t fully looped in on some provincial plans for COVID-19 vaccination efforts, adding to [...]
What a 3rd wave of COVID-19 could look like in Canada — and how we can avoid it
2021-02-24 fom cbc.ca COVID-19 levels are declining from the devastating peaks of the second wave across much of Canada, but experts say the threat of more contagious coronavirus variants threatens t [...]
Putting a microscope on systemic racism in healthcare - and the role of corporate Canada
2021-02-23 from theglobeandmail.com COVID-19 does discriminate. It acts differently in different communities, especially on the grounds of race, sex, age, or disability. And Black Canadians are more [...]
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The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented time for leaders to lead. The uncertainty and complexity have been overwhelming, and for many of us, the tools available in our leadership toolboxes have been tested during the pandemic. In my experience, for nurse leaders to best lead during such challenging times, we need to truly understand what the front line needs from us in a crisis. I believe that six leadership practices are key for nursing leaders to support front-line engagement while navigatin [...]
