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Council on Health Promotion / BY: William Liu, BHSc Early online
... Recently, this formidable tool has made strides in health care. While AI solutions expand and work toward ... surge to ensure effective and safe implementation in our health care system.  AI in health care is developing ... to address these concerns—for example, automatic SOAP notes, where AI listens in on a patient encounter, analyzes ...
Premise, COVID-19 / BY: Brandon Tang, MD, MSc September 2020
Since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization, each day has come with new announcements ... our Canadian borders have closed in the spirit of public health and safety. In the midst of these changes, the ... employers to abandon the practice of asking for sick notes,[ 18 ] public health offices are offering a general ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Charuka Maheswaran, MD May 2018
... to lack running water than other Canadians.[ 3 ] Boyd notes that the “disparity between water quality on and off ... as they see fit.[ 4 ] Because of the Canada Labour Code, Health Canada has installed water treatment systems for their employees (sent to provide health care for local peoples) so that they can have access ...
Premise / BY: E.M. Wong, MD, CCFP, FCFP May 2017
... difficult conversations about end-of-life care. Exploding health care costs, expanding need for seniors’ health care, opioid overuse, and controversies about futile ... as physicians or our patient’s needs?[ 2 ] Nuland also notes how sometimes physicians will provide false hope in an ...
Physician Information Technology Office / BY: Bruce Hobson, MD December 2013
... and reminders. •    Sharing multidisciplinary chart notes and shared care plans. •    Trending and graphing ... will make to their practice, patients, and the overall health care system. Post-implementation support can help ... exchange between physicians, patient portals and personal health records, and community-level primary care indicators ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: David F. Smith, MD, October 2013
... seniors reaching this age milestone will have identified health problems that could affect their driving ability, in ... driving for longer based on testing and ability. COSCO notes the importance of seniors remaining socially ... negative effect on the doctor-patient relationship. When a health problem that could limit driving ability is identified ...
Physician Information Technology Office / BY: Bruce Hobson, MD December 2012
... and reminders. •    Sharing multidisciplinary chart notes and shared care plans. •    Trending and graphing ... will make to their practice, patients, and the overall health care system. Post-implementation support can help ... exchange between physicians, patient portals and personal health records, and community-level primary care indicators ...
Premise / BY: Keith M. Laycock, MB, ChB (Edin), MCFP, Dip Sport Med, October 2012
... they form the basis of primary care advice related to many health and medical issues. Primary care physicians provide ... (“Breastfeed for as long as you can” in the patient Health Notes[ 8 ]). So, after a risk calculation based on either one ...
Premise / BY: Jamie Graham, January/February 2011
... through witnesses. Some remain at the scene; others leave notes with their names and phone numbers for future ... the samples will not endanger the subject’s life or health.  2) That, in the doctor’s expert opinion, the ...
Physician Information Technology Office / BY: Jeremy Smith, March 2010
... The new templates allow quick prescriptions, patient sick notes, patient information leaflets, and follow-up advice. ... program feature requests and training, and with the local health authority for interfacing of lab and other data. ... of my fingers, I would have had a COP or an integrated health network 3 years ago. But it’s getting all the people ...