Meet Our Plenary Speaker: André Picard, Health Columnist @globeandmail, author of five books and one of North America’s top health journalists. André will be delivering the closing keynote address at #eHealth2019. Read his full bio here: https://t.co/gpH3WtwNbW
#DYK 50,000+ medication incidents have been submitted to the National System for Incident Reporting (NSIR)? These include
• Administration events
• Omitted doses
• Opioid-related cases
• Near misses
• Naming, packaging and labelling issues
https://t.co/86yPPmWBRM
A focused look at 10-year outcomes shows that #kidney transplants from a living donor survive longer than those from a deceased donor. https://t.co/LJnLKiNtjz
#CdnHealth#renalfailure#GiveLife
We collaborated with @CPHO_Canada and @GovCanHealth to provide a more in-depth look at the impacts of the #opioidcrisis. In the first half of 2018, over 2,000 lives were lost. Read the latest about #opioidoverdoses here: https://t.co/L5NslCac5m
NEW: It’s not just a big city problem. Canada’s smaller communities see more hospital stays for #opioidpoisonings. With @GovCanHealth and @CPHO_Canada 👉https://t.co/VtvYp0ohjr