Healthcare News Feed

Welcome to Caring Support's news feed. We've compiled some interesting news articles relating to healthcare and written our own abstracts for your enjoyment!

Please note: The views and opinions expressed in these article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the position of Caring Support.

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London Ont. Researchers Get Federal Funding for PTSD Program for Healthcare Workers

Two London, Ont., researchers received funding from the federal government to launch a nationwide program that focuses on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and the mental well-being of healthcare workers. Dr. Don Richardson and Dr. Anthony Nazarov from the Lawson Health Research Institute got $2.8 million from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) to adapt the existing Road to Mental Readiness (R2MR) program, originally created for the Canadian Military.

June 30, 2022
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5th Place Podcast Interview

What Is Emotional Fitness and Why Everyone Should Work On It? A Conversation with the 5th Place

At Caring Support, we make an effort to provide healthcare workers and other people in the industry with as much knowledge as we can about health and wellbeing. That's why on our most recent podcast we talked all about emotional fitness. We sat down with Chantal Dawtrey and Matthew Green, who are emotional fitness experts and coaches from Johannesburg, South Africa, where they run 5th Place, an organization that teaches people how to become and remain emotionally fit.

June 29, 2022
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New Data Shows Canadians Are Unhappy with How Provinces Are Handling Health Care

According to new data from the Angus Reid Institute, most Canadians are deeply unhappy with how their provinces are handling health care in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the eight years since the non-profit institute has been measuring public attitudes toward health care management, the percentage of Canadians who give their provinces a failing grade on health has never been so high.

June 24, 2022
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Solutions to Ontario ER Waits Are Found Beyond Hospitals

The record-high wait times in emergency departments in Ontario are in large part symptoms of problems elsewhere in the health-care system, well beyond the emergency room doors. Experts say the key long-term solutions to this involve significant increases in capacity at long-term care homes and a greater supply of home care, both of which are a long way down the healthcare line from the ER, and both of which will take time. 

June 23, 2022
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Terri Evans Podcast Interview

The Nurse Informant Reveals How To Succeed In Nursing - A Conversation with RN Terri Evans

Nursing is constantly evolving, and what nurses need to know to succeed today is not what it was a decade ago. So, we recently sat down with The Nurse Informant, RN Nurse Terri, to talk about all the things that many nurses don't talk about, but are so important for everyone in the field to overcome current issues, move forward in their careers and become successful.

June 22, 2022
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Anneka Burghout Podcast Episode

How Good Graphic Design Can Benefit Job Seekers - A conversation with Graphic Designer Anneka Burghout

We live in a visual world where graphics sometimes say more than words and first impressions matter. With that in mind, on our most recent episode of the Caring Support Podcast, we had an interesting conversation with graphic designer Anneka Burghout about how good design can benefit job seekers regardless of their industry and stage in their careers. 

June 16, 2022
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