A group of Canadian nurses and doctors are providing medical assistance to Ukrainian refugees who have fled their homes as the war with Russia continues. The group is currently stationed in Poland and belongs to the Canadian Medical Assistance Teams (CMAT), a humanitarian organization that helps provide disaster relief. They are located at a checkpoint where refugees are being provided with medical care and warm meals once they cross the border.
Every caregiving journey is unique, but the thing that all caregiving journeys do have in common is the frustration over the lack of information available out there to answer those early questions almost all caregivers have. Entrepreneur Traci Lamb, has made it her life's mission to help caregivers succeed in their journeys through her company Smart Caregiving, and that's exactly what she spoke about during our latest podcast episode.
The Ontario government plans to provide $673 million to long-term care homes this year to support staffing across the province. The money is intended to help to hire and retain up to 10,000 staff members and will lead to “more direct care for residents.” According to the government, this initiative is part of the province’s $4.9 billion commitment to hiring more than 27,000 long-term care staff over four years.
More than 450 new postsecondary positions will be added to all six of Ontario's medical schools, including 160 undergraduate and 295 postgraduate seats. The announcement was made by Premier Doug Ford, Health Minister Christine Elliott, and Minister of Colleges and Universities Jill Dunlop. “With this investment, we're supporting more students to take the path to become a doctor and creating the family doctors and specialists that will take care of us in the years to come,” Ford said.
In honour of Certified Nurses Day, we sat down with Ashley Fox, a registered practical nurse (RPN), community outreach coordinator, and nurse case manager with a decade of experience in nursing and supervisory management, to discuss how she found success in her nursing career.
Nearly 40 health-worker organizations met for an emergency summit and concluded that "Canada’s ailing health systems need some drastic intervention from federal and provincial governments if there is any hope of reviving them post-pandemic." “The real shared experience across health-care workers and professionals is that the level of burnout is to a point now where it’s really starting to threaten the sustainability of the system,” said Canadian Medical Association president Dr. Katharine Smart.
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