Like any other industry, Healthcare is in a constant evolution process, innovating and adapting to changes in society and historic events, as time goes by. For instance, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused tremendous advancements in urgent care, viral infection management, and vaccine development. In this article, we look at the latest healthcare trends and innovations in Canada and around the world.
A growing number of countries are making COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for health care workers. France and Greece are two of the latest European countries to bring in rules that will ensure all health and long-term care workers are vaccinated, or otherwise face penalties. There are now growing calls from health experts for similar mandates in Ontario.
Ontario is lifting mandatory COVID-19 testing for fully vaccinated caregivers, staff, and visitors at long-term care homes, even as some facilities continue to battle outbreaks of the virus. The new policy will take effect this Friday, July 16, the same day the province will lift public health restrictions on other sectors as it moves to the third phase of its reopening plan.
The Director of the Neuro-Immunology, Stress, and Endocrinology (NISE) Laboratory at the University of Ottawa, says everyone’s immune system responds differently to vaccines, which is the reason so many varying side effects are reported. Mixing and matching vaccines could also spark a more intense reaction for some Canadians. On the other hand, Health Canada’s report on COVID-19 vaccine side effects shows 79.1% of adverse events are reported by women compared to 11.6% by men.
According to the Canadian Nurses Association, nurses are the largest group of healthcare providers in the country, who “lead the way in innovating and optimizing health-care for all Canadians.” In this article, we will talk about Registered Nurses and their role for those who want to pursue a career in nursing, but still need more information to make an informed decision.
Ontario's Premier has now promised to maintain the wage increase brought in for personal support workers during the pandemic but didn’t say how or when his government would back up the pledge. “I’ve always said, folks, (PSWs) are overworked, underpaid, and they deserve every single penny, times 10. So we’re going to keep that in place, the $3 an hour pay for them. It’s a guarantee. We’re going to do it,” said Ford during an announcement on long-term care development in North Bay.
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