New approach to advance care planning preferred by Canadian long-term care residents
University of Waterloo
“The BABEL approach, developed by researchers at the Universities of Waterloo, Manitoba and Calgary, uses a tailored, person-centred approach based on best practices, and was designed with stakeholder input. BABEL was tested in 29 long-term care homes in three provinces: Ontario, Manitoba and Alberta.”
TAGS: long term care, aging population, person-centred approach, University of Waterloo, University of Manitoba, University of Calgary
Dr. Dearth: How can Ontario get doctors into communities that need them most?
TVO.org
“NOSM University, which has campuses in Sudbury and Thunder Bay, became Canada’s first independent medical university as of April 1.”
TAGS: rural health, medical university, Ryerson University
Ontario Strengthens Domestic Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Capacity
Newsroom Ontario
“Through the Ontario Together Fund, our government is investing in Ontario’s pharmaceutical manufacturing capacity, while creating good jobs in the province,” said Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade. “By collaborating with Johnson & Johnson Inc., we are helping to provide the people of Ontario with goods critical to their health, safety and security and positioning Ontario as a leader in drug development and manufacturing.”
TAGS: pharmaceutical manufacturing, healthcare, Johnson & Johnson
One Small Step for Blood Cancer Patients, One Giant Step for Canadian Cancer Patients of All Stripes
Health Insight
“CAR T cells, or chimeric antigen receptor modified T cells, aren’t simple, off-the-shelf products. They are, says Dr. Kekre, much more complex than drugs. They work by enhancing the body’s own immune system to better attack cancer.”
TAGS: CAR-T cell therapy, cancer, innovative research, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, BioCanRx
Music to their ears: Supporting seniors care through song
Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute
“For seniors with dementia who participated in a recent study led by Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute researcher Dr. Lillian Hung, the power of music positively impacted both the care experience and delivery.”
TAGS: dementia, mental health, long term care, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute
How countries handled the pandemic & impacts on mental health: Study – EurekAlert!
EurekAlert!
“Findings of the international research team, led by Simon Fraser University psychology associate professor Lara Aknin, have been published in The …”
TAGS: pandemic, mental health, COVID-19, Simon Fraser University
Funding Epilepsy Research Can Help Change a Person’s Life
Health Insight
“Dr. Josephson, Assistant Professor of Neurology and Community Health Sciences at the O’Brien Institute for Public Health, Centre for Health Informatics, and Hotchkiss Brain Institute at the University of Calgary, is leading a research study that leverages big data and machine learning to identify which treatment will work best for individual patients.”
TAGS: epilepsy, mental health, brain health, neuroscience, University of Calgary