August 26, 2019
Five Companies Using Virtual Reality To Improve The Lives Of Senior Citizens
https://www.forbes.com/sites/solrogers/2019/08/21/five-companies-using-virtual-reality-to-improve-the-lives-of-senior-citizens/#23f6b9db4279Virtual reality is emerging as a useful tool to bring about positive change for many, including the elderly.
August 26, 2019
How to end hallway medicine, Part 2: Solving the long-term-care crunch
https://www.tvo.org/article/how-to-end-hallway-medicine-part-2-solving-the-long-article-care-crunchEvery day, thousands of Ontarians occupy beds they don’t need because the beds they do need are already occupied by other patients — and the problem […]
August 26, 2019
End of life care in the emergency department
https://emj.bmj.com/content/early/2019/08/12/emermed-2019-208632The importance of end of life care (EoLC) for patients and their families is well documented, however, the skills and knowledge of emergency clinicians in delivering […]
August 19, 2019
More than 70% of patients do not have advance directives prior to surgery
https://www.healio.com/internal-medicine/hospital-medicine/news/online/%7Bca8a847c-9e48-4353-8bdf-f12394b814d6%7D/more-than-70-of-patients-do-not-have-advance-directives-prior-to-surgeryApproximately 71% of patients seen in perioperative testing clinics prior to surgery do not have any advanced care directives in place, according to a study published […]