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Thursday, June 16, 2011

The National Patients' Report Card Gives Nurses an A+

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA--(Marketwire - June 16, 2011) - A new national poll shows that Canadian patients overwhelmingly approve of treatment they receive from the nation's nurses, despite the clearly visible nursing shortage in hospitals.
The poll, conducted by Vector Poll in early June for the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) for its 30^th Anniversary Biennial Convention being held in Winnipeg, showed that nurses get a great report card from their patients.
The National Patients' Report Card on Nurses found:
88 % of respondents who saw a nurse the last time they needed health care said they were listened to carefully and had their questions answered;

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Friday, April 22, 2011

How social media is changing the patient experience and the future of health care

How social media is changing the patient experience and the future of health care

OHA Today recently caught up with Colleen Young, Founder of the Health Care Social Media Canada Twitter Group #hcsmca (Health Care Social Media Canada). #hcsmca brings together individuals in the twitter sphere every Wednesday to discuss the latest in the health care community. Colleen shares her knowledge and experience with #hcsmca and how getting involved in social media to improve the overall patient experience is definitely worthwhile.
OHA Today: Why did you start #hcsmca?
Colleen Young: #hcsmca stands for health care social media Canada, a geo-chapter of the #hcsm phenomenon started by Dana Lewis in the US. It was a simple concept — bring people on Twitter together, regardless of profession or expertise, to discuss health care for one hour each week. After taking part in #hcsm and the European geo-chapter #hcsmeu for a several months, I wanted to explore similar issues with respect to the Canadian experience and wondered if others felt the same way. Since the first chat held Sept. 29, 2010 our community has grown to more than 500 people using the hashtag and taking part in the #hcsmca chats every Wednesday at 1pm ET.
OT: What were your strategies to grow #hcsmca?
CY: Like starting any community, it takes time and commitment. The work started before the first chat. I spoke to people on and offline to see if there was an appetite. Once the conversations started, I monitored people on Twitter who were tweeting about health and health care in Canada and invited them to join the chats. This was especially successful when I connected with people looking for information on a topic or someone who had an interesting case study to present to participants. One time our chat coincided with an OHA symposium about community engagement, which resulted in an amazing sharing between OHA and #hcsmca participants.
Our community really solidified and grew after the first pan-Canadian #hcsmca meetup on Feb. 24, 2011. There are also plans to hold more in-person events.

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Wednesday, April 6, 2011

ONThealth (ONThealth) on Twitter

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The official Twitter account of the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care. News, tips, facts and information about health care in Ontario.

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Stand Up To Diabetes - Public Information - Ontario.ca

Ontario, it's time to stand up to diabetes, to learn about risk factors in getting it, possibly preventing it, and managing it if you already have it. You can do it.

Diabetes is on the rise. In 2007/08, approximately 969,000 Ontarians had diabetes. By 2010, that number may reach 1.2 million. (Lipscombe 2007).

Why the need for action? Diabetes is a serious disease that needs managing. If neglected, it can lead to serious, long-term health complications, including heart and kidney disease, stroke, blindness and amputation, and accounts for a significant number of emergency rooms visits each year.

Type 1 diabetes cannot be prevented. Type 2 diabetes can be prevented through healthy eating, weight management and exercise. By making the right lifestyle choices, both types of diabetes can be managed; letting you live a long and healthy life.

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Tuesday, April 5, 2011

ColonCancerCheck - Public Information - MOHLTC

Cancer screening helps see what you can’t.

Use this website to learn about colorectal cancer and the ColonCancerCheck screening program

Programs and Services

Learn about Colorectal Cancer

Often there are no early warning symptoms of colorectal cancer but if you catch it early there is a 90 per cent chance that you can be cured of the disease.

Your home test kit (Fecal Occult Blood Test)

Everything you need to know about the screening test and how to get it right the first time

What is the ColonCancerCheck program?

Make regular screening for colorectal cancer a part of your health routine.

ColonCancerCheck in your community

Learn about local partners, events, and supports that are nearby

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Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Most Canadians see health care as top issue: poll - CTV News

A growing number of Canadians see health care, ahead of the economy, as the top issue facing the country, according to a new poll.

The Nanos Research poll, conducted for CTV and The Globe and Mail, comes on the eve of a federal budget that is expected to focus on job creation and Canada's economic recovery.

It found that nearly 30 per cent of respondents, when unprompted, said health care was the top priority (percentage-point change from last month in brackets):

Health care: 29.2 per cent (+6.3)
Jobs / Economy: 18.1 per cent (-2.1)
Education: 8.8 per cent (+3.5)
Environment: 7.5 per cent (-2.8)
Debt: 3.8 per cent (-1.4)
Unsure: 9.1 per cent (-3.3)

Last April, with Canada still staggering from a worldwide recession, more than half of all Canadians felt the economy was the top issue.

Health care, by contrast, fell below 15 per cent.

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Thursday, June 16, 2011

The National Patients' Report Card Gives Nurses an A+

Friday, April 22, 2011

How social media is changing the patient experience and the future of health care

How social media is changing the patient experience and the future of health care

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

ONThealth (ONThealth) on Twitter

ONThealth

Stand Up To Diabetes - Public Information - Ontario.ca

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

ColonCancerCheck - Public Information - MOHLTC

Cancer screening helps see what you can’t.

Programs and Services

Learn about Colorectal Cancer

Your home test kit (Fecal Occult Blood Test)

What is the ColonCancerCheck program?

ColonCancerCheck in your community

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Most Canadians see health care as top issue: poll - CTV News

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