by medicaltechont | Jul 12, 2023 | Canada, Cancer
Cervical cancer is a serious health concern affecting women worldwide, but the good news is that it can be prevented and detected early through regular screening. Cervical cancer screening plays a crucial role in identifying abnormal cell changes in the cervix, allowing for timely intervention and potentially saving lives.
By undergoing routine screenings, women can reduce their risk of developing cervical cancer and ensure early detection if any abnormalities are detected.
How Cervical Cancer Screening Saves Lives
Regular cervical cancer screening is of utmost importance due to its potential to detect precancerous conditions or early-stage cancer, which can be treated effectively with high success rates. The screening process typically involves a Pap test or, in some cases, a combination of a Pap test and human papillomavirus (HPV) test.
These tests enable healthcare professionals to identify any abnormal cells or the presence of HPV, the primary cause of cervical cancer. Early detection through screening provides an opportunity for further investigations, timely treatment, and improved outcomes.
Changes in Cervical Cancer Screening Practices in Canadian Provinces
To learn more about the recent changes in cervical cancer screening practices in certain Canadian provinces, watch this informative video.
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Stay informed about the advancements in cervical cancer prevention and ensure you’re taking the necessary steps to protect your health and well-being.
Together, we can work towards reducing the burden of cervical cancer and safeguarding the lives of women everywhere.
by medicaltechont | Mar 19, 2022 | Canada
Vaccination is one of the most effective ways to help protect ourselves, our families and our communities against COVID-19.
COVID-19 vaccines approved for use in Canada are free of charge. They are available to everyone eligible to get the vaccine.
This applies to:
- everyone in Canada 5 years of age and older, including those who aren’t citizens
- Canadians serving in diplomatic and consular missions abroad (and their dependents) living in countries where the Health Canada-approved vaccines aren’t available
- Canadian Armed Forces members who are serving abroad in countries where the Health Canada-approved vaccines aren’t available
COVID-19 vaccines approved for use in Canada include:
- mRNA COVID-19 vaccines:
- Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty for those 5 years of age and older
- Moderna Spikevax for those 6 years of age and older
- viral vector COVID-19 vaccines:
- AstraZeneca Vaxzevria for those 18 years of age and older
- Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) for those 18 years of age and older
- protein subunit COVID-19 vaccines:
- Novavax Nuvaxovid for those 18 years of age and older
- plant-based COVID-19 vaccines:
- Medicago Covifenz for those 18 to 64 years of age
Vaccination is one of the most effective ways to protect our families, communities and ourselves against COVID-19. Evidence indicates that the vaccines used in Canada are very effective at preventing severe illness, hospitalization and death from COVID-19.
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by medicaltechont | Jun 19, 2021 | Canada, Healthcare, Ontario
By the end of the summer, Ontario hopes to have fully vaccinated the majority of its population. Residents who want to have their shot sooner should reschedule their second appointments when they become eligible. Individuals can choose to wait for their already scheduled appointments. Vaccines will aid in the prevention of COVID-19. They help the body fight the illness. The pandemic will not be over until the majority of Ontarian’s, and Canadians across Canada, have received vaccinations. By being vaccinated, you can protect yourself, your family, and your community.
Various online platforms are available for booking appointments. Some are located below, with more to add in upcoming days.
How to book a COVID-19 vaccine appointment
https://covid-19.ontario.ca/book-vaccine/
How to book an appointment in Durham
https://www.durham.ca/en/health-and-wellness/covid-19-vaccines.aspx
How to book an appointment in Toronto
https://www.toronto.ca/home/covid-19/covid-19-protect-yourself-others/covid-19-vaccines/covid-19-how-to-get-vaccinated/
How to book an appointment in Niagara
https://www.niagararegion.ca/health/covid-19/vaccination/appointment-booking.aspx
How to book an appointment in Halton
https://www.halton.ca/For-Residents/New-Coronavirus/COVID-19-Vaccines/COVID-19-Vaccination-Clinics
How to book an appointment in York Region
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How to book an appointment in Peel
https://www.halton.ca/For-Residents/New-Coronavirus/COVID-19-Vaccines/COVID-19-Vaccination-Clinics
by medicaltechont | Feb 2, 2020 | Canada, Emergency, Healthcare, Ontario
In December news about a new SARs like virus started to hit the news. A dangerous and potentially infectious virus appeared in Wuhan, China. Named 2019-nCoV, the virus comes from the coronavirus family. It was first identified back in the 1960s. With the rise of infections it’s important to obtain creditable information from trusted sources. The WHO declared a Global Health Emergency and many organizations have followed suit. The Ontario government has setup a site with information on the new 2019 virus. For more information please click on the link below and learn how to protect yourself in upcoming months.
https://www.ontario.ca/page/2019-novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov
by medicaltechont | Jun 23, 2018 | AI, Canada, Technology
The importance of inclusion and diversity is clearly a hot topic – the #MeToo Movement, #NoMoreManels being promoted by the Globe & Mail’s Andre Picard, and even Digital Health Canada’s Top 10 Women Leaders Award – have all helped highlight the need for more to be done to support more women in leadership positions in Canadian workplaces and boards. Our next challenge also includes broadening and supporting diversity beyond gender, including race, age, sexual orientation and disability, to name a few.
We pride ourselves as Canadians as being diverse, but how are we really performing in eliminating bias and increasing our diverse pool of talent within digital health? Does better diversity and inclusion (D&I) increase your organization’s performance and ability to innovate? And lastly, how can digital health professionals and organizations (big and small) support better D&I initiatives?
Click on the link below to read more.
http://www.healthcareimc.com/main/diversity-as-a-performance-innovation-strategy-for-digital-health-in-canada/
by medicaltechont | Jun 9, 2018 | Canada, Cloud, e-Health, eHealth, Election, Electronic Medical Records, Healthcare, Hospitals, Medical Records, Technology
I have been a family physician practising in this province for 30 years. It is a great joy looking after my patients. However, looking after them in the health care quagmire of disconnected information and bureaucratic silos is becoming a nightmare. It is alarming seeing my young colleagues bewildered so early in their careers, and new graduates of family medicine are afraid to set up practice.
The province is carved up into 14 Local Health Integration Networks and 76 sub-LHINs each seemingly reinventing the wheel while consultants analyze the same things over and over again. There is an obsession with accountability frameworks designed by this ever growing bureaucracy that has little idea about what we actually do and what tools we need to do our job.
Hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent on a huge array of electronic repositories and information systems that don’t integrate at the most basic level with each other years after they were built. Providers spend countless hours trying to locate who does what where and what hoops to jump through to get appointments. We fax long paper forms with lab and other reports that are somehow not available from these expensive repositories. We typically access each other by phone in the absence of electronic messaging capabilities.
Read more at https://www.thespec.com/opinion-story/8651966-survival-at-the-front-lines-of-the-health-care-quagmire/
