Health care settings are complex and continually changing. Every nurse should use system thinking and outside the box philosophy when working in dynamic settings. Common workplace concepts that are consistent with the experiences of the professional nurse are explored.
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So you want to improve the quality of health care. But what, specifically, should you aim to improve? In this video, IHIs Former CEO Don Berwick describes a 2001 report by the Institute of Medicine, Crossing the Quality Chasm, that laid the foundation for health care reform all over the world.
Presentation by Dr. Mike Evans, staff physician at St. Michael's Hospital and an Associate Professor of Family Medicine. He is a Scientist at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute and has an endowed Chair in Patient Engagement and Childhood Nutrition at the University of Toronto.
Imagine not having access to a doctor and the only way you can receive care is if you travel hundreds of kilometres. Now a program in Saskatchewan is harnessing the power of medical robotics to bring care to patients in remote communities. As Allison Vuchnich reports – what they have pioneered in that province – may be the future for the rest of Canada.
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