Mackenzie Perry and her mother Marci are participating in a five-year study on breast cancer. What compels a twelve year old to commit to a five-year research study?  It’s a mixture of cool and curiosity. Just ask Mackenzie Perry, who ...

RNAO CEO Doris Grinspun (right) applauds Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne’s announcement that she plans to expand the scope of practice for nurses in the province. In April, about 650 RNs and nursing students attended the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario ...

RN Halona Scott on her way into Victoria Hospital's OR. In January of 2012, Registered Nurse Halona Scott of London Health Science Centre was challenged with finding a way to give teary-eyed children waiting for day surgery in the hallways ...

After Amy and Mike Lupton’s son, Nate, was born on April 7, 2010, he was diagnosed with Wiskott Aldrich Syndrome, a rare immune deficiency that affects one in 250,000 live male births. The disease impacts the body’s ability to produce ...

Ruberto shared the story of her breast cancer journey with 460 women at the 15th Annual Elekta Bachelors for Hope Charity Auction in Thunder Bay, Ontario. In appreciation of the exceptional cancer care she received, Nina has pledged to ...

North Bay Regional Health Centre NICU – Going above and beyond for our smallest patients When Kristen Roy’s water broke at 34 weeks, she didn’t quite believe it. “I didn’t know what to do. I didn’t even think that was really ...

Recent studies have shown that one in five Canadians will experience a mental illness in their lifetime, and that mental health is the number one cause of disability in Canada, accounting for nearly 30% of disability claims. The reality suggested by ...

David Musyj is President and CEO of Windsor Regional Hospital. People ask me – what is the most difficult part of your day to day job as a Hospital CEO?  For me, responding to a sentinel event where, a patient ...

Families across Canada are more and more facing a dilemma: how to ensure aging parents and other loved ones have the kind of personal care support they need now or will soon. And that’s precisely why we see an increasing number ...

Gone are the days when healthcare practitioners needed to recall the legal age of consent for treatment –18, 12, 9, 15?  In most Canadian provinces, we now look for a person’s ‘capacity’ to make a particular decision – rather than ...