Building Virtual Relationships
Drs. Alika Lafontaine and Brian D. Hodges discuss Building Virtual Relationships.
Read MoreCommunities are taking the lead on vaccinating hot spots
The provincial system for booking vaccine appointments, which has been confusing and dysfunctional for many, can require resources and skills that those who are most vulnerable to contracting COVID-19 don’t always have.
Read MoreSaying Goodbye on FaceTime
Participating in that call was “gut-wrenching,” Shaikh said, but she realized that to maintain the emotional stamina she would need to make it through the pandemic, she would “have to change (her) perspective.”
Read MoreVirtual simulation in nursing education: Balancing care for the ‘failing heart’ and the ‘breaking heart’
Proponents of the simulations say they give students a solid foundation of technical and theoretical knowledge, but more importantly, they develop higher-level cognitive skills.
Read MoreSeniors with dementia in LTC homes are using virtual reality to relive their pasts
Caregivers and researchers hope that LTC residents who visit lifelike simulations of meaningful places from their pasts will recall old memories not yet motheaten by dementia, causing them to feel a sense of wistful joy, a swell of pride and to open up to others.
Read MoreCould AI make health care more human?
CHARTwatch, is a tool that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to continuously monitor the medical status of patients on Saint Michael’s General Internal Medicine unit.
Read More‘You need not be alone anymore’: The doctor redefining palliative care
Palliative care physicians were no longer on-call consultants or experts brought in only when it became clear that a patient was forgoing curative or life-prolonging medical treatment. They became a fixture of the emergency department.
Read MoreHow one ER partnered with a mental-health organization to care for youth in distress
First-hand knowledge of what it’s like to struggle with mental illness and substance use – and what it takes to recover – complements the clinical expertise of the ER team.
Read MoreExploring Technologies and Their Impact on Compassionate Digital Care
Good Tech, Compassionate Care Podcast: This conversation focuses on exploring technologies and their impact on compassionate healthcare
Read MoreTeaching Compassion in Digital Healthcare
Good Tech, Compassionate Care Podcast: In this conversation, Educators and Learners reflect on the challenges of teaching, and learning, compassion in this digital age.
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