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CTV: 200 Ukrainian Health-care Workers Are Trying to Work in Nova Scotia
Posted on Friday, August 05, 2022 11:38 AM
A lack of doctors and long emergency room wait times have pushed Nova Scotia’s health-care system to the brink.
The good news is a program to bring Ukrainian health professionals to the province is seeing a lot of interest.
Two-hundred people have filled out the intake survey since the launch back in June.
“There are many physicians, different specialties that have applied and they’ve also indicated how many of their family members want to be part of the process as well,” says Tara Sampalli, Nova...
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Sunnybrook: Internationally Educated Nurse (IEN) Pathway at Sunnybrook
Posted on Friday, July 29, 2022 02:13 PM
Internationally Educated Nurses (IENs) are nurses who have immigrated to Canada bringing with them a variety of skills and expertise. To work as a nurse in Ontario, IENs must successfully meet requirements established by the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO), the governing body for the nursing profession in Ontario, Canada. To support IENs to meet CNO requirements, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, one of Canada’s largest academic hospitals, has launched a new IEN Career Pathway. This will help...
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BC Ministry of Health: Supporting International Nurses into B.C.’s Health System
Posted on Friday, July 29, 2022 02:00 PM
To meet the increasing demand for nurses in British Columbia, the Province is making it easier for eligible internationally educated nurses (IENs) to enter the province’s health system so they can support British Columbians’ health-care needs sooner.
N4 Newsletter: July 2022
Posted on Wednesday, July 27, 2022 08:45 AM
N4 / SPU Online Program
Fostering Canadian Integration for Internationally Educated Health Professionals (IEHPs): From Learning to Action
Saint Paul University’s Institute for Transformative Leadership, in partnership with N4, has developed this new program to help IEHPs overcome barriers to finding healthcare jobs in Canada. The program will be offered for the first time in September 2022.
HIGHLIGHTS
Free (funded...
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Upcoming Webinar: The Ongoing Afghan Refugee Crisis: What We Have Learned Thus Far
Posted on Thursday, July 21, 2022 02:17 PM
July 27
The Ongoing Afghan Refugee Crisis: What We Have Learned Thus Far
1 PM EST · English · 1 hour · Free Since August 2021, Canada has accepted close to 16,000 Afghan refugees, with at least 40,000 total planned to be accepted as soon as possible. Through permanent residencies, special immigration programs, and a mix of government and privately sponsored refugee programs, the Government of Canada is developing pathways to help those in need find a safe, new home across Canada. N4... |
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What’s Happening at N4 This Month
Posted on Thursday, July 21, 2022 01:54 PM
The COVID-19 pandemic has both exacerbated and highlighted the strain on the Canadian healthcare system, including the shortage of healthcare workers, frequently referred to as the health human resource (HHR) crisis. At the same time, many internationally educated health professionals (IEHPs) are unable to work in their fields in Canada due to barriers in having their credentials and licensing recognized, among others.
The Canadian Nurses Association (CNA), in collaboration with the
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CTV: 'Our System Will Completely Collapse': Nurses' Federation Urges Support for Healthcare Workers
Posted on Wednesday, July 20, 2022 03:51 PM
CTV: 'Our System Will Completely Collapse': Nurses' Federation Urges Support for Health-care Workers Suffering from Burnout
Overworked and understaffed health-care workers leaving their jobs over poor working conditions are becoming more alarming to health advocates, who are calling for federal help to address a Canada-wide nurses shortage.
“We have to fix the workplace in our health-care system right now, it's an urgent issue,” Linda Silas, president of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Union...
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CTV: Nurses More Likely to Quit in Next 3 Years, Health Worker Survey Finds
Posted on Wednesday, July 20, 2022 03:40 PM
With most provinces across the country suffering from nursing shortages, a sobering new study finds the situation could get even worse with one in four nurses saying they plan to quit in the next three years.
A new survey released by Statistics Canada shows that 95 per cent of health workers feel that the pandemic has impacted their mental health and has added stress to their work-life balance.
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Ott. Citizen: Patients More Likely to Die/Have Serious Outcomes When Physicians Don't Speak Language
Posted on Wednesday, July 20, 2022 02:47 PM
Ottawa Citizen: Lost in translation: Patients more likely to die, have serious outcomes when their physicians don't speak their preferred language
Patients treated by physicians who speak their own language are healthier and less likely to die while in hospital, according to a new study led by Ottawa researchers.
The study, published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, showed significant differences in outcomes among frail, older patients who were treated by a physician in their own...
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Statistics Canada: Experiences of Health Care Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Sept.-Nov. 2021
Posted on Thursday, July 14, 2022 01:53 PM
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the health care system, in particular on health care workers on the front lines of caring for Canadians. As the pandemic progressed and cases began to rise, health care workers faced a range of challenges, including extended work hours, decreased vacation time, changes in the methods of delivering care and more. New results from the Survey on Health Care Workers' Experiences During the Pandemic (SHCWEP) show that most health care workers...
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