Exposure to second-hand smoke from tobacco use can cause a number of negative health effects for children. This highlights the importance for physicians to advise parents who smoke about the health risks their children are exposed to, and to assist in efforts to reduce or quit smoking. Researchers in Ontario looked at how tobacco-related education […]Continue readingResearch Snapshot: Tobacco-related medical education is associated with improved confidence and practices of family physicians and pediatricians
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EENet presents webinar featuring PEI’s Drug Treatment Funding Program (DTFP)
EENet invites you to register for a FREE one-hour virtual knowledge exchange session via telephone and webinar to explore what PEI is doing to enhance its substance abuse treatment system. This webinar is the first in a series to connect stakeholders across provinces and territories as we work towards the shared goal of improving our […]Continue readingEENet presents webinar featuring PEI’s Drug Treatment Funding Program (DTFP)
MHCC asks Canadian schools about students’ mental health needs
The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) has asked every school in Canada to help improve understanding of student mental health needs. Schools have been asked to participate in a first-of-its-kind census survey to enable researchers to learn more about student mental health and substance use needs; service gaps and challenges; and factors that support […]Continue readingMHCC asks Canadian schools about students’ mental health needs
Loss of productivity and employee absences identified as employment barriers
A recent report penned by The Canadian Working Group on HIV and Rehabilitation, and funded by Scotia Bank, cites (perceived) loss of productivity and employee absences as the number one reasons preventing employers from hiring persons with episodic disabilities. People with episodic disabilities have periods of wellness interrupted by periods of illness. A survey and […]Continue readingLoss of productivity and employee absences identified as employment barriers
Hospital-induced delirium
An early release article in the December 7 release of the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) discusses the problem of undiagnosed or untreated hospital-induced delirium. The Canadian Geriatrics Society (CGS) states that these undetected conditions are not only detrimental to patients; they are also costing the health care system millions of dollars. Delirium, a temporary […]Continue readingHospital-induced delirium
Sad Dads
Post-partum depression is usually associated with mothers. In an article in this month’s Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), authors discuss the issue of paternal perinatal depression, a seldom recognized, seldom treated condition that affects an estimated 1 in 10 men. While Canadian data are not currently available, international studies indicate that the prevalence of “sad […]Continue readingSad Dads
Final report from the Roundtable on workplace mental health
The Global Business and Economic Roundtable on Addiction and Mental Health (the Roundtable) has released its final report, looking back over more than 10 years of achievements in workplace mental health. The report also builds on the lessons learned in the first decade, and recommends a strategy for continuing progress in mental health and safety […]Continue readingFinal report from the Roundtable on workplace mental health
Field guide for LGBT patient- and family-centred care (USA)
A new field guide provides hospitals with strategies and tools to improve health outcomes and be a safe and inclusive environment for lesbian, gay bisexual and transgender (LGBT) patients. The resource was developed by the Joint Commission, a US-based non-profit organization, with support from the California Endowment. The guide provides hospitals with a tool kit […]Continue readingField guide for LGBT patient- and family-centred care (USA)
Children in foster care and concurrent antipsychotic meds (USA)
Researchers from the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy in Baltimore have discovered that children in the foster care system in the United States are prescribed concurrent psychotic medications, for extended periods, at alarming rates. According to the researchers, treatment regimes prescribing overlapping psychotics are not supported by evidence whereas the adverse metabolic effects of […]Continue readingChildren in foster care and concurrent antipsychotic meds (USA)
Bottom Line Conference
The Canadian Mental Health Association, BC Division is hosting its annual Bottom Line Conference on February 29 and March 1, 2012. This year’s conference is called, “Practical Steps to a Psychologically Healthy Workplace” and will once again bring together business leaders, policy-makers, researchers and workers to improve mental health in BC workplaces. The promotion of […]Continue readingBottom Line Conference