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Nurses Want Attacks to Stop, Patients Criminally Charged

All 150 registered practical nurses (RPNs) from across Ontario, who attending a conference on violence this week at the Holiday Inn Kingston Waterfront (pictured), reported that they have been assaulted at work. They point to underfunding that leaves staff vulnerable to increased patient aggression. And nurses say there is a gender bias in new provincial… Keep Reading

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Queen’s Researcher Using Cell Phones to Screen for Cervical Cancer

Karen Yeates, a Queen’s University researcher in Medicine, has created a cost-effective way to screen for cervical cancer using cell phone technology that is particularly useful in low-resource environments. “Using cell phones can help lower the barriers to large-scale screening and Pap smears in the developing world,” says Dr. Yeates, co-director of the Queen’s School… Keep Reading

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National Medical Research Guide Modelled After Queen’s University Course

The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada has published a handbook for conducting research in medicine modelled after a syllabus developed by faculty in Queen’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. “The Royal College was looking for materials on the research process that it could incorporate into its medical education framework. Nobody had quite… Keep Reading

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Research Relieves Back Pain Through Spinal Disc Regeneration

A new biomedical technology that can treat back pain immediately has been developed by a multidisciplinary team of Queen’s researchers. “This technology could revolutionize back pain treatment,” says James Hayami, the lead researcher and a doctoral candidate in the Department of Chemical Engineering who specializes in biomedical engineering. Currently the best thing that can be… Keep Reading

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Queen’s Launches First Off-Campus Hub for Nurse Practitioners

The first off-campus hub for Queen’s primary health care nurse practitioner (PHCNP) students will provide students with the option of tutorials and hands-on learning opportunities that are closer to home. Eight Peterborough-based students starting or completing their graduate-level education this fall will take part in tutorials at Trent University and complete local clinical placements that… Keep Reading

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Kingston Doctor to Lead Hospital Wait Time Alliance

Christopher Simpson has been elected as the incoming chair of the Wait Time Alliance (WTA), a federation of 14 medical and surgical specialty societies whose members are concerned about delayed access to care for their patients. The WTA issued a new report this month warning that timely access to specialized health care in Canada is… Keep Reading

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Queen’s Family Medicine Residency Program Expands to Peterborough

In an effort to help attract family doctors to Peterborough and Kawartha, Queen’s family medicine residency program is expanding to that area. Four Queen’s residents started their two-year placement in July, in a satellite training centre that officially opened in Peterborough on Wednesday. That number will eventually grow to 12, and local physician recruiters hope… Keep Reading

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