NE LHIN starts Cultural Mindfulness Training
One of the areas recognized as being important to improving Indigenous health outcomes is to educate health care professionals about Indigenous Cultural Safety. To accomplish this, the North East Local…
NOSM hosting info session on program admissions
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) will be hosting an information session for individuals interested in applying to the MD Program. These sessions are held annually, in conjunction with…
Dr. Andreas Laupacis: How to deliver better health care? Ask the patient
Dr. Andreas Laupacis, a palliative care physician at Toronto’s St. Michael’s Hospital, guest of HSN Speaker Series. As reported in sudbury.com Health Sciences North hosted its second instalment of its…
NOSM connects with US university to improve First Nations health and education opportunities
Northern Ontario School of Medicine establishes cross-border project to improve opportunities for First Nation, Metis and Native American populations The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) and University of Minnesota…
NDP respond to HSN cuts
NDP health critic, France Gélinas Following news that Sudbury’s Health Sciences North intends to cut 76 more full-time jobs in order to balance the books, Ontario NDP health critic, France…
Job cuts part of the HSN ’18/’19 budget
Implementation of the approved budget will not begin until NELHIN conducts by a third party validation of the approved budget as well as a systemic review of the pressures the…
A focus on francophone health
From April 5-7, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) held its sixth Francophone Symposium at Laurentian University. Among the 100 participants were health professionals, health organizations, NOSM students and…
MPP introduces bill to amend organ donation act
— On March 29, MPP France Gélinas introduced the Peter Kormos Memorial Act (Trillium Gift of Life Network Amendment) to commemorate the fifth anniversary of Kormos’ passing. An ardent supporter…
sudbury.com reports Sudbury MPP to meet with health minister about HSN financial issues
Sudbury MPP Glenn Thibeault says he’s lobbying to get the hospital the money it needs to avoid cuts 90 By Carol Mulligan, for Sudbury.com Sudbury Liberal MPP Glenn Thibeault says…
Jeremy Stevenson: ONE will help make delivering quality care more seamless
Jeremy Stevenson, North East LHIN CEO and Gary Sims, Executive Sponsor to the ONE Initiative (also President and CEO of Blanche River Partnership – an integration of Englehart and Kirkland… Read more »