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Tuesday, Nov 17 2009
MPs from all parties, senators and health care stakeholders came to hear Mario Possamai, Senior Advisor to the SARS Commission, speak on pandemic preparedness.
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Tuesday, Nov 17 2009
The precautionary principle was the topic of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions 11th Breakfast for MPs.
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The Leader-Post (Regina)
Thursday, Aug 6 2009
Nurses across Canada are calling on the Canadian premiers who are meeting in Regina this week to put health care, which is critical in any pandemic planning, on their agenda. The Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) and the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) hosted a drop-in health clinic in Wascana Centre on Wednesday to highlight the need for Canada's health system to undergo a check-up.
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The Star Phoenix (Saskatoon)
Thursday, Aug 6 2009
Nurses across Canada are calling on the Canadian premiers and territorial leaders meeting in Regina this week to put health care, which is critical in any pandemic planning, on their agenda. The Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) and the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) hosted a drop-in health clinic in Wascana Centre Wednesday to highlight the need for Canada's health system to...
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Sunday, Jun 3 2007
Planning for a pandemic becomes more challenging given the lack of surge capacity within the system, resulting from the current shortage of nurses and other health care professionals, the known practices of working part time in more than one location, and overtime and absenteeism due to illness within the health system, which certainly increase during a pandemic.
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Sunday, Nov 26 2006
Experts agree that future influenza pandemics are inevitable. The health impact of a pandemic in Canada estimates that between 34,000 and 138,000 people would require hospitalization and between 11,000 and 58,000 people would die in Canada during an influenza pandemic, based on a model cited in Canada’s current Pandemic Influenza Plan.
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Tuesday, Oct 3 2006
Safety Is Not Negoitable!
Nurses are expected to be prepared, often 24 hours a day, to face any number of health emergencies. The ability to respond quickly and efficiently to emergencies is fundamental to the nursing profession. However, rapid response requires the support of many parts of the health care system. It requires emergency preparedness planning, proper administrative and engineering...
