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					<title><![CDATA[N.B. pilot studying effect of music on seniors with dementia]]></title>
					<link>http://shiftportal.com/nbhealth/redirection/index.cfm?id=17463</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Three New Brunswick nursing homes are piloting a program that using personalized music to reactivate the brains of people with Alzheimer's, dementia and other neurological conditions. The Atlantic Institute on Aging is using iPods to see if music can be used to improve neurological conditions, including dementia, depression, anxiety, strokes and Parkinson's. The New Brunswick projects will continue to be tracked for the next three to four months.]]></description>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 03:00:00 GMT</pubDate>		
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					<title><![CDATA[N.S. unveils 'more community-based' mental health plan]]></title>
					<link>http://shiftportal.com/nbhealth/redirection/index.cfm?id=17475</link>
					<description><![CDATA[The Nova Scotia government has unveiled its first mental health strategy and has provided $5.2 million for various initiatives in the first year. The strategy will place more psychologists, nurses or social workers in schools and assess children as young as 18 months old as part of its aim to intervene early and reduce wait times for care. Health Minister Maureen MacDonald said the focus of the five-year plan will be on identifying potential mental health conditions early and trying to deliver care to people outside of hospital settings when possible. The province is also expanding a 12-week telephone-based program that helps families manage children with mild to moderate behaviour problems. MacDonald said they will also boost the number of peer support workers to help people with mental health disorders transition from hospital to their communities.
Related News:
Young people priority in Nova Scotia's mental health plan - The Chronicle Herald
Nova Scotia unveils mental health plan to identify and address issues early - The Canadian Press]]></description>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 03:00:00 GMT</pubDate>		
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					<title><![CDATA[P.E.I. First Nations diabetes program to be mentored to other aboriginal communities]]></title>
					<link>http://shiftportal.com/nbhealth/redirection/index.cfm?id=17466</link>
					<description><![CDATA[The coordinator of a diabetes program run by the Native Council of P.E.I. says the program has been chosen as one of five that will mentor other aboriginal communities. The program teaches native people about healthy eating through a dietician teaching young people to make healthy meals, as well as a food co-op that buys fresh fruits and vegetables from wholesalers. Funding for the mentorship program will last for three years, allowing the Native Council of P.E.I. members to help other native people live a healthier lifestyle.]]></description>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 03:00:00 GMT</pubDate>		
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					<title><![CDATA[Northeastern Ontario sees record growth in telemedicine for mental health]]></title>
					<link>http://shiftportal.com/nbhealth/redirection/index.cfm?id=17479</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Figures from the North East Local Health Integration Network show that 31,000 patients in northeastern Ontario were connected with mental health and psychiatric care in 2011 using telemedicine. That accounted for 61% of all clinical telemedicine in the North East LHIN, more than four times greater than the next highest uses (internal medicine and oncology), and up from 56% the previous year.]]></description>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 03:00:00 GMT</pubDate>		
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					<title><![CDATA[Un indice annuel de la qualité du réseau de cancérologie de l'Ontario montre des progrès, mais il y en a encore à faire]]></title>
					<link>http://shiftportal.com/nbhealth/redirection/index.cfm?id=17474</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Le Conseil de la qualit&eacute; des soins oncologiques de l'Ontario a d&eacute;voil&eacute; son Indice annuel de qualit&eacute; du r&eacute;seau de canc&eacute;rologie (IQRC), d&eacute;montrant des am&eacute;liorations au r&eacute;seau de canc&eacute;rologie de l'Ontario, mais expliquant qu'il faut faire plus. L'IQRC est un outil Web de production de rapports publics qui permet au Conseil de la qualit&eacute; des soins oncologiques de l'Ontario de suivre la qualit&eacute; et l'uniformit&eacute; des services de canc&eacute;rologie cl&eacute;s offerts, depuis la pr&eacute;vention jusqu'aux soins en fin de vie. Le rapport indique que parce que le taux de survie du cancer en Ontario est favorablement &eacute;lev&eacute;, les Ontariens vivent plus longtemps avec le cancer comme maladie chronique. Le rapport montre que le r&eacute;seau de canc&eacute;rologie doit se concentrer davantage sur la qualit&eacute; de vie des survivants durant et apr&egrave;s le traitement actif. L'IQRC de 2012 mesure au total 32 indicateurs. ]]></description>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 03:00:00 GMT</pubDate>		
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					<title><![CDATA[Ontario study finds universal flu shot program missing infants, toddlers]]></title>
					<link>http://shiftportal.com/nbhealth/redirection/index.cfm?id=17465</link>
					<description><![CDATA[An ICES study finds that Ontario's universal flu shot program isn't making much progress with the under-two crowd. Vaccination rates among children aged six to 23 months from 2002 to 2009 never topped 10%, the research showed. Following a harsh flu season in 2003-04, both the Canadian and U.S. bodies on vaccine policy recommended flu shots for children in this age group. However, the study shows how little progress has been made towards enacting that recommendation. The researchers found that low vaccination rates were in part due to "vaccine fatigue" among parents and concern form doctors that flu vaccinations might be a shot too far for their young patients or their parents. Several other provinces -- Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan and Alberta among them -- are doing a better job vaccinating toddlers for flu, the researchers said.]]></description>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 03:00:00 GMT</pubDate>		
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					<title><![CDATA[Manitoba strengthens monitoring of narcotics, improves prescribing practices]]></title>
					<link>http://shiftportal.com/nbhealth/redirection/index.cfm?id=17470</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Manitoba Health Minister Theresa Oswald says changes to the province's Prescription Drugs Cost Assistance Act have been proclaimed to strengthen monitoring and improve prescribing practices for narcotics and other controlled drugs. The changes include:

    establishing a new category of drugs, called monitored drugs, which will increase the monitoring of the prescribing, dispensing and use of specific drugs listed in the legislation;
    allowing regulatory bodies, such as the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba, to work with Manitoba Health to monitor prescribing practices; and,
    establishing an advisory committee to help identify patterns or trends that might indicate inappropriate prescribing, dispensing, abuse or misuse of monitored drugs.

Related News:
Province takes steps to reduce misuse of Oxycontin - Global News]]></description>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 03:00:00 GMT</pubDate>		
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					<title><![CDATA[Sask. long-term care home residents to get access to in-house dental care]]></title>
					<link>http://shiftportal.com/nbhealth/redirection/index.cfm?id=17476</link>
					<description><![CDATA[The Saskatoon Health Region and the University of Saskatchewan's college  of dentistry are launching a pilot project that will see  dentists-in-training and some in private practice see residents at the  Sherbrooke Community Centre and the Parkridge Centre. The Saskatoon Health Region says residents at the two long-term care homes are getting access to in-house dental care, arguing that "It improves their overall health, reduces the need for pain medication and increases their ability to eat and stay healthy." The dentists will do free initial assessments on the 500 residents, and treatment plans with estimated costs will be provided for the residents and their families to approve before any dental work is performed. The health region is spending $20,000 on equipment and is hiring a long-term oral health coordinator who will work at both centres.]]></description>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 03:00:00 GMT</pubDate>		
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					<title><![CDATA[Rising trend: some getting tattoo to flag medical condition instead of alert bracelet]]></title>
					<link>http://shiftportal.com/nbhealth/redirection/index.cfm?id=17467</link>
					<description><![CDATA[A CMAJ report says medical tattoos are becoming more common, with some people choosing to ink their wrists or other body parts with warnings about a health condition instead of wearing standard MedicAlert bracelets or necklaces. Critics warn, however, that paramedics and ER doctors might not notice the tattoos, possibly leading to incorrect treatment. They say paramedics -- and even people in general -- have been trained to look for a medical alerting ID. One doctor says the practice would have to be standardized, as there are no guidelines about tattoos' designs or where they should be located on the body. He says he worries that having a tattoo instead of a standard medical alerting bracelet could give a person a false sense of security about what happens in an emergency -- and how important it is for paramedics and doctors to have clear, concise information.]]></description>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 03:00:00 GMT</pubDate>		
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					<title><![CDATA[HHS releases web-based tool to track nation's healthcare performance]]></title>
					<link>http://shiftportal.com/nbhealth/redirection/index.cfm?id=17482</link>
					<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has made available an online tool intended to make it easier for the public to monitor and measure how the nation&rsquo;s healthcare system is performing. The Health System Measurement Project enables policymakers, providers and the public to develop consistent data-driven charts and views of changes in important health system indicators. The web-based application brings together datasets from across federal agencies that span topical areas, such as access to care, cost and affordability, prevention and health information technology. It presents these indicators by population characteristics, such as age, sex, income level, insurance coverage, and geography.]]></description>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 03:00:00 GMT</pubDate>		
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					<title><![CDATA[Germany developing Internet-based self-management system for people with mild to moderate depression]]></title>
					<link>http://shiftportal.com/nbhealth/redirection/index.cfm?id=17480</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Germany's Ministry of Health has launched a research project aimed at developing and evaluating an Internet-based mental health program for people with mild to moderate depression symptoms. The three-year project will develop a program built on health IT to encourage self-management of people with depression symptoms. To achieve this aim, an online study will be conducted in order to help the development of this eMental health programme. Furthermore, in the framework of the project, insights will also be gained as to whether an early detection of a range of eMental-Health behavioural changes can be achieved in order to prevent the development of severe depression.]]></description>
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