DECEMBER ISSUE
Your questions answered on the H1N1 Vaccine
We asked Dr. Gerald Evans from KGH to field your questions about the pH1N1 Flu. This time, the topic is about the pH1N1 vaccine. Dr. Evans is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Medicine and Microbiology & Immunology, and an Assistant Professor with the Department of Pathology, at Queens University.
The surge of pH1N1 cases is declining, should people still get the vaccine?
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What affects access to health care in our hospitals?
A clinician, an educator and a planner weigh in on accessing health care. learn more about the multitude of factors affecting fast access from the Foundation's Connecting to Health Care luncheon, sponsored by Bell Canada.
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How to eat right this holiday season
Holiday fun with little or no weight gain? Yes it can be done. A few days of overindulgence will not undo your best intentions to be healthy but endless days of overeating and not being active will. The best way to prevent unwanted weight gain during the holiday season is to have a plan to be active and eat well and stick with it.
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Discovery in worms by Queen’s researchers points to more targeted cancer treatment
Researchers at Queen’s University have found a link between two genes involved in cancer formation in humans, by examining the genes in worms. The groundbreaking discovery provides a foundation for how tumor-forming genes interact, and may offer a drug target for cancer treatment.
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KGH rolls out new ways of delivering patient care
November 9 marked a new era at Kingston General Hospital as the Interprofessional Collaborative Practice Model (ICPM) rolled out on two showcase units. ICPM redesigns roles and processes to meet the changing needs of patients and to improve efficiency of how care is delivered.
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Nurses helping boost access to colorectal cancer screening at Hotel Dieu Hospital
Increasing patient access to colon cancer screening is the driving force behind an innovative project at Hotel Dieu Hospital that taps into specialized nursing skills to tackle the second deadliest form of cancer yet one with a 90 per cent cure rate if detected early.
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South East LHIN releases second Integrated Health Services Plan
The new plan, entitled Reaching for Excellence, has been formulated around six strategic pillars of excellence. It builds upon the progress made to improve local health care since the first IHSP was approved in October 2006.
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Surgical safety checklist aimed at enhancing patient safety at Hotel Dieu Hospital
A new patient safety initiative scheduled to go live across the province in January 2010 is well into the pilot phase in the operating rooms at Hotel Dieu Hospital.
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SAFE reporting system at KGH gets national attention
Kingston General Hospital’s system for patient safety has been presented at the Canadian Healthcare Safety Symposium.
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Study at KGH finds better solution to Chronic Pain
People who suffer from debilitating neuropathic pain may get more relief and sleep better by combining two commonly-prescribed drugs, says a new, federally-funded study by Queen’s University researchers.
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1946 Time Capsule found at KGH
Last spring, demolition work related to the expansion of the Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario at KGH exposed a time capsule in the cornerstone of the Victory wing.
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