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by Orvie Dingwall

The 2011 Canadian Health Accreditation Report focuses on governance and its relationship to quality and patient safety. Data collected from the application of Accreditation Canada's Governance Standards and the Governance Functioning Tool survey for board members provide a comprehensive picture of governance in Canadian health care. View the full report at: www.accreditation.ca/news-and-publications/publications/canadian-health-accr editation-report/ Orvie Dingwall, BA, MLIS, AHIP Outreach Services Librarian Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library University of Manitoba email: <mailto:orvie_dingwall@umanitoba.ca> orvie_dingwall(a)umanitoba.ca phone: 204.977.5660 website: <http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/> http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/

12 years, 7 months

From CMAJ: Harmonization of guidelines for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease

by carol_friesen＠umanitoba.ca

Hi everyone, Now available from the Canadian Medical Association Journal: Harmonization of guidelines for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease: the C-CHANGE Initiative >From CMAJ: "With many guidelines available for risk management of cardiovascular disease, it can be difficult for physicians to determine which ones to use, which risk factors to address first and which treatment targets to follow. The C-CHANGE Initiative used a consensus model to harmonize and integrate more than 400 recommendations into a more manageable package of key recommendations. The authors stress that most patients at moderate and high risk of cardiovascular events will require a combination of modifications to health behaviours and pharmacologic interventions to meet treatment targets." The article can be accessed here: http://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.101508. If you aren't able to access the article and would like a copy, please contact us at mhiknet(a)umanitoba.ca or 1-877-789-3804. Carol Friesen -- Carol Friesen MA, MLIS Manitoba Health Outreach Librarian Manitoba Health Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library University of Manitoba Phone at MH: 788-6477 Phone at NJM Health Sciences Library: 480-1391 Email: carol_friesen(a)umanitoba.ca http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca

12 years, 7 months

What Your Patient Reads: Does prenatal exposure to magnetic fields cause asthma?

by MHIKNET Library Services

Hello, The latest issue of What Your Patient Reads, "Does prenatal exposure to magnetic fields cause asthma?" is available at http://myuminfo.umanitoba.ca/index.asp?sec=1599 <http://myuminfo.umanitoba.ca/index.asp?sec=1599&too=100&eve=8&dat=8/24/2011 &npa=26510> &too=100&eve=8&dat=8/24/2011&npa=26510 and attached in PDF format. Written by health sciences librarians, What Your Patient Reads informs health care providers of health news of interest to patients and offers evidence-based articles to support or refute news in the media. Summary: <http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/GoosHanchen.gif> The Globe and Mail recently reported on a new study in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine linking asthma in children to the magnetic-field exposure of their mothers during pregnancy. Researchers led by Dr. De-Kun Li at the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research in Oakland, CA followed pregnant women and their children for up to 13 years. These pregnant women wore meters to measure their daily exposure to magnetic fields (such as those from microwaves, computers, and power lines). The monitors did not measure electric-field exposure. Of the 626 children born to these women, 130 (20%) were diagnosed with asthma. Women with the highest levels of magnetic-field exposure had a 3.5-fold increased risk of having a child later diagnosed with asthma than women with lower levels of exposure. The study also found that women with asthma or pregnant with their first child (both risk factors for asthma in children) were more likely to have children with asthma if they were also exposed to high levels of magnetic-field exposure. Dr. Li advises to avoid electromagnetic fields as much as possible, especially during pregnancy. The Globe and Mail article points out that many health experts, including Health Canada and the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer, do not agree with the suggested risks of electromagnetic field exposure. Dr. Warren Foster, a professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at McMaster University, downplays the significance of Dr. Li's findings and suggests other factors may have influenced the results. If you would like to read the full story reported in the Globe and Mail, the referenced study, and/or the listed additional references, please contact us at mhiknet(a)umanitoba.ca. Thanks, Elizabeth Elizabeth Stregger Library Assistant, MHIKNET Library Services Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library 770 Bannatyne Avenue Winnipeg, MB R3E 0W3 Tel. 204-789-3804 Tel. 1-877-789-3804 Fax: 204-789-3923 mhiknet(a)umanitoba.ca http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca <http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/>

12 years, 8 months

Evidence-based clinical guidelines for immigrants and refugees in CMAJ

by carol_friesen＠umanitoba.ca

Hi everyone, Members of the Canadian Collaboration for Immigrant and Refugee Health[1] have published Evidence-based clinical guidelines for immigrants and refugees[2], which are available in the recent issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal. If you're not able to download these guidelines, and would like to order them, please contact us at mhiknet(a)umanitoba.ca or 1-877-789-3804. Regards, Carol Friesen -- Carol Friesen MA, MLIS Manitoba Health Outreach Librarian Manitoba Health Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library University of Manitoba Phone at MH: 788-6477 Phone at NJM Health Sciences Library: 480-1391 Email: carol_friesen(a)umanitoba.ca http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca Links: ------ [1] http://www.ccirh.uottawa.ca/eng/index.html [2] http://www.cmaj.ca/content/early/2011/07/25/cmaj.090313.full.pdf+html

12 years, 9 months

Canadian Patient & Family Hand Hygiene Guide

by Orvie Dingwall

Are you getting an increase in questions and concern resulting from the outbreak of C. difficile in Ontario? Do you need a resource that you can give to your patients and the public? Check out the Canadian Patient Safety Institute's Patient & Family Hand Hygiene Guide at: http://www.handhygiene.ca/English/Documents/Patients%20and%20Families/Patien t%20Family%20Guide.pdf Or visit the STOP! Clean Your Hands website: www.handhygiene.ca Orvie Dingwall, BA, MLIS, AHIP Outreach Services Librarian Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library University of Manitoba email: <mailto:orvie_dingwall@umanitoba.ca> orvie_dingwall(a)umanitoba.ca phone: 204.977.5660 website: <http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/> http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/

12 years, 9 months

Celebrating CMAJ's 100th Anniversary

by Orvie Dingwall

To mark the 100th anniversary of the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), and its long-standing role in medicine in Canada, CMAJ has created a bilingual video available at www.cmaj.ca that looks at medicine and health over the last century. Take a trip back through the "pages" of CMAJ and witness the impact of epidemics and infectious diseases, war, medical discoveries and public health policy - as well as CMAJ's past and present role as Canada's foremost medical journal. You may also view individual sections: CMAJ: Health and medicine over the last 100 years: http://youtu.be/pUE9c_HZF-4 Creation of CMAJ - Section 1: http://youtu.be/Bks9Ve1SkRA Epidemics - Section 2: http://youtu.be/I4KBrCjHtdo The impact of war - Section 3: http://youtu.be/Chho6BKiDf0 Medical discoveries - Section 4: http://youtu.be/CvzGQgBD5TQ Health, politics and society - Section 5: http://youtu.be/_Vtc-fERSuk The next 100 years - Section 6: http://youtu.be/CNI213Wnzm8 Orvie Dingwall, BA, MLIS, AHIP Outreach Services Librarian Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library University of Manitoba email: <mailto:orvie_dingwall@umanitoba.ca> orvie_dingwall(a)umanitoba.ca phone: 204.977.5660 website: <http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/> http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/

12 years, 10 months

New Aboriginal Sexual Health Website

by Orvie Dingwall

A new Aboriginal Sexual Health website is now available: http://www.aboriginalsexualhealth.ca This new website is administered by the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC) and includes information about Aboriginal women's health and for health-care professionals. Also of interest may be the 2007 booklet produced by the Alberta Mental Health Board and the Institute of Health Economics, Mental Health Economic Statistics, that provides information about the burden of mental illness on the economy, and how Canada compares to other developed countries on some indicators: http://www.ihe.ca/documents/AMHB_Statistics_pktbk07_eng.pdf Orvie Dingwall, BA, MLIS, AHIP Outreach Services Librarian Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library University of Manitoba email: <mailto:orvie_dingwall@umanitoba.ca> orvie_dingwall(a)umanitoba.ca phone: 204.977.5660 website: <http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/> http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/

12 years, 10 months

Today is National Aboriginal Day - the first of 11 days of Celebrate Canada

by Orvie Dingwall

Today is National Aboriginal Day and there are some great videos to celebrate the day at: http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ach/ev/nad/index-eng.asp Today kick starts the 11 days of Celebrate Canada, including Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day (June 24), Canadian Multiculturalism Day (June 27) and concludes with Canada Day (July 1). Orvie Dingwall, BA, MLIS, AHIP Outreach Services Librarian Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library University of Manitoba email: <mailto:orvie_dingwall@umanitoba.ca> orvie_dingwall(a)umanitoba.ca phone: 204.977.5660 website: <http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/> http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/

12 years, 10 months

CPPHO: Report on the Health Status of Manitobans is now available

by carol_friesen＠umanitoba.ca

THE REPORT ON THE HEALTH STATUS OF MANITOBANS IS NOW AVAILABLE FROM THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF PROVINCIAL PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER >From a Manitoba News Release: ............................................................ June 16, 2011 REPORT FROM CHIEF PROVINCIAL PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER TABLED IN LEGISLATURE; PROVINCE ACCEPTS ALL RECOMMENDATIONS: OSWALD A first report from the chief provincial public health officer on the health status of Manitobans, including recommendations to strengthen prevention of diseases and injuries and to reduce health inequalities, was tabled in the legislature today by Health Minister Theresa Oswald. ?I want to thank Dr. Joel Kettner and his team for their good work in assessing our health status and making recommendations on how to improve the health ofManitobans,? said Oswald. ?This report contains valuable information and helpful recommendations that will serve as a guide for all of government so we can continue to work together to improve our prevention strategies.? Titled /Priorities for Prevention: Everyone, Every Place, Every Day/, the report describes a range of health problems that affect Manitobans and gives advice onpriorities forprevention. The report recommends the government should assess the effects on health and health inequalities when considering major decisions, policies, legislation and other actions. Recommendations focus on co-ordinating and strengthening existing prevention strategies and developing new ones. An initial implementation team will be created to review the recommendations and advise government on the first steps of their implementation Oswald said, adding this team will consist of representatives from Manitoba Health, including the Office of the Chief Provincial Public Health Officer, Manitoba Healthy Living, Youth and Seniors, and Healthy Child Manitoba. The team will also advise on options for engaging multiple governmental departments, in addition to appropriate individuals and organizations, in the co-ordination of prevention strategies. ?This report reinforces our understanding that health and health care does not only happen in the doctor?s office. Health begins in the home and other places where people live, grow, learn, work and play,? said Healthy Living, Youth and Seniors Minister Jim Rondeau. ?Manitoba was the first province to create a department focused on healthy living and we will use this report to guide our work in the months and years ahead.? Under the Public Health Act, the chief provincial public health officer is required to submit a report on the health status of Manitobans at least every five years. The full report is available online at www.gov.mb.ca/health/cppho[1] and a print version will be made available at the Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library[2]. Please contact MHIKNET Library Services[3] at mhiknet(a)umanitoba.ca or 1-877-789-3804 if you will need to borrow the print version. Thank you, Carol Friesen -- Carol Friesen MA, MLIS Manitoba Health Outreach Librarian Manitoba Health Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library University of Manitoba Phone at MH: 788-6477 Phone at NJM Health Sciences Library: 480-1391 Email: carol_friesen(a)umanitoba.ca http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca Links: ------ [1] http://www.gov.mb.ca/health/cppho [2] http://www.umanitoba.ca/libraries/units/health/index.html [3] http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/

12 years, 10 months

New Report on the Health Status of Manitobans

by Orvie Dingwall

Chief Provincial Public Health Officer's Report on the Health Status of Manitobans 2010. Priorities for Prevention: Everyone, Every Place, Every Day. http://www.gov.mb.ca/health/cppho/ This report addresses a range of health issues that have been selected because of their major impact on health, their preventability and the availability of information about them. It attempts to present a composite picture of the health of Manitobans, emphasizing preventable priority health outcomes for Manitobans and the importance of addressing their suspected causes, such as health-related behaviours, environmental conditions and other determinants of health. Health is a matter of concern for all of us; every Manitoban has a role to play in their own health and the health of others. It is also a matter of concern of all governments, private industry and non-government organizations. A healthy society promotes health for everyone, in every setting, every day. It is not just the business of the health system and its health care providers or facilities. Orvie Dingwall, BA, MLIS, AHIP Outreach Services Librarian Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library University of Manitoba email: <mailto:orvie_dingwall@umanitoba.ca> orvie_dingwall(a)umanitoba.ca phone: 204.977.5660 website: <http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/> http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/

12 years, 10 months

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