It's Canadian Intensive Care Week!
Celebrate Canadian Intensive Care Week Oct 21 - 27. Each year, over 100,000 Canadians receive life-saving care in ICUs. Thank you to Northern Health's critical care nurses, ICU physicians, and other I...
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Primary and Community Care transformation is hard: How one nurse changed her perspective
How to change your perspective At first, changing the way she worked seemed like a terrible idea. “I don’t like change and I knew I was retiring soon,” Kathy Sloan says. She w...
Wellness at Work: Tips from your Recreation Therapist
Reaching optimal wellness In the world of recreation therapy, we often think of wellness as not the absence of disease, but rather on a spectrum. As such, there are many factors – physical, socia...
In Photos: Medical students meet "Simbaby"
Medical residents are shown taking a simulated learning session on how to help a baby breathe and make its heart beat. Respiratory Therapist Nicole Hamel led the training with them at the University H...
Food Security, Part 1: What is household food insecurity?
Today is World Food Day, a day to promote awareness of food security around the globe. In northern BC, almost 1 in 5 households struggle to afford a basic, nutritious diet. When I first read this stat...
Hemodialysis collaboration during the 2017 wildfires
Collaboration and dedication of health care practitioners On July 8, 2017 the hemodialysis unit at the University Hospital of Northern BC (UHNBC) in Prince George received a call from the charge nu...