Spotlight

July 16, 2026

Primary Care Team Funding, Compensation and Practice Models Across Canadian Jurisdictions

There is substantial variation in primary care funding, compensation and practice models where integration of Registered Nurses is occurring. Incomplete data, however, highlights the limited information on structural components of team-based care and the need for more detailed descriptions of these models to support its implementation across Canada. Nursing Leadership article by Sarah Spencer et. al. in this special issue on the role of RNs in primary care.

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This weeks' episode Aging! Should you Accept your Fate? | Featuring Dr. Damien Contandriopoulos, School of Nursing at the University of Victoria

Past episodes include guests Colleen Flood, Arthur Sweetman, Janet Davidson and Kelly Lamrock. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

 

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Jul 20, 2026 Health & Healthcare News
Ebola death toll in Congo rises to at least 930, including dozens of health workers

2026-07-20 from ctvnews.ca BUNIA, Cong — The death toll in Congo’s Ebola outbreak has risen to at least 930, the country’s Ministry of Health said on Monday, with 37 new deaths repo [...]

Jul 19, 2026 Health & Healthcare News
Canada to temporarily bar entry by foreign nationals recently in Congo due to Ebola risk

2026-07-19 from cbc.ca The ?federal government on Sunday said ?it would deny ?entry ?to ‌foreign nationals who had been to the ?Democratic Republic of the Congo ‌within the past 21 days as [...]

Jul 19, 2026 Health & Healthcare News
U.S. health agency now says cyclospora finding at produce company was false positive

2026-07-19 from cbc.ca The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on ‌Sunday that laboratory experts rechecked lettuce sample results ?in the Taylor Farms ?cyclospora investigation and con [...]

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Launched in June 2024, the Sunnybrook-to-Home (SB2H) program was designed to support older adults' transitions from hospital to home through the integration of hospital, home care and community services. Between June 2024 and December 2025, 593 unique patients were enrolled, with approximately 33% referred from the emergency department. Patients who enrolled in SB2H experienced faster access to home care (average 1 day vs. a Toronto Central regional average of 5 days) and shorter alternate level [...]