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By rehabmagazine February 3, 2025 No comment

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Operator Syndrome By Chris Frueh, P.h.D. Dr. Frueh guides us through the harrowing terrain of Operator Syndrome, providing a roadmap to understand its multifaceted origins and complex effects on every biological system in the body–as well as the social systems of family, work, and the

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Next Gen Healthcare

By rehabmagazine January 31, 2025 0

Meet Ally: an AI assistant for digital accessibility Integrated into the control centre dashboard Ally is your personal expert for achieving digital accessibility. The software lets you scan your entire system for WCAG compliance and get a comprehensive overview with detailed reports and real-time improvement suggestions, all while ensuring your data stays

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Thumbs Up/Down

By rehabmagazine January 29, 2025 0

Thumbs UP…to Selkirk Provincial Park for adding an adult-sized water wheelchair to its beachfront offerings. We’ve also heard that Julie Sawchuck donated her Mobi-chair to the town of Goderich. Hats off to plenty of other municipalities who have or are fundraising to make these chairs available too. Source: Facebook Thumbs DOWN…to the Gov’t of Ontario […]

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The importance of professional development for occupational therapists

By rehabmagazine January 27, 2025 0

For healthcare providers, engaging in professional development (PD) is an important part of learning and keeping with up-to-date information on approaches, research, and new findings. Canadian occupational therapists (OTs) have a responsibility to “engage in ongoing learning and professional development,” according to the Association of Canadian Occupational Therapy

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Spotlight On…

By rehabmagazine January 24, 2025 0

Against Malaria Foundation Canada (AMFC) Malaria kills 400,000 people and infects more than 200 million each year. Founded in 2006, AMFC buys long-lasting 99% effective mosquito nets that prevent the spread of malaria for up to four years. (even if torn). Around 90% of deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa and 70% of deaths are children […]

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Overcoming loneliness

By rehabmagazine January 21, 2025 0

Statistics Canada reports that up to 24% of Canadians over the age of 65 feel isolated. In her new book, The Joy of Connections, the iconic Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer presents a variety of practical and creative strategies designed to remedy the condition. Overall, her book represents a personal mission to help individuals break free […]

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Canada needs a workforce action plan…

By rehabmagazine January 17, 2025 0

Tackling overlapping crises in mental health and overdose deaths While governments across the country are taking steps to increase access to Mental Health and Substance Use Health services (MHSUH)—including a recent federal government announcement of $500 million to support community-based youth mental health organizations—these measures often overlook the workforce

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Global Health Watch

By rehabmagazine January 15, 2025 0

UNITED KINGDOM Higher body weight related to Vel Scientists are keen to understand obesity and now, according to research at U of Exeter, having a genetic variant that disables the SMIMI gene can leads to obesity for an estimated 300,000 people worldwide. Obesity is an imbalance of energy intake and expenditure. When the pendulum swings […]

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The dangers of loneliness

By rehabmagazine January 13, 2025 0

It has been called an epidemic, a pandemic and even a plague. And, now with the results of the first ever global study of loneliness, a partnership between Gallup and Meta that looked at the ”The Global State of Social Connections” in 142 countries, we are able to verify just how widespread and how much […]

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Roundup

By rehabmagazine January 8, 2025 0

Developing personalized cancer vaccines Traditional cancer treatments—surgery, chemo and radiation are not always effective and deliver nasty side effects. Worldwide, scientists have been working on crafting personalized cancer vaccines that re-train a patient’s T-cells to target their cancer. This involves carefully identifying the neoantigens in their tumour and

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