Research Reviews

Does inclusivity and accessibility cost more?

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Impact-focused architecture and design studio, HCMA, has published research that shows the Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility CertificationTM (RHFAC) can be achieved for new buildings at no additional cost through thoughtful planning and design. The cost comparison feasibility study also finds that new buildings could achieve ‘Accessibility Certified Gold’ status – the
Technology

Virtual Reality for geriatric care

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By William Y. W. Leung and Kathy J. Yang For many of us, the term “technology” is connected to younger generations. But why is that? Why do we automatically associate technology with young users and not older adults? For older adults it has been shown to lessen physical pain, let people visit familiar places and […]
The Leading Edge

Complementary and alternative medicine

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By Kate MacDonald Recently announced as the 2019 winner of the $250,000 Dr. Rogers Prize for Excellence in Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Dr. Bonnie Kaplan is a professor emerita in the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary. In the late 1990s she challenged the conventional model of psychiatric research by studying the […]
Healthcare

A holistic approach to pain

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By Laura Lagano Inflammation can be a major contributor to pain, so supporting immune health by using a multifaceted approach can help to relieve discomfort. Lifestyle interventions that integrate cannabis or cannabinoids such as cannabidiol (CBD) with an anti-inflammatory food plan help to lower inflammation, reducing pain. How cannabis works Before learning how to tackle
Workplace Health

Using humour when job coaching

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By Joanna Samuels, MEd In my frontline work as a job coach in the supported employment sector, humour is needed now more than ever. Current practices and research indicate strong support for using humour when appropriate in counselling, therapy and teaching. It can improve the attention of the individuals involved, and engage them in learning […]
Healthcare

Millennials, work and arthritis

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Research on work experiences for young adults with arthritis What do young people living with arthritis need to do well at work? What’s their experience with the job market and living with a chronic condition? These are essential questions for a generation that faces a significantly different work landscape than their parents did. Dr. Arif […]
Healthcare Workplace Health

New Canadian standard

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CSA Group using public input in anticipation of 2020 release of a work disability prevention management systems A proposed new national standard from CSA Group on work disability prevention management systems was open for public review and feedback, with the final publication of the standard expected in the spring of 2020. The director of the […]
Healthcare Research Research Reviews

Hospitalizations rising for youth in mental health and addiction

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Hospitals provide an important role in our healthcare system. But for children and youth with mental health and addiction issues, hospitals are the place for stabilization, not the place for treatment. That’s why Ontario’s trend of increasing hospital utilization among children and youth struggling with mental health and substance use issues in 2017-2018 was alarming. […]
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