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Pulled from "Individuals’ Access to Medical Imaging Results via Patient Portals", Canadian Journal of Health Technologies, July 2023

Link to read the entire thing: https://www.cadth.ca/sites/default/files/pdf/htis/2023/CM0004%20patient%20access%20Final.pdf

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Canada Health Infoway is a decent organization that works on increasing interoperability of healthcare systems in Canada. I haven't personally been to this event, but I heard about it in their newsletter. Hopefully someone finds it useful!

I copied the relevant portion below:


Are you a patient or caregiver who is passionate about helping shape health care in Canada?

As part of Infoway’s commitment to amplifying the patient voice and acknowledging the critical role patients, families and caregivers have in the health system, we are pleased to offer a limited number of scholarships to patients, caregivers, and family members to attend the 2023 Infoway Partnership Conference in Vancouver Nov. 14-15, 2023.

The presence and participation of patients is crucial in enriching the experience for all conference attendees, as well as empowering and engaging patients as advocates for patients in their own communities.

The deadline to apply is August 17.

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KEY POINTS

  • Use of Ayurvedic medications is relatively common; these medications may be contaminated with lead and other heavy metals.
  • Clinicians should consider lead toxicity in patients with microcytic anemia of unknown cause, particularly if basophilic stippling is present, or in patients with abdominal pain, headache, fatigue, new or worsening cognitive impairment and a suspicious exposure history.
  • An elevated lead level in blood samples confirms the diagnosis of lead toxicity.
  • Clinicians should contact public health organizations to identify and remove Ayurvedic medications that are contaminated with lead from the market.
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KEY POINTS

  • Physicians have higher rates of depression, anxiety, burnout and suicidal ideation than the general population, but are less likely to seek treatment.
  • Questions on medical licensure applications may pose barriers to disclosure and help-seeking for physicians with medical conditions and can lead to negative impacts on both physician health and patient care.
  • Recent Canadian and international guidance states that questions on licensure applications should focus on current functional impairment rather than the presence of diagnosis or past impairment.
  • Most Canadian jurisdictions do not follow the current guidance.
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Background

Most research on medication adherence has focused on secondary nonadherence and persistence to therapy. Medication prescriptions that are never filled by patients (primary nonadherence) remain understudied in the general population.

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