The Lancet published a systematic review and meta-analysis that investigated the optimum distance for avoiding person-to-person virus transmission and assessed the use of face masks and eye protection to prevent transmission of viruses. The study included data for SARS-CoV-2 and the betacoronaviruses that cause severe acute respiratory syndrome, and Middle East respiratory syndrome from 21 […]
How will health practitioners reopening affect benefits plans? Feds continue to bolster PPE supply as COVID-19 pandemic continues Ottawa orders 37 million syringes for vaccinations Proteins in COVID-19 patients' blood could predict severity of illness, study finds Physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection to prevent person-to-person transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19: a systematic review […]
The COVID-19 pandemic may have been grabbing the headlines in recent months, but there is another epidemic that has not gone away: The Opioid Crisis. And though we may not be reading about it in the news, we are still seeing a significant number of overdose deaths associated with opioids, both licit and illicit. As […]
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The Oral Health Research Community across Canada has been affected by COVID-19 just like everybody else. Laboratories have been shut down to all non-COVID-19-related projects since mid-march; and many researchers are forced to work from home. Yet still, the work goes on. So, what’s it like conducting Oral Health research during a global pandemic? What […]
One effect of the Covid-19 pandemic has been to bring out the best in dental teams across Canada. With the need for safe emergency care across the community, initiatives have been implemented from coast to coast. One such initiative is the Emergency Referral Service, developed by The College of Dentistry at the University of Manitoba. […]
This content has been adapted from Morneau Shepell's workhealthlife.com, part of the CDSPI Members' Assistance Program (MAP). MAP is available to you, your family and team member. Access their website here. The dental office is no stranger to challenge and adversity, especially in times like these. So wouldn’t it be great if your team had enough resilience […]
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