The UK has confirmed a case of H5N1 influenza of avian origin in a sheep in Yorkshire, in a world first. The infection in the animal was identified through routine and repeated milk testing bmj.com/content/388/bm…

A high performing Medicare system where everyone has access to primary care in Canada could be one of the most powerful drivers of the economy and offer a real comparative advantage to the United States.

There's been a fantastic response to my post about "Creating team joy & wellbeing: a guide for leaders" by Marianne Morgan & Jessica Barker. There's also a podcast about it, with the authors in conversation with Lawrence Yang: youtube.com/watch?v=--wxHt…

St. Joe's introduces Rainbow Zone for kid-friendly emergency care. Thanks to our donors! #StJoesToronto #RainbowZone #PediatricCare #CareCloseToHome

Today Ontario launched the first call for proposals to add up to 80 new & expanded primary care teams that will connect 300,000 more people to primary care in the next year, bringing us a step closer to connecting everyone to primary care by 2029. Read at: news.ontario.ca/en/release/100…

As Canada’s first nurse to be Minister of Health, I’m excited to name Minister @KamalKheraLib as one of CFNU’s Health Care Champions. During her first week as minister, met with the CFNU three times, which shows her commitment to Canada’s nurses #CFNUHealthCareChampions

Where is Public Health? Last week, I was writing about #measles spreading in Ontario and Alberta and the invisibility of public health officials there. theglobeandmail.com/canada/article… CBC News has more on the topic today, including this observation. cbc.ca/news/health/me…

Our Healthbox - an innovative "smart" vending machine developed by Unity Health Toronto - launches at Dixon Hall, democratizing access to healthcare with support from CANFAR and BMO finance.yahoo.com/news/healthbox…

"Medical students need to be taught not just how to be medical educators themselves, but how educational research and pedagogy can apprise them as current and future teachers." A look at the fallacy of the idea of “See one, do one, teach one" bmj.com/content/389/bm…

Happy National Nursing Week from CFNU President Linda Silas.

Happy International Nurses Day! The theme for International Nurses Day in 2025, is ‘Our Nurses. Our Future. Caring for nurses strengthens economies’ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11… Debra Jackson AO RN PhD FCNA

#measles is now spreading across Canada. Why has the public health response been so timid? Q+A w/ André Picard by @menakarw on #TheDecibel podcast. theglobeandmail.com/podcasts/the-d… The Globe and Mail #vaccination

Happy #NursingWeek2025 #NationalNursingWeek #IndigenousNursesDay #InternationalNursesDay #IND2025 #FlorenceNightingaleBirthday Thank you Nurses for the work you do to support patients and families, for population health, and for transforming health care. We are indebted!

At my MD meeting we recognize an amazing staff. This month I'm talking about one of our charge nurses with the quality I most admire - doing absolutely anything - anything - to help a patient in need. Canada's publicly funded health system. Bruised not broken.

This #InternationalNursesDay2025, ICN President PamCipriano honours the vital contributions of #nurses & highlights their essential role in global #health, following the launch of the second World Health Organization (WHO) State of the World’s #Nursing #SOWN report.➡️Read more: bit.ly/44SeFFN

Workplaces where people are engaged do significantly better in productivity & performance. If we want to build better staff engagement, we need more conversations, not "engagement campaigns". Too often, leaders who want to improve staff engagement build “campaign-style”

📢Bill 13, the Primary Care Act, 2025 has received Royal Assent! This landmark legislation introduced by Minister Sylvia Jones establishes primary care as the foundation of our health system and sets out the objectives for Ontario's primary care system. ola.org/en/legislative…

A new study looked at how using AI assistants like ChatGPT for writing tasks impacts the brain & thinking skills. It focussed on students writing essays but the findings have implications for workplace leaders. The researchers found that people who used AI used their brains less,

Energy is a topic that has been growing in traction in the field of organisational & system change. I describe energy as the vitality that enables the system and the people in it to work together in a cohesive way, develop, grow and improve. Most change initiatives don’t die

I typically do not use the term “change management” (unless I’m working with a partner who wants or needs to use it). “Managing” change implies order, planning & stability; the ability to forecast, direct & deliver outcomes. Yet very few change or transformation plans deliver