According to recent studies conducted in Canada and the U.S., alcohol and drug consumption has significantly increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) conducted a survey that showed 23.3% of respondents reported drinking more alcohol compared to before the pandemic. The data analysis revealed that changes in alcohol use were […] Keep reading Pandemic Spike in Drinking and Drug Use »
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The Accidental Privacy Breach
How a simple hello can create a privacy breach resulting in long lasting implications for your patients and medical practice Recently a young person walked into a convenience store with her group of peers, looking to buy soft drinks to combat the heat of summer. Turning down the aisle, this teenager and entourage of friends […] Keep reading The Accidental Privacy Breach »
The Link Between Mental Health Issues and Substance Use
Studies Show Alcohol, Cannabis Use Increases with Pandemic Related Stress and Anxiety Seventy years ago in 1951, Canada’s first Mental Health Week was introduced. This recognition was a long time coming, given that awareness of mental health illness has been around for centuries and the first mental health clinic opened in Canada in the early […] Keep reading The Link Between Mental Health Issues and Substance Use »
Healthcare Privacy Breach – the Financial Impact
This article is part 3 of our 3-part Privacy Training Series: Financial Impacts & Consequences of a Privacy Breach. In our 3 part series on privacy in healthcare we reviewed several issues around motivations that drive privacy breaches and a specific example with a pharmacist who breached multiple patients’ healthcare records including her own without […] Keep reading Healthcare Privacy Breach – the Financial Impact »
COVID’s Mental Health Toll in the Workplace 56% of Canadians Stressed & Anxious
We may have mastered the physical side of working remotely but what about the emotional side? A year ago, Canadians were three months into the pandemic. We were through the initial shock of shutdowns and closures, but most of us were still trying to find our groove in navigating the “new normal”. For millions of […] Keep reading COVID’s Mental Health Toll in the Workplace 56% of Canadians Stressed & Anxious »
