Staff Development in Western Canadian Colleges

Early Canadian chiropractic colleges.

Chiropractic education arrived in Canada, principally in Ontario, in 1909 with Robbins Chiropractic Institute, (RIC) in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. After the RIC's closure in 1913, the Canadian Chiropractic College (CCC) Hamilton, Ontario, held its first classes in 1914 under Dr. Ernest Du Val, 1911 Palmer School of Chiropractic graduate. It was during this period that the Hodgins Commission on...

Canadian Forces staff Ebola workers' unit.

Health staff priorities for the future development of telehealth in Western Australia.

INTRODUCTION The views of health managers and physicians working in non-metropolitan areas of Western Australia (WA) were sought about which telehealth services are most needed. METHOD Chief executives and nurse managers of rural hospitals were sent a simple, open-ended questionnaire and asked to consider the current health situation and problems in their area, and to list the four most-neede...

Staff development and education.

In die lig van ontwikkelings in die gesondheidsdienste is dit noodsaaklik dat verpleegadministrateurs bekwame bestuurders moet wees. Die gebied van personeelbestuur is van fundamentele beiang en hiervan is personeelontwikkeling en -onderrig ’n belangrike onderdeel. Enkele gebiede van personeelontwikkeling wat op plaaslike vlak meer aandag behoort te kry, word toegelig met spesifieke verwysing n...

Thermal stress in North Western Australian iron ore mining staff.

INTRODUCTION Demand for Australian mined iron ore has increased employment within this sector, thus exposing increased numbers of workers to the harsh Australian climate. This study examined the influence of hot (>30°C wet bulb globe temperature) environmental temperatures, consistent with working in North Western Australia, on iron ore mining staff. METHODS Core temperature, hydration status...