September

1932-2011
Dr Alje Vennema was born in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands, in August 1932. He came to Canada in 1951, graduating from McGill University Medical School in 1962. He attended Hammersmith Post-Graduate Medical School in 1969 and the Welsh National School of Medicine, receiving a diploma in tuberculosis and chest diseases in 1970. 

During the 1960s he worked in South Vietnam as a technical advisor and later as director of Canadian medical assistance to South Vietnam from 1965 until 1968.

The Canadian Stroke Network (CSN), one of Canada’s Networks of Centres of Excellence, has released a study showing that  there is significant work to be done to improve prevention, treatment, and recovery from stroke. Key findings include: 

The Rapid Access to Consultative Expertise (RACE) prototype program was created through the partnership between the GPSC Shared Care Committee and Providence Health Care. 

Through RACE, family doctors gain access to specialists by phoning a single number. Within 2 hours—often sooner—the GP will receive a return call from an on-duty specialist. Queries regarding treatment, investigations, and urgent or elective referrals can be discussed to accelerate care plans and follow-up when indicated. 

The 2011 National Physician Survey describes a physician population in Canada struggling with an increasingly complex patient caseload. 

Demands on physician time have resulted in longer wait times for appointments and more practice restrictions. These data were presented as part of a general report on Canadian health care, in which the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) provides a wide range of health care statistics collected from its member countries.

Wound Care Education Institute has launched an updated website, featuring easier content navigation, an improved webinar presentation platform, and a downloadable wound care mobile application.

The app provides users with access to a wound care image library, step-by-step instructional videos, anatomical reference guides, and information on virtually every type of wound.

Visit www.wcei.net for more information.