BRA Day is an opportunity to hear directly from breast reconstruction experts and patients who have undergone the experience

Breast Reconstruction Awareness Day returning to Kingston October 23

News / Patient Care / Women’s Health / Cancer Care
September 28th, 2018
By Meaghan Quinn

For women who face a breast cancer diagnosis, connecting with others who have gone through a similar experience and learning about treatment options is an important step to managing their diagnoses.

To help women with this process, the Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario along with the Canadian Cancer Society have created...Read more

Registered nurses Erin Lowry and Morag Mercer, and nursing student Paige Blanchard on Kidd 6 gather with Silvie Crawford, Executive Vice-president and Chief Nursing Executive of Patient Care Programs at KHSC to discuss what it means to be designated a Best Practice Spotlight Organization. Kidd 6 will be the first team to implement best practice guidelines related to the designation –- starting in Oct. with guidelines for preventing falls and dealing with pressure injuries.

Best practices in providing care

News / Partnerships
September 18th, 2018
By Christine Maloney

If Silvie Crawford, Executive Vice-president and Chief Nursing Executive of Patient Care Programs had to choose two characteristics that unite people working in health care, she would pick the enjoyment of working with patients and the thirst for knowledge.

While most people working on the frontlines of our health care...Read more