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Patients in Southeastern Ontario on a specific type of chemotherapy are now benefiting from a novel approach to treatment and are receiving their care closer to home. Known as Vidaza, this injectable treatment is used for certain types of bone marrow...
Cancer treatment can help improve the quality and longevity of your life, but sometimes the treatment can have negative effects in other areas. One area that is often overlooked is the impact it can have on a patient's sexual health. Now though, a...
For patients with kidney failure who decide to not have dialysis or a kidney transplant, a new clinic to help support them in their care journey has now opened at Kingston Health Sciences Centre. Known as the Conservative Care clinic, this model of...
A new team approach is helping hospital staff better address the needs of patients in Kingston Health Sciences' KGH Emergency Department who don't need to be hospitalized but have challenges to be addressed before going home. "It's made a massive...
For patients suspected of having cancer, the stress and confusion can quickly pile up. To help during this time, Cancer Care Ontario has been rolling out Diagnostic Assessment Programs (DAPs) across the province. DAPs are designed to help patients...
Dr. Nazanin Alavi had been working as a psychiatrist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto for a few years when the opportunity to return to KHSC and Queen's University presented itself - an opportunity Dr. Alavi knew she couldn't...
The physician ranks at Kingston Health Sciences Centre have grown recently following the completion of a successful recruitment campaign aimed at bringing new and highly trained doctors to the Limestone City. In fact, more than two dozen doctors, all...
With just few words into a microphone, the action begins in the Simulation Lab on Douglas 3. On this day, a nurse and a paramedic are teaming up with a resident to try to resuscitate a pediatric mannequin. Dr. Damon Dagnone is one of the instructors...
As you scroll around our hospital website, you may notice a new feature in the top right hand corner of certain pages. Some of the site's more popular sections are now available in French. This includes the Patients, Families and Visitors section as...
Patient flow boards, bullet rounds and interprofessional charting are new concepts at KGH, implemented as part of a new model of care known as the Interprofessional Collaborative Practice Model, or ICPM. The new model, designed by KGH staff and...