Dozens of B.C. surgeries postponed due to shortage of key operating room specialists
Between Jan. 1 and April 12, 70 cardiac cases saw surgeries postponed in Vancouver alone due to a shortage of perfusionists, who keep critical operating room equipment working.
#globalnews #Health #CardiacCare #perfusionists #Surgery
https://globalnews.ca/news/10420145/perfusionist-surgeries-postponed/

Dozens of B.C. surgeries postponed due to shortage of key operating room specialists
Between Jan. 1 and April 12, 70 cardiac cases saw surgeries postponed in Vancouver alone due to a shortage of perfusionists, who keep critical operating room equipment working.
#globalnews #Health #CardiacCare #perfusionists #Surgery
https://globalnews.ca/news/10420145/perfusionist-surgeries-postponed/

For the third time since 2010, a review of the #CardiacSurgery division at the #QueenElizabethIIHealthSciencesCentre in #Halifax acknowledges that some people are not being held accountable for their behaviour at work.

The #review happened as #complaints about #harassment , #racism , #intimidation & other forms of #abuse by some #cardiac #surgeons directed at other members of the division, including #nurses , #perfusionists , #SupportStaff & #medical #learners emerged.

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6781152