10 jobs available in the fight against COVID-19
From housekeeping staff to licensed pharmacists, hospital COVID units need lots of help. At this point in the pandemic, Nova Scotia has over 100 COVID patients in hospital, more than 1,000 people sick with the disease and thousands getting tested every day. To manage, Nova Scotia Health needs a lot of resources, from ICU beds to dozens of new employees. In early May, around the same time hospitalizations began to grow, over 20 open calls for applicants were posted on the Nova Scotia Health job board. click to enlarge The postings range widely in qualifications, location and duties, but currently there are openings for practically everyone from housekeeping in hospital COVID units, to helping swab noses on mobile teams that travel across the province. Here are 10 jobs available to Nova Scotians who’d like to help ease the strain on
Medical Laboratory Professionals Concerned with Ongoing State of Laboratories in Canada
News provided by
Share this article
Share this article
HAMILTON, ON, May 4, 2021 /CNW/ - The Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS) is outlining serious concerns to government on the need for action to address inadequacies across Canada s medical laboratory network. While many of these challenges were significant issues before the pandemic, COVID-19 has exacerbated the human resources shortages and highlighted the gaps in infrastructure. As many Canadians have learned for the first time during COVID-19, Medical Laboratory Technologists and Assistants (MLTs and MLAs) perform a key role in our health care system that directly support patients and decisions related to their care, said Joël Rivero, President of the CSMLS Board of Directors. As demands increase on laboratory testing, and now with the addition of COVID-19, medical laboratory professionals and their labs are fa
iPolitics By Janet E Silver. Published on Apr 19, 2021 8:00am The West Block of the Parliament buildings pictured on Jan. 15, 2021 (Jolson Lim/iPolitics)
With clean energy and the environment set to be front and centre in Monday’s federal budget, Soluxium Technologies Inc., a Quebec-based company that offers innovative and creative energy solutions, is launching a new effort to promote its solar technological applications as an alternative to standard telecommunications towers.
The Air Canada Pilots Association has engaged David Murray of Counsel Public Affairs Inc. to discuss the introduction of data protection amendments in the Aeronautics Act, as well as the upholding of safety standards in the aviation industry.