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Ruth L Stewart, BA, RN, MHA, CHE
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Ruth L Stewart, BA, RN, MHA, CHE

Senior Risk Control Consultant, Healthcare

Ruth Stewart is the Senior Risk Control Consultant, Healthcare for CNA Canada. Ruth brings to her role a background in clinical nursing which includes experience in surgical, intensive care and trauma nursing as well as management of risk in the not-for-profit sector. She left the healthcare sector to work with an international broker using her clinical and operational knowledge to assist acute care and long term care insureds better manage their risks. Ruth works directly with insureds to manage operational risk, and develops publications, tools and other resources to help insureds manage risk. Ruth collaborates with a team of seasoned Healthcare Risk Control/Risk and Governance professionals in the US and UK to provide a comprehensive range of risk services to CNA’s insureds.

Ruth received her nursing training from George Brown College, and her Master in Health Administration from the University of Ottawa. She is a member of the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO), and a certified member (CHE) of the Canadian College of Health Leaders (CCHL).

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By Ruth L Stewart, BA, RN, MHA, CHE
Senior Risk Control Consultant, Healthcare
Advertising Challenges of Healthcare Providers and Practices
What do healthcare professionals need to do to prevent issues with those who regulate the advertising?
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By Ruth L Stewart, BA, RN, MHA, CHE
Senior Risk Control Consultant, Healthcare
Growing Concerns Surrounding the Opioid Addiction Epidemic
The opioid crisis in Canada and elsewhere continues to grow with often tragic results. In Canada, one life was lost every two hours related to opioids in 2018. How did we get to this point? What is being done to address this widespread crisis, and how is the insurance industry responding?
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By Ruth L Stewart, BA, RN, MHA, CHE
Senior Risk Control Consultant, Healthcare
Growing Healthcare Cybersecurity Concerns Center on Connected Medical Devices
Healthcare system and patient cyberattacks continue to increase significantly, exposing vulnerabilities in information technology and network-connected diagnostic equipment.
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By Ruth L Stewart, BA, RN, MHA, CHE
Senior Risk Control Consultant, Healthcare
A Potential Miracle Cure Touted for Clostridium Difficile
Although the incidence of hospital-acquired C. diff. in Canada decreased from 5.9 per 10 000 patient-days in 2009 to 4.3 in 2015 according to a recent study1, this is small consolation to affected patients. The burden of severe or recurrent episodes of antibiotic-resistant Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) on individuals is debilitating, and can be fatal.
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By Ruth L Stewart, BA, RN, MHA, CHE
Senior Risk Control Consultant, Healthcare
3 Useful Tips to Reduce the Impact of Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs)
Infections acquired in healthcare settings — known as healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) — occur in one of every 25 patients.1 HAIs extend treatment time and hospital stays, as well as increase morbidity and mortality levels. In addition to these adverse patient care effects, HAIs create significant burdens for healthcare organizations in the form of associated financial and reputational costs.