Marjo Johne
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- 12/4/2022
Five more women accuse orthopedic surgeon arrested for sexual assault and forcible confinement
Dr. Ali Mahmoudi, who had privileges at a Timmins, Ont., hospital, has been out on bail since July 2022. With 11 new charges against him, he faces a total of 21 charges. - 12/1/2022
Doctor imprisoned for U.S. Capitol riot accused of misusing millions in funds from anti-vax group
California doctor Dr. Simone Gold, who was released recently from federal prison, used funds from American's Frontline Doctors to buy a US$3.6-million mansion, several luxury cars and trips on private jets, according to lawsuit filed by organization members. - 11/30/2022
'Uncoordinated,' wasteful—and questionable? Audit slams Ontario government for handling of COVID crisis and for vaccine contract to political donor
Ontario auditor general Bonnie Lysik also observed that the province’s doctors received much higher compensation—between $170 to $220 an hour—for vaccinating patients than other healthcare professionals. For example, nurses got paid between $32 to $49. - 11/30/2022
For medicine and country: What you need to know about becoming a military doctor
The pay is good, the non-deployed work hours are from nine-to-five and there will be plenty of adventure, according to Commander Charles Cross, who closed down his practice 22 years ago to join the Canadian Armed Forces. Think you can cut it? - 11/30/2022
Suspended: Doctor failed to discuss X-ray results with patient who died of stage 4 lung cancer
Knowing his patient was a chain smoker, Montreal family physician Dr. Samir Habib should have talked to him immediately about his lung X-ray results, ruled the Collège des médecins du Québec. That conversation never happened. - 11/29/2022
Right dosage, wrong drug: Patient lands in ER after pharmacist misreads prescription
Pharmacy owner Bach Heng Ta dispensed Pregabalin instead of Gabapentin but maintained the prescribed dosage, according to the Ordre des pharmaciens du Québec. - 11/29/2022
Logging off? Will updates to fees prove to be the death knell for virtual care in Ontario?
'Parents are telling me they will be going to the ER because they don’t have other options,' warned Toronto pediatrician Dr. Aviva Lowe. - 11/27/2022
Pharmacist who ordered staff to sign prescriptions gets 14-month suspension and $10K in costs
Shamez Kassam, who owned a pharmacy in London, Ont., also instructed staff to dispense methadone without a pharmacist present, according to the Ontario College of Pharmacists. - 11/23/2022
Physician burnout: Solutions from someone who's been there, done that
Dr. Lorraine Sharp, who made the decision recently to close down her family practice, has first-hand experience with burnout. At the Family Medicine Forum in Toronto, she shared some personal and organizational strategies for addressing burnout among physicians. - 11/22/2022
$80k in false claims, other offences adds up to suspension and $35K in costs for Ontario pharmacist
Tamer Mosallam, a Toronto pharmacist and pharmacy owner, tampered with a record to falsely show that the 200 diabetes strips he claimed for himself had been prescribed by a doctor, according to the Ontario College of Pharmacists.
