Marjo Johne
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- 6/5/2023
$54K penalty for doctor who billed fraudulently then altered medical records
Dr. Anatole Nguegno also admitted he falsified medical records that were requested by a physician review committee at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan. - 6/4/2023
Alberta brings in new standard for pharmacists on female genital mutilation
The Alberta College of Pharmacy approved Standard 23 on the last day of the 12-month deadline set by the province when it legislated the protection of women and girls in its Health Professions Act. - 6/1/2023
Doctor who did improper testicular exam on boy agrees to never practise again
Dr. Emmett Joseph Elves told the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba that when the 12-year-old patient said 'uh-huh,' he thought that meant the boy understood he was going ahead with the exam, which he did without gloves. - 5/31/2023
Stay away: Most family doctors will not recommend a career in family medicine
A new survey by the Ontario College of Family Physicians found nearly seven out of 10 family doctors are ready to leave their practice or switch to another role in family medicine. - 5/28/2023
Awkward topic to discuss with patients? Try acting like a robot
A University of British Columbia study found acting more robotic and impersonal could help put people at ease when talking about subjects they consider embarrassing. Healthcare professionals, take note. - 5/28/2023
A case of mistaken assumptions: Pharmacist's failure to do his own checks leads to patient going into anaphylactic shock
Quebec pharmacist Quoc Nguyen thought two other pharmacists had counselled the patient about latex in the pre-filled injection caps for Lapelga, which had been prescribed to a cancer patient about to start chemotherapy. - 5/23/2023
‘Cascade of concerns’: Patient in crisis after doctor invited her to his home
Toronto family physician Dr. Jeffrey Martin Steinberg's actions were reported by another doctor to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. - 5/17/2023
'Weird epiphany': Pharmacist fulfilling childhood dream with her innovative solutions to medication shortages
Morenike Eniola Olaosebikan was hailed as a hero last year when her KemNet online platform connecting prescribers to compounding pharmacists eased the shortage of children's fever and pain medication. Now she's on a bigger, more ambitious mission. - 5/15/2023
Feel like firing back on RateMDs? This doc's experience should make you think before you ink a response
'I guess you lost your job because of me and not because of the different kinds of bottles you may or may not have guzzled down?' Winnipeg family physician Dr. Abdel-Kareem Chehadi wrote on the physician reviews platform. His province's college did not approve. - 5/14/2023
Have you had the HRT talk yet? New review says docs should pipe up more about menopause symptoms and treatments
'Very rarely are women asked about menopausal symptoms or offered any treatment, let alone hormone therapy for their menopause symptoms,' said research co-author Dr. Iliana Lega. - 5/9/2023
Can you examine a cervix and uterus that don't exist? This doctor said he did
P.E.I. gynecologist Dr. Henry Swart later claimed he didn't know the patient's cervix and uterus had been surgically removed 42 years earlier, even though his notes said otherwise. - 5/7/2023
Should you screen healthy patients for fragility fractures?
Before you order a bone mineral density test, do a risk assessment first and share the decision-making with your patient, said Dr. Guylène Thériault, fragility fractures working group chair at the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care.
