Marjo Johne
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- 1/26/2023
‘Thanks for the good time’: Gynecologist found guilty of making sexual remark to patient about to give birth
A nurse who overheard and reported the incident also told the Collège des médecins du Québec that Dr. Allan Climan’s five-minute gynecological examination of the patient was unusually long. - 1/26/2023
Do you come off as impersonal, abrupt or annoyed? How to improve your counterside manner
With heavy workloads and so many distractions, it’s hard for pharmacists to always be present, let alone pleasant. Pharmacist Stephanie Burden shares some useful advice. - 1/26/2023
Go home, don’t shower: Winnipeg nurses say staff shortage forces sexual assault victims to leave without forensic exam
Manitoba was supposed to have more nurse forensic examiners trained by now, said the nurses union at a recent press conference. - 1/23/2023
A fix for the fax? Ontario hospital to go fully paperless and ditch its fax machines
St. Joseph Healthcare Hamilton's decision to go all-digital comes in the wake of a probe by the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario. - 1/19/2023
Revoked: 'Doctor Fentanyl’ disappeared more than two years ago to avoid prison
Dr. George Williams Otto, who conspired with a Toronto pharmacist and two drug dealers to traffic more than 4,000 fentanyl patches, was sentenced to 12 years in prison. But he is believed to have fled to his home country of Uganda. - 1/19/2023
Suspended immediately: Doctor who had sexual relationship with opioid-addicted, paraplegic man found guilty of sexual abuse of a patient
Dr. Brianne Hudson admitted she also paid the patient’s court bail, co-signed his apartment lease and paid his damage deposit and first month’s rent, according to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta. - 1/19/2023
Newfoundland and Labrador in talks over blended capitation model for family doctors
If it goes through, the new compensation model will be a first for the province. - 1/16/2023
So, how does this new prescribing thing work? Your peers across Canada share their experience
Some Ontario pharmacists aren’t quite sure what their new ability to assess and, if appropriate, prescribe for minor ailments would look like in actual practice. - 1/15/2023
Right label, wrong meds: Patient trying to get pregnant gets drugs that stop hormone production
The mistake led to a $4,500 fine for the pharmacy owner and the firing of a pharmacy technician who assured the patient’s husband the vial contained the right medications. - 1/12/2023
Urologist suspended for not discussing failed vasectomy with patient who inadvertently fathers fifth child
Dr. Claudio Jeldrès should have informed the patient that the procedure did not work and that a subsequent spermogram showed an abundant presence of sperm, according to the Collège des médecins du Québec.
