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- 4/12/2023
Pharmacists fear more drugs may fall into loophole that saw B.C. Ozempic sent to U.S.
Canadian Pharmacists Association vice-president of public affairs Joelle Walker said Americans buying cheaper Canadian drugs is nothing new. - 4/12/2023
Alberta premier commits to medicare; NDP points to past musings on private options
Premier Danielle Smith, in an election-style event, says her United Conservative Party will not make Albertans pay out of pocket to see their family doctor or get medical treatment. - 4/11/2023
N.S. parents present petition calling for cannabis oil meds coverage for children
Kaylee and Nick Jones and their daughter Sophie were at the house of assembly to present a petition with 1,368 signatures in support of Nova Scotia covering the cost of CBD-based medicines for children with life-threatening conditions. - 4/11/2023
Alberta UCP candidate says people who have heart attacks should be held accountable
Chelsae Petrovic, who is mayor of Claresholm, south of Calgary, has also been a nurse for more than 12 years. - 4/11/2023
Keeping pace with contraception: a practical refresher for pharmacists
The rapidly expanding scope of pharmacists continues to provide new opportunities for pharmacy teams to deliver accessible and timely care for Canadians. One area where our role is quickly changing is in the prescribing of contraceptives, where pharmacy scope has gradually expanded to several provinces. - 4/11/2023
Meet Michael Boivin: Pharmacy CE educator and consultant
If you've taken an accredited program for pharmacists in the last 10 years, there's a chance Michael Boivin created it. - 4/11/2023
Parents frustrated as Saskatchewan’s only child gastroenterologist leaving province
Krista Reid’s son has been at the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital in Saskatoon for more than a week dealing with stomach problems that she says doctors are unable to diagnose. - 4/11/2023
Ontario nurses eye B.C.’s plan to cap nurse to patient ratio, ease workload
Angela Preocanin, who was among dozens of rain-soaked nurses who gathered near Queen’s Park this week to protest “unsafe working conditions,” said she would not be surprised if Ontario lost nurses to British Columbia. - 4/11/2023
‘A hell of a choice’: Patients left frustrated amid delays to access assisted dying
John Scully has been living with a major depressive disorder diagnosis for four decades, and despite trying nearly every treatment known to medicine, from shock therapy to trans-magnetic stimulation, his condition has not improved. - 4/11/2023
What if we didn't lose the doctors we trained?
Instead of going to war with doctors, how about politicians focus on meaningful solutions to retain the physicians we train, says Dr. Sohail Gandhi.