ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 2/20/2023
Ontario tables health reform bill to expand private clinic procedures
Health Minister Sylvia Jones said the legislation will enable the province to designate “expert organizations” to inspect the clinics, but the province hasn’t decided on those organizations yet. - 2/20/2023
Physician surgical assistants are an essential component in the success of many surgeries
Dr. Martha Riesberry challenges the misconception that physician surgical assistants simply follow surgeon’s orders, rather they serve as a second set of hands and eyes to improve patient outcomes. - 2/20/2023
Quebec's Cégep de Rivière-du-Loup ready to welcome pharmacy techs
With updated equipment and two new practice labs, techs get quality training. - 2/20/2023
Has B.C.’s fledgling team-based care initiative been preempted by the urgent need to attach patients?
Some B.C. doctors say the province’s Primary Care Networks are under-resourced and not as good as those in Alberta. - 2/20/2023
Scientist behind gene-edited babies eyes work in Hong Kong
He Jiankui shocked the world in 2018 when he announced he had altered the embryos of twin girls, with many in the scientific community criticizing his work as unethical. - 2/20/2023
Alberta government names five new members to Preston Manning led COVID review panel
Jack Mintz joins Dr. Martha Fulford, Michel Kelly-Gagnon, Dr. Rob Tanguay and Jack Major on the Public Health Emergencies Governance Review panel. - 2/20/2023
University of Alberta researchers eye artificial intelligence to weigh opioid risks
While doctors have a set protocol to identify patients at risk of opioid addiction, Dr. Dean Eurich said machine learning “could do a better job” of pinning down who is most susceptible. - 2/20/2023
Birth in bomb shelters: Ukrainian midwives look to Canada for training
Betty-Anne Daviss has travelled to Ukraine several times since the war began to train her Ukrainian counterparts to support women in labour who can’t, or won’t, go to the hospital. - 2/20/2023
Atlantic premiers announce physicians registry to help doctors move around the region
The Atlantic Physician Register it set to be in operation by May 1. - 2/20/2023
The error-prone elephant in the pharmacy room
Pharmacy is all about accuracy and risk reduction, and for good measure. A mistake in the dispensary can lead to serious adverse outcomes for the patient. It makes sense then, that we have such an exhaustive list of rules and regulations surrounding the dispensing of medications.