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- 7/9/2013
Astronaut Hadfield among speakers featured at HealthAchieve 2013
TORONTO | The HealthAchieve conference and trade show has announced its lineup of speakers this year will include Colonel Chris Hadfield, Hélène Campbell and Sir Ken Robinson. - 7/9/2013
Actuaries' expertise could help control healthcare costs
FREDERICTON | “Actuarial expertise and methods can help identify areas to lower healthcare costs,” says Jacques Lafrance, president of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries. - 7/8/2013
Getting rid of medical files destroyed by a flood? Not so fast . . .
The Alberta college is offering advice to physicians in the province dealing with flooded offices and destroyed medical files. - 7/8/2013
Press Review - July 9, 2013
Check out our review of recent healthcare stories in the media - <strong>Top Story: </strong>Busting out the latest beer belly remedies and research. Read this and - 7/8/2013
Where are your voices?
Ken Burns' attempt to put the fate of the profession back in pharmacists' hands wasn't thwarted—the revolution was simply stalled. But he'll never achieve his goal without your support. - 7/8/2013
Video: Melatonin no 'magic pill' for getting healthy kids to sleep
Melatonin is marketed as a natural sleep aid, but Canadian pediatricians say it's potentially risky for healthy children to use long term. - 7/8/2013
Video documentary: The Caretaker
This short documentary from the New York Times explores the tender relationship between a caretaker who is an undocumented immigrant and an elderly woman in the last months of her life. - 7/8/2013
Saskatchewan launches new medication program
Saskatchewan Health and the Pharmacists Association of Saskatchewan (PAS) have rolled out the new Saskatchewan Medication Assessment Program (SMAP) for seniors on multiple chronic medications. - 7/8/2013
Stateside point-counterpoint: Should NPs be able to treat patients without physician oversight?
The Wall Street Journal recently featured a point-counterpoint debate about giving nurse practitioners more autonomy. - 7/8/2013
Pharma company supports research collaboration for transplants
MARKHAM, ONT. | Astellas Pharma Canada is partnering with the recently launched Canadian National Transplant Research Program, a novel research initiative that brings a collaborative and transdisciplinary approach to advancing research and patient care in the transplant field.