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- 10/2/2013
How to conduct a patient-care survey for your office
Eight tips for assessing your clinic’s performance—and how to share the feedback - 10/2/2013
MY TOWN: Manotick, Ont.
- 10/2/2013
Alberta government, pharmacists, Blue Cross reach compensation deal
Agreement-in-principle comes into effect next spring and includes four years of funding, changes to dispensing fees and updated compensation for pharmacy services. - 10/1/2013
Street nurse Cathy Crowe appointed distinguished visiting practitioner at Ryerson University
Widely respected health professional, advocate for the homeless and affordable housing to help create Jack Layton Summer School for Youth Activism - 10/1/2013
Ex-anesthesiologist in liposuction death a no-show for public reprimand
Dr. Bruce Liberman, the anesthesiologist who lost his licence after a liposuction surgery that went wrong, was a no-show for a public reprimand in front of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario this week. - 10/1/2013
Ontario touts success of high-risk breast cancer screening
Adding MRI to mammography boosts detection rate, cancer agency says - 10/1/2013
PEI pharmacists push to offer flu shots
Although Prince Edward Island has expanded the scope of practice for pharmacists to allow the administration of injections, pharmacies cannot take action until provincial regulations outlining exactly what they can do have been passed. - 9/30/2013
Nurses too busy cleaning to provide patient care
My wife recently had a leg amputation at Vancouver General Hospital. While in there for a nine-day period, she was given excellent care and the physio she needed. - 9/30/2013
Learn how to help patients with weight loss
As the health professional who interacts with patients more often than any other, pharmacists can be of great assistance in helping patients manage their weight through an evidence-based approach as outlined in the “Canadian Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management and Prevention of Obesity in adults and children.”