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- 5/7/2013
Three charges for young doctor accused of stealing ketamine
Regina police say a 32-year-old physician is facing three criminal charges for allegedly forging a patient chart and taking ketamine from a local health facility. - 5/7/2013
Updated COACH EMR tool geared to healthcare providers
TORONTO | COACH: Canada's Health Informatics Association is offering a new edition of a resource, made up of 44 reference fact sheets, to address privacy and security issues when implementing and operating an EMR. - 5/7/2013
Should hazardous scientific information be made public?
GARRISON, N.Y. | What should be done with scientific findings that can be used for good or evil? A report by the Hastings Center examines this question in relation to the controversial decision to allow full publication last year of two papers on genetically engineered strains of the H5N1 avian influenza virus. - 5/7/2013
Mobile pharmacy app said to be first for Canada
BRAMPTON, ONT. | What is claimed to be Canada’s first mobile application for ordering prescriptions has been launched by Amjay Software Solutions. - 5/7/2013
Come together
Retail will continue to run the front lines of health care unless pharmacists unite to bring change. - 5/7/2013
How nurses can be a force of change when it comes to technology adoption
How nurses are preparing themselves for the wave of technological changes affecting them and other clinicians. - 5/6/2013
What’s wrong with hospital rankings? Why ‘Rate my Hospital’ needs a second look
The CBC's Fifth Estate recently produced an investigation on the quality of hospitals in Canada—“Rate My Hospital”—which has been enormously popular and has set off discussions across the country about the need to improve our hospital services. Clearly getting a better picture about how our hospitals perform is of interest to Canadians, and the wish to exceed status quo health service delivery resonates with patients, policy-makers and healthcare providers alike. So what’s the problem? - 5/6/2013
Stateside: Nurses more prone to being bullied than other workers
New book Toxic Nursing addresses workplace incivility - 5/6/2013
Asthma Society endorses BCPhA program
Just in time for World Asthma Day––May 7, 2013––the British Columbia Pharmacy Association (BCPhA)’s proposed asthma consultation program has received the endorsement of the Asthma Society of Canada.