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- 3/27/2013
Alberta pharmacists continue to protest latest cuts
Alberta pharmacists are continuing their efforts to send a strong message to the provincial government and Albertans about their fears for the future of pharmacy services and sustainability of community pharmacy in the province. - 3/26/2013
Pharmacy braces for first six national generic price cuts
As the April 1 deadline looms for the national price point drop of six widely used generic drugs in Canada, pharmacists are bracing themselves for what are inevitably more changes ahead. - 3/26/2013
NIHI announces health informatics courses for April
WATERLOO, ONT. | The National Institutes of Health Informatics (NIHI) has a course and a bootcamp set for April. - 3/26/2013
Arthritis Society adds three programs to support children
TORONTO | The Arthritis Society has established three new programs: a National Childhood Arthritis Advisory Committee, a Backpack Program for children 10 and under diagnosed with arthritis, and a Donations Program to fund research and programs targeted specifically towards addressing the challenges of childhood arthritis. - 3/26/2013
iTacit signs national distribution agreement with Cardinal Health
FREDERICTON | New Brunswick-based cloud technology firm iTacit has signed a national distribution agreement with Cardinal Health Canada. - 3/26/2013
Board of Yukon Medical Council resigns in protest against 'dismissive' government
Protesting against what they called a lack of territorial support, the entire Yukon Medical Board resigned their posts last month. - 3/26/2013
Health Council suggests goals for improving Canadian healthcare
TORONTO | The Health Council of Canada’s newest report on quality improvement calls for the establishment of common and measurable goals to achieve quality improvement in Canada’s healthcare systems. - 3/26/2013
Badges with RFID can streamline imaging workflow
Are you using badges with embedded radiofrequency identification (RFID) chips to monitor entry into restricted areas of the hospital? If so, those same badges now can be used to automatically log authorized users onto X-ray imaging systems. - 3/26/2013
Alberta doctors’ fight for survival: How bad does it have to get before we act?
After getting elected, the Alberta Progressive Conservative government has reneged on an agreement signed with the province’s doctors to continue negotiations regarding physician remuneration and the role of doctors in optimizing the healthcare system in Alberta. In December 2012, provincial health minister Fred Horne announced the cessation of all negotiations with doctors. He has since refused to enter binding arbitration at the recommendation of facilitators whose services he, himself, had agreed to.