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- 3/11/2013
BCPhA proposes clinical services to save $millions
The BC Pharmacy Association is proposing that the province implement seven specific pharmacy clinical services that they say will better enable community pharmacists to play a key role in increasing access to primary care and reduce healthcare costs. - 3/11/2013
SickKids pilot project sends young patients home for cancer treatment
TORONTO | A new pilot project in oncology at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) has patients with osteosarcoma (bone cancer) receiving their treatment as an outpatient. Until now, most treatment for pediatric bone and/or muscle cancer was done in the hospital. - 3/11/2013
Oncology and palliative nursing diploma launched in Windsor
The University of Windsor’s nursing school hopes to fill the gap with a new master’s diploma in oncology and palliative nursing geared to nurse practitioners and nurses with master’s degrees. - 3/11/2013
Stateside: NPs, doctors in tug-of-war over patients
In the U.S., the nation’s 155,000 nurse practitioners caught in a tug-of-war with doctors over who will provide basic primary care for the 30 million U.S. citizens set to get health insurance under the 2010 Affordable Care Act. - 3/10/2013
Sudden generic price cuts shock Alberta pharmacists
Alberta pharmacists learned on March 7 that the Alberta government will reduce generic drug prices from 35% to 18% of brand name drug prices, effective May 1. - 3/10/2013
N.S. residents win big suit over long hours and work
HALIFAX | Nova Scotia medical residents have landed a major win in court against the province's Capital District Health Authority. - 3/10/2013
More U of A med students choosing family medicine
EDMONTON | The University of Alberta says that more and more students at the medical school are choosing family medicine. - 3/10/2013
Pharmacist suspended for narcotics fraud
HALIFAX—The Nova Scotia College of Pharmacists has suspended a pharmacist's license for creating fraudulent prescriptions for controlled substances.