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- 1/17/2013
Ottawa Hospital told it can't ban workers' tattoos and piercings
OTTAWA | A labour arbitrator has ruled that The Ottawa Hospital was not justified in ordering nurses and other employees to cover up their tattoos and remove their piercings. - 1/17/2013
Press Review - January 18, 2013
Check out our review of recent medical stories in the media - <strong>Top Story: </strong>Doctors’ poor decisions blamed for long waits causing harm in gov't response to private clinic's lawsuit. Read this and - 1/17/2013
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- 1/17/2013
Bias shown in reporting efficacy and toxicity in breast cancer trials
Study also revealed poor reporting of toxicity, particularly for breast cancer studies with positive primary endpoints. - 1/17/2013
Pharmacy disappointed with national generic bulk buying plan
Canada's Council of Federation's new generic drug bulk buying plan has disappointed groups representing community pharmacy and pharmacists. - 1/17/2013
Doc used ‘sterile screens’ to sexually assault patients: lawyer
TORONTO | More disturbing details have been released in the case of alleged sexual assault by a Toronto anesthesiologist. - 1/17/2013
Accent-uate the positive (but first, find it)
There's a positive side to every person—even the most miserable, strange, and/or negative ones. Find it and watch your patient care improve. - 1/16/2013
Peer support network helps doctors and patients navigate toward e-health
Canada Health Infoway has established a pan-Canadian Clinician Peer Support Network Program. The initiative brings together natural leaders – physicians, nurses, pharmacists and other health care providers – to work closely with their peers, helping them achieve clinical value through effective use of health information and communication technology. - 1/16/2013
International file: Surgeons left 16 items in patient’s body, says lawyer
BERLIN | Surgeons in Germany allegedly left 16 items inside a patient after a prostate surgery, the Associated Press reports. - 1/16/2013
Third-party requests for medical tests: why we shouldn’t just go with the flow
The other day a patient came to see me with the chief complaint, “My naturopath wants me to get these blood tests.” He then handed me a note with a litany of tests, including some I nearly never order. This patient expected to simply place his order and for me to comply. When I asked him to describe why he had originally sought help, he seemed rather surprised and annoyed. I felt like a fast-food worker in a drive-through