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- 11/13/2012
New dispensing system said to eliminate shortages of scrubs
TORONTO | To assist hospitals plagued by shortages of scrubs, Cintas Canada has announced an innovative scrub rental dispensing system. - 11/13/2012
Doctor sues Quebec for $15 million alleging EHR patent infringement
MONTREAL | Dr. Luc Bessette is suing the Quebec Ministry of Health for patent infringement related to the province's electronic health record initiative. - 11/12/2012
Sainte-Justine surgery backlog blamed in part on nurses’ maternity leaves
Sainte-Justine Hospital has cut its volume of surgeries by at least 20 per cent because of a shortage of nurses — stemming, in part, from a high number of maternity leaves since the summer, The Gazette has learned. - 11/12/2012
UBC pharmacy students, faculty dub and dance through new building
A video put together by the UBC Pharmacy LipDub Team to celebrate the new UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences Building sure makes pharmacy school look like a “good time.” - 11/12/2012
Alberta MD suspended for ‘inappropriate’ touching
EDMONTON | An Alberta ear, nose and throat surgeon was given a six-month suspension for “inappropriately” touching two female patients, including a teenager. - 11/12/2012
Ontario nurse and new Canadian honoured with health care award
Ismail El-Assaad knew that transitioning to life in Canada wouldn’t be easy. - 11/12/2012
Sulfonylureas: higher cardiovascular risk than metformin in type 2 diabetes
Initiating treatment with a sulfonylurea rather than metformin in patients with type 2 diabetes is associated with an increased hazard of CVD events or death, new study finds. - 11/12/2012
Jamaica T.O. series: Education key to success says Toronto nurse manager
Nurse Manager Dionne Sinclair an award-winning body builder, a model, a registered nurse, the owner of two master’s degrees, a fitness instructor and a motivational speaker. But if she had her way back in 1976, she would have walked back to Jamaica to get away from the London, Ont. winter. - 11/12/2012
Evidence required to clear jailed South African doctor missing
Vital evidence has gone missing in the case of a South African doctor with links to Canada imprisoned in Dubai for alleged medical manslaughter.