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- 10/5/2022
What's new about the benefits of walking?
Dr. Noorali Bharwani looks at how many steps it really takes to gain all the health perks of walking. - 10/5/2022
Respiratory illness, dropped masks, worker shortage, factors in kids' hospital waits
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario president Alex Munter spoke to a federal health committee last week, noting that last month was the busiest September on record since the Ottawa hospital opened. - 10/4/2022
P.E.I. to implement Medication Incident Reporting
All community pharmacies to start reporting medication incidents/near misses by January 31, 2023. - 10/4/2022
Newfoundland and Labrador offering expat doctors $100,000 to come home to practise
Nurses and paramedics meeting the same criteria will qualify for a payment of at least $50,000 if they commit to working in the province for at least three years. - 10/4/2022
Six ways your pharmacy website could be hurting your business
Your website is a reflection of your pharmacy, and often a patient’s first impression of you. - 10/4/2022
Federal government to reveal plan to improve access to diabetes care
Liberal MP Sonia Sidhu called for the new framework as part of a private member's bill that became law in 2021. - 10/4/2022
Improve Medication Adherence Through Medication Packaging
Help improve your patients' health and reduce healthcare system costs by delivering medications in blister cards: the packaging that improves medication adherence rate by 61% to 96%. To help you offer this service, find the SynMed solution that fits your needs! - 10/4/2022
Fixing the national licence crisis
New CMA president wants a national ‘conversation’ about pan-Canadian licensure. - 10/4/2022
Nova Scotia legislature committee unable to get cost estimate for hospital project
The redevelopment of the Halifax Infirmary was pegged at $2 billion when the project, to be funded largely through a public-private partnership, was first announced by the former Liberal government in 2018. - 10/4/2022
Manitoba backbencher says bill would protect healthcare providers, patients
Shannon Martin introduced a bill in the legislature Tuesday that would create "access zones'' of between 50 and 150 metres around schools, hospitals and other areas where healthcare is provided.