ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 9/19/2022
Team Canada Medical Football returns to the world stage in Argentina
For many of the Canadian physicians on Team Canada this is their first trip outside the country in two years. - 9/19/2022
Vitals: FPs by the numbers
What do the numbers tell us about the family physicians of Canada? - 9/19/2022
NAPRA issues a clarification on vaccine scheduling
The clarification applies to vaccines, such as the COVID-19 vaccine, that aren’t listed in the National Drug Schedules - 9/19/2022
‘I always do X, so I must have this time, too’
Doctors can’t remember every medical procedure they do, and a judge found compelling this surgeon’s argument that the risks are always outlined. - 9/18/2022
Safer opioid supply program leads to drop in hospitalizations, ER visits: study
The study found no increased risk of infections or overdoses and a decline in healthcare costs unrelated to primary care or outpatient medications after a year. - 9/18/2022
N.B. sexual assault nurse says premier's comments are a 'slap in the face'
CBC reported this week that a 26-year-old woman who went to the Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital last month after she had been raped was told there were no available nurses trained to perform the rape kit procedure. - 9/18/2022
‘Help Us Help You’ campaign helps pharmacies in Nova Scotia talk to the public about their services
The Nova Scotia Pharmacy Association launched the campaign to advise the public on how to make their interactions with pharmacies more efficient. - 9/18/2022
Will Newfound and Labrador’s pharmacists soon have an extended scope of practice?
Newfound and Labrador’s Health Minister Tom Osborne has said that an update on pharmacists scope of practice is coming soon. - 9/18/2022
Long COVID plan, funding decisions in the works, Moore says
Hospitals have been submitting proposals to Ontario Health, and now the province is working to provide guidance to primary care professionals on how to care for patients with long COVID symptoms. - 9/18/2022
Just half of Canadians plan to get their flu shot this fall
The potential for a weak flu shot uptake could combine with a difficult flu season and stress the health-care system further, says Danielle Paes, Chief Pharmacist Officer of the CPhA