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- 6/13/2011
Baycrest creates cloud for healthcare
Baycrest, a Toronto-based academic centre fpocused on aging, has partnered with Microsoft and its partner company Orangutech to create a web-based “cloud” for healthcare organizations in Canada and around the world to share information. - 6/13/2011
'Near perfect' breast cancer screening results
A quality assurance program for breast cancer testing, developed and led in British Columbia, has delivered “near perfect” results on a national level, according to a study published in the Canadian Journal of Pathology. - 6/13/2011
Brilinta: new oral antiplatelet agent for prevention of CV events after ACS
Drug intended for patients managed medically or with percutaneous coronary intervention and/or coronary artery bypass graft surgery. - 6/13/2011
New technology to enable standard, paid services
The Canadian Association of Chain Drug Stores (CACDS) has announced that it will fund and launch the adaptation and customization of a popular international clinical and documentation tool with the aim of giving all Canadian pharmacies access to a single standard for implementing paid pharmacy services. - 6/13/2011
Ontario drug reform savings in jeopardy: CPGA
Changes to Canada’s drug patent system proposed by the European Union would wipe out savings from the Ontario government’s drug reforms, according to Jim Keon, president of the Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association (CGPA). - 6/13/2011
The Healthcare Interview: Erin Poirier, altruistic marathoner set to run across Gambia
Nova Scotia nurse is running across the Gambia to raise funds for West African youth and community education program - 6/12/2011
400 Saskatchewan healthcare workers on picket line
SASKATOON _ About 400 specialized healthcare workers in Saskatoon are off the job. It's the second straight day for strike action in the city. - 6/12/2011
Quebec agrees to pay MD costs for ranibizumab treatment
Decision follows months of complaints over out-of-pocket fees of up to $200 monthly - 6/12/2011
Dal medical program clears probation
HALIFAX | The undergraduate medical education program at Dalhousie University has lost the metaphorical asterisks beside its accreditation status from the Liaison Committee for Medical Education (LCME). “Our probation served as a wake up call to many,” said dean of medicine Dr. Tom Marrie in a university website story published June 13.