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- 7/14/2022
EnsembleIQ recognized for outstanding company leadership, driving positive culture change
EnsembleIQ is the parent company for the Medical Post and Pharmacy Practice + Business. - 7/14/2022
FP says Alberta's way of funding primary care clinics is better than BC's
The doctor, who spoke with the Terrace Standard on condition of anonymity, pointed to a Chilliwack primary care centre that's been totally unable to bring on any doctors or nurse practitioners since it became otherwise ready to open. - 7/14/2022
B.C. Court of Appeal set to deliver ruling in private healthcare case
Dr. Brian Day had challenged the province's Medicare Protection Act, which bans extra-billing and private insurance for medically necessary procedures. - 7/14/2022
Newfoundland and Labrador temporarily hikes pay for doctors in rural emergency rooms
Health Minister Tom Osborne told reporters today the pay increase could amount to as much as $800 a day. - 7/13/2022
Patient dies while waiting hours to be seen in New Brunswick emergency department
John Staples, a residential support worker, witnessed the incident early Tuesday morning as he waited with a client at the Dr. Everett Chalmers Hospital and posted details on social media. - 7/13/2022
Federal government sends $2B in health transfers, other funding to provinces
Most of it is a $2-billion health transfer top-up the federal government pledged for provincial and territorial governments in March mainly to help relieve surgical backlogs. - 7/13/2022
Young Leader in Pharmacy Taj Dhinsa: "I’m a nerd and I enjoy working with large data sets."
Healthcare is ripe for innovation. Young leaders are thinking differently about their role within the healthcare system, innovating and helping to evolve patient care from a whole health perspective. - 7/13/2022
CMA board breached principles of natural justice and fairness
Dr. Charles Webb, a former director at the CMA, had his membership suspended over harassment claims while he was running for election as CMA president. Dr. Zafar Essak calls foul. - 7/13/2022
The Dutch public-private healthcare model is the fix Canada needs
Lawyer and health law specialist Tracey Tremayne-Lloyd argues Canada should look abroad for solutions, specifically to the Netherlands.