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- 4/19/2022
6 top tips to really see your pharmacy like a patient
Have you looked at your pharmacy the way a patient does? This is a key question Wayne Caverly of Caverly Consulting asks his clients. One pharmacy he worked with – an old-style drugstore within an even older grocery store – had not seen any serious updates since the 1970s. - 4/19/2022
Are we foolish enough to bail on the fourth dose?
While more durable vaccines are in the works, until they arrive, we need interim protection from fourth doses of the same vaccine to keep people safe. - 4/19/2022
Sask. inks $4.8M deal with local company to provide secure video conferencing for virtual care
The new video platform will replace what Saskatchewan healthcare providers have used throughout the pandemic. - 4/19/2022
How do you let the community know about your counselling services?
Spreading word in the community about patient counselling is no easy chore – especially when many of your customers would rather head for the parking lot with their medication than listen to advice from a member of your dispensary team. - 4/19/2022
Ohio doctor found not guilty in 14 hospital patient deaths
Dr. William Husel was accused of ordering the drugs for 14 patients in the Mount Carmel Health System. He was indicted in cases that involved at least 500 micrograms of the powerful painkiller fentanyl. - 4/19/2022
Cardiac rehab for heart patients saves lives and money, so why isn’t it used more?
As a cardiac rehabilitation researcher for the past 20 years, I work with the preventive cardiology community to ensure more patients access these lifesaving programs. - 4/18/2022
Meet Kelly Grindrod: Pharmacy educator, advocate, disruptor and founder of Pharmacy5in5
We sat down and got to know founder of Pharmacy5in5, Kelly Grindrod. - 4/18/2022
Moderna announces step toward updating COVID shots for fall
Today's COVID-19 vaccines all are based on the original version of the coronavirus. But the virus continues to mutate, with the super-contagious Omicron variant—and its siblings—the latest threat. - 4/18/2022
'We should be able to manage:' Provinces experiencing rise in COVID hospitalizations
Latest data from the Public Health Agency of Canada shows hospitalizations due to COVID-19 rose about 18% across Canada between April 4 and April 11—to 6,020 people needing beds from 5,109. - 4/18/2022
Puzzling outbreak of liver disease in kids spreads to EU, US
Last week, British officials reported 74 cases of hepatitis, or liver inflammation, found in children since January.