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- 3/1/2022
Mask, vaccine mandates to be lifted in Yukon
But Premier Sandy Silver says private businesses will be able to continue asking customers to abide by previous masking and vaccination mandates. - 3/1/2022
The Top 10 milestones of Pharmacy U
Pharmacy U turns 10 this year! Canada's leading event for the pharmacy industry will be in-person once again, on April 2, 2022, at the International Centre. That in itself is cause to celebrate. - 3/1/2022
B.C.'s turn: CMA voting underway for next president-elect
The CMA encourages its members in B.C., be they doctors, residents or medical students to vote by the March 15 deadline, with results set to be shared on March 18. - 3/1/2022
Ontario planning to deregulate traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture
Contained in a recently tabled piece of labour legislation is a section that would wind up the College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Acupuncturists of Ontario, the profession's regulatory body that was established in 2013. - 3/1/2022
Alberta to spend $300M on new critical care beds
Jason Copping says $100 million of that will be spent this year to create 50 permanent ICU beds across the province. - 3/1/2022
5 key ways pharmacists can make a difference in improving patients' mental health
Jamie Kellar has devoted much of her professional life to managing individuals with mental illness, as a clinical pharmacist in tertiary mental health facilities, in community pharmacy practice, and as an educator at the University of Toronto. - 3/1/2022
Health Canada recalls Fitbit Ionic smartwatch
The agency has issued a joint recall of the product with Fitbit and consumer protection agencies in the United States and Mexico. - 3/1/2022
Manitoba removes COVID-19 isolation requirements
The province announced today beginning March 15 it will only be a recommendation for people who contracted the virus to isolate. - 3/1/2022
The 90-second rule
Intuitively, we doctors think it’s more efficient for us to control the dialogue of the encounter, rather than the patient. We’re wrong.