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- 11/24/2021
AB booking site had 4 pharmacies that weren't prepared to give pediatric COVID-19 shots
Frustrated parents made appointments for the 1,500 slots that didn't really exist, sending them scrambling to re-book and in some cases showing up only to encounter baffled pharmacists. - 11/24/2021
New Brunswick urologist creates website encouraging those without family doctors not to skip prostate exams
Prostate cancer cases make up about 10% of cancer-related deaths in Canadian men, but many still avoid the exam. - 11/24/2021
PEI to cover shingles vaccines for seniors
The Shingrix vaccine will be available through community pharmacies across the province. - 11/24/2021
South African scientists detect new virus variant amid spike in cases
Currently identified as B.1.1.529, the new variant has also been found in Botswana and Hong Kong in travelers from South Africa. - 11/24/2021
Alberta launches grant program to improve palliative care
The program will seek to allow palliative care patients to have better care in their choice of setting. - 11/24/2021
Provinces take issue with proposed federal mental health transfer
Federal contributions to provincial health systems, including mental health services, are funded by the Canada Health Transfer. - 11/23/2021
Investigation fails to find source of legionnaires' disease outbreak in New Brunswick
Seven people were hospitalized and one person died after the outbreak was declared in early August. - 11/23/2021
New toolkits for addressing violence, harassment in healthcare settings
The Public Services Health & Safety Association has added three new toolkits to its existing roster of five. - 11/23/2021
Pharmacy Leader Manjiri Sandeep Gharat: "...a pharmacist in different roles can be an agent of change for the patient."
In a country like India, I can see so much work remains undone, which never permits me to go in the comfort zone, stay relaxed or complacent. I want to keep working to enhance the role of pharmacists and for the welfare of the pharmacist. - 11/23/2021
Shoppers health app adds booking service for physio, massage, other rehabilitation services
The additional services are through a partnership with Lifemark Health Group, a national healthcare company.