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- 11/9/2021
Accelerated partner therapy for chlamydia and gonorrhea
Take our clinical quiz on accelerated partner therapy (APT) for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections. - 11/9/2021
5 Tips: Implementing change in your pharmacy
Healthcare providers tend not to easily accept change, and pharmacists are no exception to that rule. - 11/8/2021
Vaccine refusal: Freedom or disobedience?
With COVID-19 vaccine refusers, Dr. Jabir Jassam takes on the question of the limits of personal freedom when a community’s health is at risk. - 11/8/2021
Private practice docs set to be part of BC's vax mandate
Adrian Dix said Friday that the Ministry of Health is working with the professional college regulating doctors, dentists and other healthcare professionals. - 11/8/2021
New Shoppers Drug Mart data suggest pandemic has led to decreased high blood pressure diagnosis and treatment
Shoppers Drug Mart is sharing data that suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a reduction in hypertension diagnoses and treatment, an early warning sign for potential longer-term risks, like higher rates of heart attack, stroke and kidney failure. - 11/7/2021
FAQ sheet for parents on COVID-19 vaccinations for kids from UWaterloo School of Pharmacy
The University of Waterloo School of Pharmacy has compiled an answer sheet to frequently asked questions in anticipation of COVID-19 vaccinations being approved for younger kids. - 11/7/2021
StatCan report outlines 2020 deaths caused directly—and indirectly—by the pandemic
According to provisional data, approximately 19,488 more Canadians died between March 2020 and July 2021 than would have been expected. - 11/7/2021
Expense fraud trial of former hospital chief executive underway in Halifax court
The fraud trial of a former hospital chief executive is underway today in a Halifax provincial court. - 11/7/2021
Promoting the role of the pharmacist one anecdote at a time
For the past year and a half, a pharmacist has anonymously shared informative and funny anecdotes on Facebook and Instagram about her daily life at work. But who is hiding behind the page "Diary of a pharmacist," which has become very successful on social networks? - 11/7/2021
CPSA just getting started with unannounced inspections of Alberta docs with numerous COVID complaints against them
The college confirmed to CBC News that five investigations are ongoing and involve Alberta doctors against whom the most numerous and serious complaints have been made.