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- 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. - 11/7/2021
I’m an infectious disease doctor and I’m vaccinating our 5-year-old against COVID-19
When it is our turn to vaccinate our five-year-old son against COVID-19, I will do so with confidence and without hesitation. I am encouraging every parent with eligible children between ages five and 11 to do the same. Here is why. - 11/7/2021
New UWaterloo program seeks to fight gender gap in pharmacy leadership
Most pharmacists are women—60% to 70% of pharmacy students and staff pharmacists are female. But they are a minority in leadership positions. - 11/7/2021
Case report: When the tiger bites
Concern about a spreading rash on his right arm, led a 21-year-old fair-skinned male to seek care from our walk-in clinic recently. He was afraid the rash represented an infection. - 11/7/2021
Saskatchewan doctor who died of COVID-19 remembered for his joyful spirit
A longtime friend and fellow physician said Dr. Youssef Al-Begamy died Sunday at a Toronto hospital, where he had been transferred from Saskatchewan late last month and was being treated for the virus. - 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.