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- 9/29/2021
Pharmacy Leader Anastasia Shiamptanis: "We are an integral part of the healthcare system."
It is often said that a career should be a journey and not a destination. My intrinsic motivation to improve patient safety has led me to take on roles that allow me to progressively have a larger impact - 9/29/2021
10% of Alberta schools have COVID 19 outbreaks: student advocacy group
Wing Li, a lead tracker and communications director for Support Our Students Alberta, says she has confirmed 228 of about 2,400 elementary and secondary schools have active outbreaks. - 9/29/2021
Pharmacies must put corporate interests aside to give flu shots
The flu shot starts to work two weeks after you get it, and its effectiveness wears off after a couple of months. Most influenza comes in Dec. and on. Yet pharmacies seem to be promoting folks to get flu shots in October. - 9/29/2021
Canadian Medical Hall of Fame announces 2022 inductees
Six new inductees are set to join the hall of fame next year. - 9/28/2021
Video: Four benefits of practising in a rural area
Dr. Rithesh Ram of Drumheller, Alberta outlines four assets of rural practice. His comments are available by video or transcript. - 9/28/2021
The tale of the 222 toasters
When a pharmacist accidentally ordered hundreds more toasters than intended, the community came together to help her out of the crummy situation. - 9/28/2021
Video: 5 tips for physicians considering having kids
Dr. Kimberly Williams outlines five things to think about for doctors deciding when—or if—to have children. Her comments are available by video or transcript of her remarks. - 9/28/2021
Newsweek ranks SickKids as the top pediatric hospital in the world
Two other Canadian pediatric hospitals also made the top 10. - 9/28/2021
We need to mobilize now: Alberta and Saskatchewan’s health systems at breaking point
What is happening is as heartbreaking as it was preventable. - 9/28/2021
The federal government is out of excuses: It’s time to get serious about pharmacare
We need Canada’s 44th Parliament to focus on building a stronger, more balanced frame for Canadian society’s collective house after COVID-19 exposed its rotting planks.