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- 9/21/2021
Quebec man punched nurse at pharmacy in face for giving wife COVID-19 vaccine: police
Police say a man between the ages of 30 and 45 approached the nurse on Monday morning at a pharmacy in Sherbrooke, Que., about 150 kilometres east of Montreal. - 9/21/2021
COVID-19 boosters: why aren’t doctors allowed to protect their most vulnerable patients?
As eligibility for COVID-19 boosters begins to trickle in for certain Ontarians, Dr. Mary Fernando questions why family doctors and even immunologists aren't allowed to make their own assessments as to which of their patients is most at risk and therefore in need of the shot. - 9/21/2021
Creating the parent-friendly pharmacy
Who is your audience as a pharmacist? New mothers in their 40s. Extended families. You may even be prescribing vet meds for your patients' animals. - 9/20/2021
Sources say Alberta Premier Jason Kenney to replace Shandro as health minister
Sources have told The Canadian Press that Premier Jason Kenney is expected to replace Shandro with Labour Minister Jason Copping as the new health minister at a ceremony later today. - 9/20/2021
Quebec mulls law prohibiting anti-vaccine protests outside schools and hospitals
Legault said his government will "use whatever is necessary'' to prevent people from disrupting students attending school or healthcare workers entering hospitals. - 9/20/2021
Three month suspension for a gesture with sexual connotations
It was a 'jokey' evening in a Quebec ER but a doctor went too when he held a phallic-shaped laryngeal mask at hip level and pretended to hit a nurse in the face with it. - 9/20/2021
Report 'confirms' mental health care is improving in B.C.
A Pathway to Hope started out by focusing on a three-year plan to address four priority needs. - 9/20/2021
Pharmacists share their favourite photos—September
In our August newsletters, we asked pharmacists to submit their favourite photos, just for fun. Here are a few we love. - 9/19/2021
The art of failure
Dr. Jabir Jassam recalls when he had to negotiate something with his father once and though Dr. Jassam thought he was an expert in the 'art of negotiation,' it didn't go well. Now, one wonders, what other organizations aren't as good at it as they think they are?