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- 8/25/2021
U of C study finds jump in Alta. alcohol related hospitalizations in COVID first wave
Researchers say physicians from England, France and the United States have reported similar trends. - 8/25/2021
What leadership is definitely NOT
Today, we are going to address something that often confuses people about leadership. That something is management! Is management leadership? - 8/25/2021
It's time to think beyond the pill
2020 brought exponential change to the world of retail pharmacy (and not all of it Covid-related). So, what will things look like as we’re getting on with our new world? - 8/25/2021
Cultivating increased awareness in our pharmacy practice
While counselling patients, consider becoming more and more aware of what might be really happening with patients under the surface. - 8/25/2021
Ontario health units want provincial vax cert, exploring regional options on policy
Dr. Paul Roumeliotis, head of the Local Association of Public Health Agencies, says the group wants the province to bring in a vaccine certificate system, which would limit access to non-essential activities to those who are fully immunized. - 8/24/2021
OMA fails family practice with virtual care agreement
The OMA approved an agreement to extend virtual fee codes for an additional year. There is much to like but in the current environment however, the extension agreement fails family practice. - 8/24/2021
Optometrists give province the stink eye
Currently, the province pays $44 in OHIP funding for eye exams for younger people up to age 19, and for those over age 65. - 8/24/2021
Walk-in clinics and care interruption
Dr. Jabir Jassam outlines the challenges he faces when he doesn't know what care walk-in doctors have provided to his patients—and offers a suggested solution. - 8/24/2021
Physical activity during pregnancy would reduce the time from labour to childbirth
The duration of active labour during childbirth would be significantly shorter in women who maintained a higher level of physical activity during their pregnancy, indicated researchers in a study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.