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- 8/3/2021
“I like what she said…!”
Throughout the Women in Leadership series, in collaboration with PharmacyU, we continue to highlight every week an amazing woman leader in pharmacy. Each leader featured has an inspiring message. Below are my preferred quotes that I liked from each of their interviews. - 8/3/2021
Video: Five rules for physicians to follow on social media to avoid spreading misinformation
Guidelines from a physician who used social media during COVID-19 to disseminate information about the pandemic. - 8/3/2021
Spray, don’t delay! conversations around naloxone in practice
There is a marked need for pharmacy awareness campaigns to address the stigma around opioid use and naloxone, and for health care professionals to close this gap through comprehensive patient education. - 8/3/2021
Video: Four reasons for physicians to use social media
Dr. Jennifer Kwan shares her reasons why social media can be a useful tool for physicians. - 8/3/2021
Dr. Deena Hinshaw apologizes for causing 'confusion, fear or anger' on COVID-19
In Alberta, close contacts of people who test positive for COVID-19 are no longer being notified by contact tracers, nor are they required to isolate. - 8/2/2021
Ontario study finds 'no unusual change' in preterm, stillbirth rates during pandemic
Stress during pregnancy can contribute to one of those causes of preterm births. - 8/2/2021
AHS launches website to track facility bed shortages, service disruptions
Currently, 26 AHS facilities are experiencing shortages. - 8/2/2021
A pathologist's role in Canada's residential school investigations
Dr. Mary Fernando spoke with Dr. Kona Williams, the only Indigenous forensic pathologist in Canada, about the delicate nature of bringing medical information to light about Indigenous children who did not survive the residential school system.