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- 11/28/2023
Controversial proposal seeks to shift medical training focus from expertise to values
Dr. Noah Ivers argues that a panel proposing CanMEDS be centred on social justice rather than medical expertise is poor policy. - 11/28/2023
OCP provides three tips for detecting fraudulent prescriptions
Inspectors in Health Canada’s Controlled Substances Program offer key insights. - 11/28/2023
ACP's Pharmacy Technician Achievement Award winner
Pharmacy tech Kimberly Spafford achieved the highest marks across the province. - 11/27/2023
Life expectancy for Canadians fell in 2022 for third year in a row, says StatCan
The report shows the rate of COVID-19 deaths in Atlantic Canada was more than seven times higher last year compared with the year before. - 11/27/2023
Geroscience could transform aging but we must address its social and ethical implications
Canadians are living longer, but that also means they're living with more health problems for longer in their later years. - 11/27/2023
POLL: How does your pharmacy deal with aggressive behaviour from patients?
Do you have specific strategies in place to handle poor patient behaviour? - 11/27/2023
If Liberals need more time on pharmacare, NDP says it will demand ‘more results’
NDP spokesperson Alana Cahill says her party was ‘very clear’ that the Liberals’ first draft of a pharmacare bill ‘missed the mark’ and didn’t guarantee coverage for everyone. - 11/27/2023
Case report: Rashes in pregnancy
A recent case at my clinic involved a pregnant patient with a dermatitis I'd never seen before. - 11/27/2023
Growing number of homeless people turning to ERs for shelter and warmth, study says
‘When we have high levels of homelessness and not enough shelter beds for people . . . the emergency department is the shelter of last resort. It’s the warming centre of last resort.’ - 11/27/2023
Registered nurses in Ontario excited about power to prescribe
According to data from the College of Nurses of Ontario, there has been a jump in the number of newly registered internationally educated nurses, more than tripling from 1,609 in 2020 to 5,125 in 2022.