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- 10/18/2020
How expressive writing could help frontline healthcare workers address trauma
Expressive writing is a form of creative writing that enables those with experience of difficult or troubling events to express their feels in a structured and safe way—allowing them to detach from the experiences themselves and turn them into shareable stories. - 10/18/2020
NB pharmacy creates care packages for intravenous drug users
Ashley Legere, a pharmacy assistant with the Guardian store who helped launch and oversees the initiative, became concerned that some customers were reusing needles after she noticed people buying a bag of 1cc insulin syringes but not returning for two weeks. There was also an outbreak of endocarditis in the community of 5,300. - 10/18/2020
Patients 60+ seeking cannabis for numerous health issues
The study authors say more research is needed to better understand the efficacy and safety of different formulations of cannabis in treating common conditions in older adults, both to maximize benefit and minimize harm. - 10/17/2020
Go-to chart for flu vaccines by age indication
Check out CanadianHealthcareNetwork.ca’s interactive tool and downloadable chart for a quick summary all influenza vaccines available in Canada by age indication and funding status - 10/15/2020
The sound of tweets grows fainter
Recently I was live tweeting a major Canadian heath care conference dealing with virtual care and digital medicine when I came to the realization—not for the first time—that the most dense and lively interaction was happening elsewhere. - 10/15/2020
The Medical Post's favourite charities
A few causes we think are deserving of your support as a Canadian MD. - 10/15/2020
How Dr. Shelly Sarwal used her assisted death to help develop guidelines around organ donation
The Halifax physician was diagnosed with multiple system atrophy in her mid-40s. In deciding to pursue MAID, she wanted to key things: to have control when she died and to donate her organs. - 10/15/2020
Fee-for-service fights on
The pandemic walloped FFS incomes but it isn’t just restrictions on the number of capitation payment plans that cause many doctors to stay with it.