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- 10/15/2020
P.E.I. telehealth innovator awarded Mayor's Medal of Honour
\In August 2018, after just 89 days, Young managed to roll out a tele-rounds pilot project to connect patients with physicians using a secure video connection and software. - 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
The Medical Post's favourite charities
A few causes we think are deserving of your support as a Canadian MD. - 10/15/2020
Civil liberties group ready to sue New Brunswick over abortion access
Noa Mendelsohn Aviv, director of the CCLA's equality program doesn't think the province will repeal the law without a struggle. - 10/14/2020
What exactly is a virtual emergency room?
Between Oct. 5 and Oct. 12, CHEO doctors saw 89 patients through its virtual emergency department and 86 per cent were able to get the care they needed without coming in to the ER, according to a hospital spokesperson. - 10/14/2020
Pharmacologist challenges flood of health disinformation on social media with Unambiguous Science
Sabina Vohra-Miller is countering the inaccurate health information circulating on social media with her dedicated social media pages where she posts science-based information on popular health topics. - 10/14/2020
Up to 85% of community pharmacies in England will be in deficit by 2024: report
Currently, between 28% and 38% of U.K. community pharmacies are in deficit, the report estimated. - 10/14/2020
Canadian guidance now available for SARS-CoV-2 antibody testing and reporting
Canadian Society of Clinical Chemists interim guidance document emphasizes capabilities and limitations of tests and provides recommendations for use.