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- 10/14/2020
B.C. government ups the ante on COVID-19 contact tracers; halfway to its goal of another 608
Retired nurses and physicians in B.C. are showing willingness to help out with the pandemic by becoming contact tracers, with the province seeking to hire hundreds more. - 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. - 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
Guidelines recommend pharmacists provide take-home naloxone to all opioid users
Take-home naloxone kits are publicly funded in all Canadian provinces and territories and have been shown to effectively reduce opioid-related deaths. - 10/13/2020
Medicine with the blindfold on
- 10/13/2020
Virtual care project targets diabetes patients in Alberta’s LTC
A new pilot project is using virtual care to enhance connections between patients and healthcare providers, including pharmacists. - 10/13/2020
Which procedures do doctors agree are aerosol-generating?
A study published in the BMJ Open Respiratory Research journal performed a rapid systematic review of guidelines, policy documents and academic papers from international sources to determine how different healthcare practitioners categorized different procedures and their related need for specific PPE. - 10/13/2020
Alberta doctors concerned about UCP AGM proposal for option of 'privately funded' healthcare
Neurologist, Dr. Luanne Metz has established a political action committee, called Eyes Forward, to warn against the potential harms of allowing privatization in the system. - 10/13/2020
Dr. Howard Njoo on how better data can help address inequalities exposed by COVID-19
Speaking at a virtual public health conference Wednesday, Njoo said collecting data on race and ethnicity for health purposes has been neglected for a very long time but everyone recognizes its importance now.