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- 10/8/2020
Why the movement to ETFs and passive investing?
There is no question globally there is a powerful movement towards passive (index) investing and the use of exchange traded funds (ETFs) as an investment vehicle to access those indices. The question is why is this happening? First, we must review the "what." - 10/8/2020
Toronto hospital network says info of about 150 patients allegedly stolen
St. Michael's Hospital says it is conducting its own investigation and has also reported the matter to Ontario's privacy commissioner. - 10/8/2020
Ontario doctor says appointment-based COVID-19 testing leaves vulnerable people behind
Ontario's Health Minister, Christine Elliot told reporters on Wednesday that she recognizes the potential difficulties for vulnerable communities that come with the switch. - 10/8/2020
Five lessons I learned from the Federation of Medical Women of Canada
I can remember back in 1986, as a first-year medical student, walking down the hallway of Memorial University of Newfoundland and stopping to look at the announcement board.There it was – a paper flyer asking “Are you a female medical student?” Yes, I was! “Are you in financial need?” Yes, I was! “Sign up for FMWC and apply for a $1,000 scholarship.” So I did. And I got the scholarship. - 10/8/2020
Celebrate your technicians on #RxTechDay
October 20 is Pharmacy Technician Day around the world—a day to celebrate and thank the folks who do so much to keep the pharmacy operating and the dispensary flowing. - 10/8/2020
Pharmacist helps B.C. mom by providing sleepless son with 'monster spray'
Heather Garfield remembered how her older son's fears had been assuaged by homemade monster spritz when he was younger. - 10/7/2020
New study on vaccine hesitancy in community pharmacists
CPhA survey finds pharmacists are good candidates for addressing hesitancy, however barriers to effective communication exist. - 10/7/2020
Hospital CEO speaks out after nooses again found at hospital construction site
Sarah Downey, president and CEO at Michael Garron Hospital, has written a letter to EllisDon's CEO after a third incidence of anti-Black racism took place on the EllisDon construction site in a four-month period. The incidents happened on the site where a hospital extension is being built at the Michael Garron Hospital in East York, a suburb of Toronto. - 10/7/2020
Quebec College of Physicians calls to ban use of EMRs for commercial purposes
The college said information within health banks in clinical fields should not be allowed to be communicated to third parties for research or statistical purposes without the patient's consent. - 10/7/2020
FPs as frazzled as their patients during pandemic
Family medicine is in a state of crisis, exacerbated by the pandemic which, eight months in, has totally disrupted primary care physicians’ ability to provide face-to-face, quality care. Things are so bad that while governments are urging everyone to get a flu shot to avoid a “twindemic” many have expressed their confusion about finding out where to get that shot, just days away from the time when people typically start getting them.