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- 9/7/2020
Federal funds ensure all provinces now cover high-dose vaccine for LTC
One-time federal funding will enable all provinces and territories to cover the high-dose flu vaccine for adults aged 65 and older living in long-term care (LTC) facilities. - 9/7/2020
Care provided to mothers and babies seen by the same FP not associated with better outcomes
Mothers and their babies receiving care from the same primary care physician do not have better health outcomes than those being seen by different physicians—a finding that surprised the authors of a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). - 9/7/2020
All provinces and territories have upped orders for flu vaccines
Canada’s provinces and territories have ordered more influenza vaccine this year to meet an anticipated surge in demand. Will it be enough? - 9/7/2020
Pillar of Pharmacy: Rita Winn
- 9/7/2020
New Canadian consensus guidelines for pharmacist prescribing of naloxone
All patients receiving an opioid should be provided with take-home naloxone and counselled by a pharmacist - 9/7/2020
3 things to do to safeguard kids' mental health as school begins
Parents ask me: "What do I do to support my child’s mental health?” My answer to this question is to remember three things that can promote your child’s mental health. First and foremost, parents must look after their own mental health. The evidence that children’s mental health is linked to their parents’ is very convincing. Your child knows when you’re anxious or depressed or stressed and it affects them. Also, in the same way that they cannot hide how they’re doing from you, you cannot hide your mental state from them. We all notice when the people we love aren’t doing well, even when we don’t know the reason. If you want to look after your child’s mental health, start by looking after your own. Take some time and reflect on how you’re doing.