ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 8/20/2020
NBPA names new executive director
- 8/19/2020
Solutions to the MD gender pay gap
As a member of the Equity in Medicine team, I volunteered to discuss the gender pay gap in Canada for an online hour-long session on a weekday evening in early July. I thought the attendance in the summer would be around a dozen people if we were lucky. The response was incredible, enough to make me hope (faintly) that women physicians in this country may finally have had enough of being treated so unfairly when it comes to remuneration and angry enough to push hard for justified change. - 8/19/2020
Indigenous boy needing health care was discriminated against: adjudicator
A human rights adjudicator has ruled that the Manitoba government discriminated against a disabled Indigenous boy by not providing adequate health care. The province has been ordered to pay the boy and his mother $42,500. The case centres on Alfred (Dewey) Pruden, who was 16 years old when his human rights complaint was heard last year. - 8/19/2020
Liberals move toward changing federal drug policy as opioid deaths spike
The Liberal government taking steps toward promised changes to federal drug policy, while looking at how to reduce opioid-related deaths during the pandemic. The federal government launched a national consultation on supervised-consumption sites this week, saying they would be seeking comments from a variety of Canadians, including those who operate the sites—and those who use them. - 8/19/2020
Be alert for potential drug interactions with medical and recreational cannabis
Review provides a comprehensive list of drug-drug interactions, with particular focus on Rx drugs with a narrow therapeutic index - 8/19/2020
New drug maker aims to be world leader in therapeutic CBDs
Firm led by son of Novopharm founder Leslie Dan and former execs from Novopharm, TEVA and Apotex - 8/19/2020
'Cautiously optimistic': Outbreak at Calgary Cargill plant appears contained
An outbreak of COVID-19 at a Cargill meat-processing plant in Calgary appears to be under control. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical health officer, reported last week that five cases of the novel coronavirus had been recorded at Case Ready Meats, a Cargill plant that readies meat products for sale in western Canadian supermarkets. - 8/18/2020
University of Toronto launches Institute for Pandemics after donation
The dean of a newly launched pandemic institute at the University of Toronto says the initiative will help bring together the school's vast resources to effectively research and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Institute for Pandemics will study the impact of the coronavirus as well as the ensuing recovery efforts, while also helping to prepare for future pandemics, Adalsteinn Brown said. - 8/18/2020
Canada releases guidance for flu shots during pandemic
Paperless registrations, appointments and outdoor administration are among the recommendations from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) for the delivery of influenza vaccinations this season. - 8/18/2020
Four years later, what’s changed at the OMA?
This past weekend marked the fourth anniversary of the defeat of the 2016 tPSA (tentative Physician Services Agreement) at the Ontario Medical Association (OMA). It marked the culmination of the efforts to mobilize almost two-thirds of the membership to vote against the deal, despite heavy pressure from the then board to approve it. In the aftermath of that agreement, there have been some significant and rather seismic changes at the OMA, and it’s worthwhile looking back to see what’s different, and what still needs to be done.