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- 6/24/2020
Canada’s COVID-19 death rate is low compared to other OECD countries
However, the proportion of deaths that occurred in Canadian long-term care homes was double the OECD average - 6/24/2020
Managing personal protective equipment in healthcare settings
An article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) provides an overview on personal protective equipment (PPE) in health care settings, including evidence on effectiveness of N95 masks, as well as the importance of including healthcare worker perspectives on usage of this equipment. - 6/24/2020
New practice tool summarizes key points about GLP-1 receptor agonists for type 2 diabetes
Diabetes Pharmacists Network issues downloadable guide designed to support optimal use of GLP-1 receptor agonists - 6/23/2020
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and Lumino Health connect patients to local healthcare providers
Connecting with a healthcare provider like a physiotherapist or chiropractor once you're out of the hospital can be a challenge. After a surgery or procedure, patients are eager to get back on their feet but often don't know where to access local care. Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre is now offering Lumino Health's Provider Search tool on their patient care pathways website. Lumino Health network is Canada's largest network of providers with access to 150,000 health professionals. - 6/23/2020
Pharmacists fire back after WSJ editorial calls them 'needless middlemen'
Two heads of major American pharmacy associations have issued a rebuttal against a Wall Street Journal editorial which suggested doctors should be allowed to dispense medication, at cost, to patients. - 6/23/2020
Police should not be first responders to mental health calls: CAMH
Canada's largest mental and addiction teaching hospital says police should not be the first responders to mental health crises in the community.