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- 6/10/2020
Patient information sheets now available for buprenorphine/naloxone and methadone
Answer common questions about starting opioid agonist therapy for treatment of opioid use disorder - 6/9/2020
Divorce reforms delayed as experts brace for post pandemic surge in divorces
The federal government has delayed implementing reforms to Canada's Divorce Act just as family law experts are bracing for a surge of women seeking divorces after being cooped up for months with abusive partners during the COVID-19 pandemic. The reforms were to go into effect on July 1 but Justice Minister David Lametti announced late last week that implementation has been postponed until next March. - 6/9/2020
Doug Ford getting tested for COVID-19 after education minister in contact with case
The minister who was in direct contact with the case has since tested negative - 6/9/2020
Transplant patient's pandemic life: family bonding, and hope that lungs come soon
For 15-year-old Tahlia Ali, life in the time of COVID-19 has meant a hard wait for a lung transplant operation she hopes will change her future, but there have also been some lighter moments to savour. She, her mother and her grandmother set off from Halifax in an RV on May 20 after receiving word that specialists preferred they be near the University Health Network and the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. - 6/9/2020
We need to rethink pharmacy's immunization campaigns
Our leaders are eager to overextend pharmacy at a moment where much is changing - 6/9/2020
B.C. pharmacist accused of illegally dispensing opioids
The citation shows that the same pharmacist faced similar allegations in 2011 - 6/9/2020
What does racism look like in Canadian medicine?
There are three converging factors that make Canadian medicine surprisingly fertile ground for racism - 6/8/2020
'I did not want my story to be written by others'
Dr. Chika Oriuwa's valedictorian speech to the graduating class U of T's medical school - 6/8/2020
New data tool will help researchers detect, plan and respond to COVID-19
The Ontario government has appointed Dr. Jane Philpott as the special advisor to support the design and implementation of the new Ontario Health Data Platform (formerly known as PANTHR). This data platform will provide recognized researchers and health system partners with access to anonymized health data that will allow them to better detect, plan, and respond to COVID-19. As well, this platform will support projects from the Ontario COVID-19 Rapid Research Fund.