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- 5/13/2020
As restrictions loosen, can you visit family or friends? Depends where you live
As provinces begin to relax physical distancing measures on family gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic, they’ll be doing so at their own pace. That means what’s going on in New Brunswick may not line up with Ontario-based directives, for example, and those in Quebec shouldn’t try to adhere to rules set out by officials in Newfoundland. - 5/12/2020
Keeping your pharmacy up and running during the pandemic
From operational considerations, to cash flow and employee empowerment - 5/12/2020
Many healthcare workers excluded from pandemic pay increase: union
Among those not benefiting from the wage support program include maintenance workers, dietary workers and clerks - 5/12/2020
Getting Ontario doctors back to work
Discussed: Dialing back cardiac surgery; the long-term financial viability of Ontario clinics; mental health support for doctors; how COVID-19 may affect pay negotiations; income relativity - 5/12/2020
Waterloo School of pharmacy appoints next Hallman Director
Andrea Edginton has been a leader on the faculty since 2008 - 5/12/2020
A look at how provinces plan to emerge from COVID 19 shutdown
Provinces have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far. - 5/12/2020
Ontario government issues new emergency order on long term care homes
Ontario issued a new emergency order on Wednesday that will allow it to temporarily replace the management of some long-term care homes if they are struggling to contain outbreaks of COVID-19. Premier Doug Ford said the measure is meant to strengthen protections for vulnerable seniors in those facilities. - 5/11/2020
Acetaminophen may interact with warfarin leading to high INR and bleeding
Higher acetaminophen doses over prolonged periods puts patients at greater risk