ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 4/10/2020
Salaried pharmacists feeling the financial and psychological effects of COVID-19
A Quebec survey found that 40% were concerned of safety conditions at their pharmacy - 4/8/2020
US pharmacies offering on-site COVID-19 testing
Pharmacists in the US can now order and administer COVID-19 tests to their patients, and several big chains will be offering test sites. - 4/8/2020
Five specific steps to help ease COVID-19 anxiety among frontline healthcare professionals
Above all, express genuine gratitude for healthcare professionals’ commitment to caring for patients with COVID-19 - 4/8/2020
The collateral damage from COVID-19
- 4/8/2020
Researchers to study whether plasma of recovered patients can treat COVID-19
Researchers from across Canada will collaborate on a vast clinical trial to study whether the plasma of recovered patients can be used to treat COVID-19. - 4/8/2020
COVID-19. Pharmacists on the frontlines. COVID-19 and our rural community
As Dickens wrote "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...". Well, certainly the worst part is easy to see and hear...every day in our stores, on the faces of our employees and patients and on the news and in social media. - 4/8/2020
Ontario chief medical officer issues new COVID-19 testing guidelines
Ontario's top doctor has issued new COVID-19 testing guidelines aimed at frontline health workers and long-term care residents—though they stop short of a call by the premier to test all of those people. - 4/8/2020
Controls can keep Canadian COVID-19 deaths under 44,000, health agency says
The model for the best-case scenario suggests between 1% and 10% of the population will be infected - 4/7/2020
Periodic physical distancing could be an option for COVID-19 control: CMAJ
A new modelling paper, using data from Ontario, indicates that dynamic physical distancing and other measures could help maintain health system capacity and prevent intensive care units (ICUs) from becoming overwhelmed because of COVID-19, while allowing periodic psychological and economic breaks from restrictions. - 4/7/2020
Toronto women's physician choir inspires with 'Rise Again'
Twenty-eight doctor singers recorded their parts alone to help doctors 'keep rising again every day to get through this pandemic'