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- 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
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
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. - 4/7/2020
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' - 4/7/2020
Temporary virtual care fee codes roll out
Amidst the current pandemic, support for telephone and video care has rapidly expanded - 4/7/2020
Critics alarmed by Ontario's COVID-19 testing shortfall
Now with greater testing capacity, Ontario public health officials have formed a working group to come up with a strategy for how to make best use of that capacity