ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 3/14/2020
Trudeau says border closures, mandatory screening up for discussion
The Liberal government continues to face pressure to close Canada off as well from the outside world. - 3/14/2020
Ontario severely restricts visitors to long-term care homes
Until now, the province had merely recommended that visitors to long-term care homes be screened for symptoms and risk factors for COVID-19, such as recent international travel - 3/14/2020
Hundreds show up to Ottawa COVID-19 assessment centre, but few actually tested
The volume of calls to Ottawa's COVID-19 help line have been doubling by the day and non-nursing staff have had to be called in to help. - 3/13/2020
Ontario public health hasn't stepped up—we need it to, now
Doctors have been getting conflicting information about how to handle this pandemic, and PHO has failed to clarify the confusion - 3/13/2020
Ontario launches new billing codes for COVID-19 telephone assessments
Doctors in other provinces have called for the same, as public experts have lauded creative new efforts for social distancing in clinical settings - 3/13/2020
New decision aid for selecting treatments for osteoarthritis pain in primary care
Focuses on the proportion of patients attaining meaningful reductions in pain with various treatment options - 3/12/2020
Barriers removed to allow practice across jurisdictions during pandemic
Accelerated process for licences, CMPA membership - 3/12/2020
Canadians taking big steps in COVID-19 vaccine development
Human trials of a vaccine could begin as soon as July or August after being approved by appropriate health agencies