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- 4/30/2019
Why pick on public health?
A few thoughts on the recent cuts in Ontario from a doctor who used to work in public health - 4/30/2019
Private doctors in Quebec earning high fees to oversee NPs: IRIS think tank
The FMOQ, which represents Quebec GPs, dismissed the study as a 'propoganda pamphlet' - 4/30/2019
Walgreens to train pharmacists to recognize and address mental health issues
According to Fast Company, the U.S. drugstore chain will partner with the American Pharmacists Association as well as the National Council for Behavioural Health to train in what they're calling "Mental Health First Aid." - 4/29/2019
CMA announces 2019 CMA Award recipients
- 4/29/2019
False vaccine claims spread online by bots, trolls: top public health doc
Canada's chief public health officer says the fight against vaccine-related misinformation on social media is being further complicated by the emergence of online bots designed to sow mistrust. - 4/29/2019
Canada warnings about meds should be more consistent with other countries
Health Canada issued advisories for only about 50% of the drug-risk issues previously identified in the U.S., U.K. and Australia and in some cases, the advisories were issues a year afterwards - 4/29/2019
Dr. Hirotaka Yamashiro wins member referendum for OMA president; council votes this weekend
Although the pediatrician received the most votes in an association-wide referendum, council will cast the decisive vote at a meeting this coming weekend