Marjo Johne
ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 9/4/2023
Indigenous health leader takes top director spot at NLMA
Gertie Mae Muise, a member of Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation who has spent 25 years working on Indigenous healthcare capacity, is set to become executive director of the Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association. - 9/4/2023
Want to counsel patients in any language? You can—and soon you probably will
A small but enthusiastic group of pharmacists are innovating with artificial intelligence. And they're coming up with ways to make you speak virtually any language and learn from avatars that mirror your real-world patient community. - 8/31/2023
Sign this and lie for me: Doctor who took patient to a concert tried to push friend to provide false alibi
Dr. Raymond David Stein also grabbed the patient's waist and thigh during a Beatles tribute concert while he appeared to be sleeping, according to the Ontario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal. - 8/31/2023
Add two more to the list: Pharmacy advocate suggests more scope of practice expansions in Ontario
Proposed regulatory changes will allow pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to, among things, inject vaccines for RSV and will give pharmacists authority to prescribe Tamiflu. That's great, but could be better, said the Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada. - 8/30/2023
Happy to be doctors, would do it all over again: But please pay us more
New survey of Canadian physicians found long hours and heavy workload to be among pressing challenges for doctors. No wonder six out 10 want to be paid as much as 50% more. - 8/29/2023
Right to refuse: Appeals board backs doctor who rejected patient with 'aggressive' and 'bullying' mother
The patient's mother was 'very devoted' and has had to navigate medical care since her son’s birth, wrote the board. But doctors also have a right to be treated with respect. - 8/24/2023
Preferred and referred: New study shows male specialists are favoured by both male and female referring doctors
Researchers found male specialists get more referrals than their female counterparts. They also get paid more, according to the Ontario Medical Association study. - 8/23/2023
Out of the fire and into your pharmacy: What you need to know about caring for wildfire evacuees
They may come in with little or no identification, or may come from a part of the country with no electronic health records. Here's how you can help. - 8/23/2023
Watch for it: A 'tri-demic' of viruses could be on its way
The 2023 fall season could bring in higher-than-usual incidences of influenza, respiratory syncytial virus and COVID infections, according to an Ontario Medical Association panel. Are you ready? - 8/21/2023
‘An egregious impairment of judgment’: Pharmacist used EHR data to contact patient on WhatsApp
Hao ‘David’ Yang has been suspended for three months and fined $3,500 by the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia.
