Marjo Johne
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- 2/15/2024
Between a 'quota' and a hard place: Many pharmacists tell us they increasingly face mandatory targets on clinical services
'I’m looking at the last email I received from the pharmacy where I recently worked and it’s basically saying either I do 100 (clinical services) a week or they will reduce my hours,' an Ontario pharmacist, who asked not to be identified, told Pharmacy Practice + Business. - 2/15/2024
Flatlining but not dead: Why we need new CPR approaches during cardiac arrest
'Our survival outcomes from cardiac arrest resuscitation have not changed very much for 60 years because we haven't developed new treatments and innovative methods. Unlike the rest of medicine, we're living in the past.' - 2/8/2024
Sorry, wrong number? How three doctors, one surname and multiple fax machines added up to privacy leaks for 109 patients
A respirologist in Saskatoon received dozens of correspondence meant for two other doctors with the same last name. Who—or what—was to blame for these errors? - 2/6/2024
19-month suspension, $60K in costs for pharmacy manager who sexually harassed pharm assistant then intimidated staff who talked to investigators
Ontario pharmacist Maged Guerguis was also found guilty of other offences that included engaging in a personal relatonship with a patient and improper billling. - 2/5/2024
'Significantly higher' than previous estimates: New analysis of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests adds tens of thousands to yearly total
In most communities, there’s a one-in-ten chance of surviving an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, noted the analysis by the Heart and Stroke Foundation. This represents a doubling of survival rates over the past several decades, but 'they are still much lower than they could be.' - 2/4/2024
New free guide to feeding patients with celiac disease
'We did a global scan but found very few fully comprehensive, all-in-one training resources for gluten-free food service in healthcare.' - 2/1/2024
Doctor found guilty of having sex with his practice monitor, two patients and the fiancée of another patient
Dr. James Edward Roland McInnis, a family physician, has been handed an interim suspension pending a final order by the Ontario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal. - 1/28/2024
'Ungovernable': Licence stripped from doctor who posted inflammatory statements about COVID
'Revocation ensures that the registrant cannot use his status as a licensed physician to bolster the credibility of his COVID-19 communications,' wrote the Ontario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal in its penalty decision for Dr. Mark Trozzi. - 1/25/2024
Revoked: Doctor convicted in criminal court of sexual assault stripped of licence
Even as he awaits sentencing for the criminal convictions from November 2023, Manitoba physician Dr. Arcel Bissonnette must get ready to stand trial for 10 more counts of sexual assault involving other patients. - 1/24/2024
'Extremely minor' errors? Neurologist may have exposed patients to blood-borne infections
London, Ont., physician Dr. George Peter Arthur Rice failed to adhere to proper infection prevention practices over a period of almost five years, according to public health officials.
