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Dr. Leisha Hawker, president of Doctors Nova Scotia, says improving the primary care clinic structure will help attract new physicians to a province where 130,000 residents are without a family doctor.

The Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB), has appointed Thomas Digby as its new chair. 

The Progressive Contractors Association of Canada, which represents more than 25,000 construction workers, alleges the labour agreement is restrictive and decreases the number of eligible workers.

The module was developed in collaboration with 16 provincial health regulatory colleges to support awareness and knowledge of health inequity.

The meeting was a chance to introduce the IPPC and discuss Indigenous representation in pharmacy, strategies to improve Indigenous health, and anti-Indigenous racism in pharmacy. 

Orientation program provides practical information.

Nearly all students who responded to the survey said that stress from pharmacy school negatively impacted their mental health, and 85% said that it had a moderate to severe impact on it.

Timely care from a well-trained forensic nurse can help stave off a cascade of post-traumatic effects, including depression, anxiety and even suicide.