Diversity & Inclusion

Pharmacy faculties across the country are making strides to indigenize their curriculum and encourage more Indigenous students into the profession.

In July 2020, the province announced they would no longer issue birth alerts, a policy implemented by the Child and Family Services (CFS) system to alert hospitals and other CFS agencies of a mother deemed to be "high-risk'' and in need of further assessment before they could be discharged with a newborn baby.

The number of Canadian physicians rose in 2020, and so did their pay.

The Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists voted to approve amendments to its bylaw to make registered pharmacy technicians full voting members, with all associated rights and benefits.

A family physician, Dr. Greggain has spent the last 15 years caring for rural, Indigenous and underserved cohorts. 

I always believe that there is a way to improve, to optimize and to make things better, regardless of the profession. There is always going to be a newer technology that we can implement to make systems and processes safer.

The bill calls on the health minister to quickly convene a gender-affirming committee to improve access to and expand coverage of procedures to help a person align their appearance with their gender identity.