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The recent UN report overlooked how similar mobility restrictions imposed on internationally trained physicians could be aggravating Canada’s healthcare crisis, tarnishing our international standing.

Currently there are no regulations around PPNs in Ontario—so the Ministry of Finance is asking stakeholders what they think, during a 60-day public consultation.

Alberta’s Opposition leader says Premier Danielle Smith needs to explain her plan to potentially transfer control of underperforming hospitals to third parties.

With the recent release of the NACI statement on RSV prevention for infants, we asked Dr. Ian Mitchell and Dr. John Yaremko to provide a quick update for primary care clinicians on preventing RSV disease in infants.

‘Burnout’ is not a formal medical condition, but the World Health Organization recognizes it as an ‘occupational phenomenon’ resulting from chronic workplace stress.

‘Because if our operator isn’t performing the services we need them to we’re going to take (the hospital) back.’

First, pharmacists need expansion of their scope so they can run the clinic portion and leave the dispensing to the RPhT. I believe we need to ensure the public is aware of the abilities of both pharmacy professionals, allowing the changes to be accomplished.

The act of having someone in charge, responsible for the overall pharmacy operation, gives everyone structure, which is a foundational element of humans to build anything. Once this is established, the operators of any dispensary have someone to go to with problems, instead of living in the anxious environment of not knowing if or when their concerns will be resolved.