COVID-19

Will COVID-19 vaccination enthusiasm last? Lessons from polio and H1N1
Canadian enthusiasm for COVID-19 vaccination is impressive. After repeated lockdowns, long separations from friends and family and economic losses, Canadians are lining up overnight at pop-up clinics and crashing websites with their eagerness to book appointments.
Home lung monitoring has potential to enhance respiratory care
There are three key types of home-use devices that could help manage patients at home; Peak expiratory flow (PEF), spirometry and oscillometry. But there are still technical challenges, a need for more data demonstrating effectiveness, and issues around digital privacy to resolve.

Mole checks and prescription refills in ER? It's happening in Alberta

As doctors leave the province's 'hostile political environment' or retire from practice, their orphaned patients seek non-urgent care in emergency departments
After their starring role during the pandemic, will pharmacists continue to shine post-COVID?

COVID-19 gave Canadians pharmacists an opportunity to finally apply the full extent of their clinical capabilities. But what happens after the pandemic ends? In this new series, we explore the role of pharmacists after COVID-19.
Round two of public medicare on trial

An appeal is scheduled to kick off this week in the latest round of a 10-year legal battle to overturn laws limiting a two-tier health system in the case of Cambie Surgeries Corps v. British Columbia.
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Innovative PrescribeIT service helps pharmacists optimize time and resources

If there is any silver lining to these pandemic times, it’s that pharmacists are finally being recognized for playing a vital role in the delivery of healthcare services.
Most patients regain sense of smell within a year following COVID-19

Advise patients that persistent COVID-19–related loss of smell has an excellent prognosis with nearly complete recovery after one year.
New online 'atlas' maps out trends in pharmacist services delivery in Ontario

Created by the University of Toronto's Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, the OPEN Interactive Atlas Tool will help healthcare policymakers plan more effectively
Canadian co-founder of Moderna wins science award for mRNA research
The Canadian Dermatology Association has a new president

This week, Dr. Catherine C. McCuaig took on a new role as president of the Canadian Dermatology Association.

Will COVID-19 vaccination enthusiasm last? Lessons from polio and H1N1

Home lung monitoring has potential to enhance respiratory care

Mole checks and prescription refills in ER? It's happening in Alberta

After their starring role during the pandemic, will pharmacists continue to shine post-COVID?

Round two of public medicare on trial

Innovative PrescribeIT service helps pharmacists optimize time and resources

Most patients regain sense of smell within a year following COVID-19

New online 'atlas' maps out trends in pharmacist services delivery in Ontario

Canadian co-founder of Moderna wins science award for mRNA research

The Canadian Dermatology Association has a new president