Events

Jules McKernan is used to saving lives, but not outside the walls of Sick Kids hospital.

Nurses working with parishes to complement a pastor's spiritual counselling met in Ottawa last week to encourage other churches to follow their example.

In an innovative teen-focused outreach program, three Toronto transplant centres are teaming up with young transplant recipients and Trillium Gift of Life Network to educate high-school students about the lifesaving impact of organ and tissue donation.

Nurses outside the Halifax region are ready to walk off the job if they don't get wage parity with their colleagues at Capital Health, their union leader says.

Addition of pharmacists to one of Canada's largest family medicine conferences indicative of their evolving role on primary care teams, says conference director.

If you’re a person who finds joggers insufferable, it’s only going to get worse. Regular jogging increases the life expectancy of men by 6.2 years and women by 5.6 years, according to the latest data from Copenhagen.

How one registered tech is freeing up time for pharmacists. Plus, a refresher on compounding, the true cost of becoming registered, and a CE lesson on cough and cold product use in the pediatric population.

A new campaign banner has emerged in this year’s British Columbia Medical Association elections. “B.C. Doctors for a Democratic Future” is an initiative to flag BMCA candidates who are seen as more likely to be pro-democracy. “Our message to doctors is, ‘Pay attention, engage and start making meaningful decisions or forever have health authorities and government do it for you.’”