Norma Adas-Ataya. who gave an infant double the prescribed dose of antibiotics, should have rechecked her work, said the discipline council of the Ordre des pharmaciens du Québec.
An assistant fire chief with Vancouver Fire Rescue Services is recovering in a Hong Kong hospital after a bout with the infection forced the amputation of one of his legs above the knee.
Having local information is critical because infections and the recommended interventions for them often vary from one region to another, said Firstline co-founder Michael Long.
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London, Ont., physician Dr. George Peter Arthur Rice failed to adhere to proper infection prevention practices over a period of almost five years, according to public health officials.
Under the new program, an inspector with Collège des médecins du Québec analyzes public insurance data against a set of criteria and risk indicators for unusual or potentially inappropriate prescriptions for opioids and benzodiazepines.
