But many patients also said virtual care requires both physician and patient to work harder at communicating and understanding each other, according to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta.
Dr. Jeffrey Rice Holmes Matheson has a history of discipline with the CPSO, including a four-month suspension for his 'cavalier and reckless approach to opioid prescribing' in a case that was brought to light by four pharmacists.
'You better learn jiu jitsu and hand-to-hand combat if you ever take my opioids away,' Dr. David Bittleman's patient wrote him. 'You better learn how to defend yourself!'
The Pharmacy Technician Society of Alberta has posted some of the topics that are on tap at its 2022 Annual Conference, with the theme “Pharmacy Technicians Raising the Bar.”