The best antidote to endless paperwork and mounting patient expectations in the midst of a pandemic may very well be a week in the wilderness on Canada’s great northern rivers.
Certain aspects of the new physicians services agreement–such as improved pregnancy and parental leave–will, help, said Dr. Rose Zacharias. But others changes need to happen.
In the fourth of our ongoing series of OTC "myth busting" videos, students from the University of Waterloo School of Pharmacy ask whether zinc is a useful treatment for acne.
As many mothers of young children are celebrated with homemade cards and sticky kisses for Mother's Day, moms of teens may be wondering why their kids just seem irritated by their presence.
Osuzawa Kester Edomwonyi's misconduct took place not once but twice, over a nine-month period. 'This was very concerning,' wrote the Alberta College of Pharmacy's hearing tribunal.
Mental health support and resources to help pharmacists cope with their ever-growing workload are all very helpful. But it's going to take a lot more than that to bring real change to a profession that's buckling under the growing demand for its services.
