The college received numerous complaints in 2020 regarding disorganization, missed appointments and poor quality of care from Dr. Agomeze Igwe-Omoke, who would see upwards of 70 patients per day.
Under the new system, which officially launched July 7, each complaint will be first looked at by an analytics unit for an ‘up-front and rapid’ initial analysis as soon as it comes in.
The proposed bylaw changes would allow for physicians with non-Royal College certificates in anesthesiology to offer these services outside of hospitals and for elective surgery.
In an open letter to the Order of Pharmacists of Quebec, the president of the APPSQ revisits pharmacists' obligations regarding documentation and calls for a more rigorous disciplinary process.
As Canada’s premiers gather in Ontario’s cottage country to talk tariffs and trade, healthcare advocacy groups are trying to streamline their own messages.
Josie Osborne says more than 2,250 doctors, nurses and other health professionals have signed up for webinars and expressed interest in working in B.C. since March.
