Licensing

Romance with patient gets doctor serving tiny community two-year suspension
Dr. Norman Keith Lea, a family physician in Nakusp, B.C.—population 1,700—should have practised a greater degree of caution, said the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia.
Pharmacists should be on alert after rise in forged prescriptions: B.C. College
There has been a “vast increase” in forged prescriptions for controlled substances, and pharmacists should be on alert for them, according to The College of Pharmacists of British Columbia.

Sweeping new act strips B.C. docs of their voice on regulatory college board

College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia board members will no longer be elected by doctors, rather they will be appointed by government.
'Big year' for pharmacists with new prescriptive powers, drug shortages: association

Like many health professionals, pharmacists have faced burnout and labour shortages since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
Fake teen doctor, now 25, sentenced to prison for new scam

Love-Robinson first came to national attention in 2016 as an 18-year-old when he was arrested after opening The New Birth New Life Medical Center, identifying himself as "Dr. Love.''
Yukon permanently expands power of pharmacists to issue prescriptions

Goal is to relieve pressure on family doctors and emergency departments.
Ontario pharmacists can prescribe for 13 common ailments as of Jan. 1

But not all pharmacists will be able to offer the service immediately, with some requiring additional time to prepare and ramp up the necessary infrastructure.
'Deplorable': Pharmacist who filed over $660K in false claims hit with 15-month suspension and $12,500 in costs

Toronto pharmacist and pharmacy owner Leon Rawa 'should have known better,' wrote the Ontario College of Pharmacists.
Young Leader in Pharmacy Aly Háji: "I want to leave some sort of positive mark on the profession of pharmacy as a whole."

My ultimate ambition has always been to be a litigator, and to spend some of my time defending pharmacists and the profession.
CPSA has 3 practice standards on hot topics open for public consultation

Standards deal with MAiD, prescribing for opioid use disorder and female genital mutilation.

Romance with patient gets doctor serving tiny community two-year suspension

Pharmacists should be on alert after rise in forged prescriptions: B.C. College

Sweeping new act strips B.C. docs of their voice on regulatory college board

'Big year' for pharmacists with new prescriptive powers, drug shortages: association

Fake teen doctor, now 25, sentenced to prison for new scam

Yukon permanently expands power of pharmacists to issue prescriptions

Ontario pharmacists can prescribe for 13 common ailments as of Jan. 1

'Deplorable': Pharmacist who filed over $660K in false claims hit with 15-month suspension and $12,500 in costs

Young Leader in Pharmacy Aly Háji: "I want to leave some sort of positive mark on the profession of pharmacy as a whole."

CPSA has 3 practice standards on hot topics open for public consultation