Bill 67 expands powers of allied health professionalsPharmacists in Quebec get expanded minor ailments prescribing. Bill is first step to wider professionals being able to diagnose certain mental disorders. Nfld. doctor administered injections and hormone therapy to a person who was not his patientSt. John’s medical resident, Dr. Etienne Archambault, who also discussed the use of the medications to support athletics, has been ordered to pay a fine. Deadline nears to apply for Indigenous Pharmacy Scholarship Annual scholarship to encourage and support Indigenous youth interested in pursuing a career in pharmacy. The Doctor’s Lawyer: Informed consent – worth $8.5 million The court highlighted the importance of physicians disclosing all risks associated with a multi-step treatment plan before proceeding. Pay doctors more using capital-gains windfall, Freeland tells provinces Provinces to get additional $11.6 billion from tax change. Ontario college to start regulating physician assistants PSWs also get new oversight body in the province. The woke question for medical education Social justice doesn’t belong in medicine, but not for the reasons you think, argues Dr. Frank Warsh. Resisting the backlash against equity in medicine will improve health outcomes for all Regarding the CanMEDS framework debate, Dr. Gary Bloch argues medical expertise and an equity lens go together and strengthen each other. Nfld. psychiatrist didn’t use standard mental status exams, document informed consent for off-label medication St. John’s psychiatrist, Dr. Hugh Mirolo, who did not comply with conditions placed on his liscense, was charged $10,000. Newly tabled Quebec bill would introduce sweeping changes to scope of pharmacists and other healthcare pros The Order of Pharmacists of Quebec and the College of Physicians of Quebec both welcome the potential changes. First Previous 35 36 37 38 39 Next Last