Patient Compliance

Health records from three Ontario hospitals—Women's College, St. Joseph's Healthcare in Hamilton and Mackenzie Health in Richmond Hill—are the first to make this feature available to their patients as of Wednesday Oct. 7. Other health-care institutions across Canada that offer electronic records can sign on as well, according to Apple.

CPhA survey finds pharmacists are good candidates for addressing hesitancy, however barriers to effective communication exist.

Monte Steeves, owner of a Moncton, N.B., said pharmacists across the country are talking about best practices for everything from testing to vaccines at pharmacies right now, recognizing that different regions have different needs.

The college said information within health banks in clinical fields should not be allowed to be communicated to third parties for research or statistical purposes without the patient's consent.

The goal here is not to admonish Canada’s most revered medical organizations, but rather to illustrate the historic and longstanding dearth of Black representation in Canadian medical leadership. Over the past few years, calls to address barriers to achieving diversity in the Canadian health workforce have been gaining momentum. Diversity exists along a broad spectrum that includes gender, socioeconomic, linguistic, and racial subsets, to mention a few. Acknowledging that there exist many populations that are also underrepresented in the highest echelons of Canadian medical leadership, this article speaks specifically to the paucity of Black Canadians in formal physician leadership roles while proposing four key recommendations for addressing this diversity gap.

Deputy chief public health officer Dr. Howard Njoo said the public health guidance for how antigen tests can be used in Canada is coming soon, but that in general, they are used to complement the existing lab tests, not replace them.

As flu-shot season approaches and more pharmacies take on COVID-19 testing, pharmacists will likely get busier and more stressed than ever. Knowing how to manage your time well will help overcome the stress associated with the increased workload.

The free app aims to reduce wait times and help healthcare providers manage their inventory during influenza season