Patient-First Language

When pharmacists sense patients have an incontinence issue, it presents an opportunity for discussion. The starting point: reassuring patients they are not alone.

I don’t think many of us when we first started providing healthcare this way over a year ago thought it would last this long. I miss…. so many things as I provide care to patients either by phone or masked-up in the clinic.

A Cree woman had just given birth to her sixth child in Saskatoon, when she was presented with a consent form for her sterilization. She was screaming that she "didn't want this,'' but it happened anyway.

Expanding the profile of Lovell Drugs is one of the achievements of which Rita Winn is proudest. Through her dedication and the work of the entire team, Lovell has become a well-run company committed to its employees, patients and the profession of pharmacy.

As Canada's medical community continues to look for ways to eliminate discrimination in healthcare, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia is moving to “regulate racism out of medicine.”

As a doctor, I am thankful for the public support during this pandemic. But I also know how hero stories usually go. The public puts heroes on a pedestal and eventually turns against them.