Patient-First Language

In her new role, Crosschild is set to work with Indigenous patients to liaise and build trust and accessibility within issues like health education, medical translation and helping patients understand diagnoses.

Take-home naloxone kits are publicly funded in all Canadian provinces and territories and have been shown to effectively reduce opioid-related deaths.

As Canada stares down second wave of COVID-19 and braces for flu season, Miller expressed major concerns that Indigenous peoples won't feel safe seeking care. "Why in the hell would I go and get a flu vaccine if I was going to be treated like garbage?"

October 20 is Pharmacy Technician Day around the world—a day to celebrate and thank the folks who do so much to keep the pharmacy operating and the dispensary flowing.

Last week, Quebec's government ordered an inquiry into the death of Joyce Echaquan, an Indigenous woman from Manawan who recorded workers at the Centre hospitalier de Lanaudière in Joliette mocking her with sexist and racist abuse soon before she died.

Quebec's health ministry recently stated it intends to issue 98 family doctor permits for 2021, comparable to this year.