Patient Lifestyle

Ontario doctor says appointment-based COVID-19 testing leaves vulnerable people behind
Ontario's Health Minister, Christine Elliot told reporters on Wednesday that she recognizes the potential difficulties for vulnerable communities that come with the switch.
Apple users can now access health records from three GTA hospitals through their iPhone
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.

Montreal doctors call for more family physician permits

Quebec's health ministry recently stated it intends to issue 98 family doctor permits for 2021, comparable to this year.
Healthcare professionals have a voice on social media, court rules

The decision noted that having focused solely on the critical portions of the nurse’s post, the discipline committee “failed to recognize that her comments were not only both critical and laudatory but were self-evidently intended to contribute to public awareness and public discourse."
Quebec doctor calls on peers to confront systemic racism

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.
COVID-19 restrictions linked to more sedentary students?
New study on vaccine hesitancy in community pharmacists

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

Musings on the misheard: How the tangled mess of language can send patients heading to the wrong physician.
Time management tips for pharmacists

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 first instinct is to help

A pharmacist makes a call and helps change a life.

Ontario doctor says appointment-based COVID-19 testing leaves vulnerable people behind

Apple users can now access health records from three GTA hospitals through their iPhone

Montreal doctors call for more family physician permits

Healthcare professionals have a voice on social media, court rules

Quebec doctor calls on peers to confront systemic racism

COVID-19 restrictions linked to more sedentary students?

New study on vaccine hesitancy in community pharmacists

Referred pain

Time management tips for pharmacists

The first instinct is to help