Practice Tips

Survey shows U.S. hospitals guilty of unprofessional behaviour
Peterborough hospital pharmacy tackles med issues with success
Healthcare collaboration a key aspect of national mental health strategy
P.E.I. generic policy kicks in without payment for new services

Cost of generic drugs lowered to 35 per cent of brand name without pharmacists being offered payment for new services.
Summer Six-Pack - July 11, 2012
Opinion: Why other provinces may follow Ontario’s lead in reducing physician fees

Other provinces are watching Ontario to see whether reducing health care costs by reducing doctor fees is politically possible
Knowing others are bullied may make some nurses quit their job

Nurses are more likely to consider quitting their job if bullying occurs in their workplace, even if they are not bullied directly, say researchers at the University of British Columbia, in Vancouver, Canada.
Nurses told to stop saying 'darling' to elderly patients because it shows 'a lack of respect'

Staff at a geriatric hospital have been criticised for failing to respect the dignity of patients by addressing them with over-familiar terms such as ‘sweetie’ and ‘darling’.

Female surgical trainees say getting pregnant seen as a no-no