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We can't achieve unity if we ignore our biases
Racism in healthcare has been shown to have a detrimental impact on the health outcomes of marginalized communities, and it is our responsibility as providers to work towards dismantling these systems of oppression.
Vancouver Island clinic finds success counter to the trend
Shoreline Medical has a unique funding model having begun as a non-profit society and achieved charitable status.

Anti-racism work is an essential duty for all physicians, pediatric surgeon says

Dr. Tito Daodu works to advance anti-racism in healthcare and medical education.
Quebec labour tribunal orders nurses’ union to stop threatening mass resignation

The tribunal noted the union has been working to gather the signatures of 500 nurses who are ready to resign over the Mauricie-Centre-du-Quebec regional health authority’s scheduling changes.
Finding their own inspiration: Student association at the University of Toronto profiles Black pharmacists

The pharmacists shared their stories—and offered advice to Black students had a common theme.
24-year-old Ontario doctor goes viral on TikTok after sharing her path to residency

The resident physician graduated from medical school when she was just 23.
Doctor-run PCN system in Alberta gets praise

Primary Care Networks (PCNs) in Alberta use funding to hire nurses, counsellors, physiotherapists and other staff depending on their patients' needs.
Psychodermatology: a new under-recognized sub-specialty in dermatology

Better understanding the context in which skin disease evolves could give patients a new perspective—and quality of life.
Nurse practitioners in B.C. can now assess crisis patients for involuntary admissions

The New Democrat government says it changed the Mental Health Act last spring to help people get care during a mental health crisis, while respecting their legal rights.
Are pharmacists of value as independent prescribers in long-term care facilities?

A U.K. study examines effectiveness and safety of weekly long-term care home visits by independent-prescriber pharmacists.

We can't achieve unity if we ignore our biases

Vancouver Island clinic finds success counter to the trend

Anti-racism work is an essential duty for all physicians, pediatric surgeon says

Quebec labour tribunal orders nurses’ union to stop threatening mass resignation

Finding their own inspiration: Student association at the University of Toronto profiles Black pharmacists

24-year-old Ontario doctor goes viral on TikTok after sharing her path to residency

Doctor-run PCN system in Alberta gets praise

Psychodermatology: a new under-recognized sub-specialty in dermatology

Nurse practitioners in B.C. can now assess crisis patients for involuntary admissions

Are pharmacists of value as independent prescribers in long-term care facilities?