Practice Tips

Montreal now has healthy teddy bears thanks to new hospital organized by medical students
Teddy Bear Hospital program helps alleviate kids’ fears around interactions with healthcare professionals.
Lifetime ban ends a 30-year career sullied by $400K in improper billing, $75K in fines and a criminal conviction
Dr. Gustavo Jose Carvalho was also suspended multiple times by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia and subjected to practice conditions that he breached repeatedly.

Misdiagnosed emergency: Doctor's appeal is denied in the case of teen patient who lost his only testicle

Dr. Cristian Lucian Budeci should have rushed his 14-year-patient to a urologist, ruled the Collège des médecins du Québec. Instead he prescribed antibiotics and over-the-counter painkillers.
What you can do to help your patients–and yourself–deal with the trauma of pregnancy loss

Many doctors don't know how to react or cope when a patient's pregnancy ends in a miscarriage or stillbirth. At the 2022 Family Medicine Forum, Dr. Sarah Gower offered some advice.
Fresh cases to better reflect patients in the clinic: Dalhousie University revises curriculum for pre-clerkship medical students

Medical school rewrites more than 200 cases to ensure students learn about the whole patient.
Young Leader in Pharmacy Anisha Kaur Sandhu: "...keeping busy and productive keeps me motivated and drives me to do better."

I firmly believe that to lead a purposeful life we need to have the humility to keep learning, the resilience to keep adapting and the passion to keep improving.
Prevalence of contraindications to Paxlovid in hospitalized patients with COVID-19

Study determines how many patients hospitalized with COVID-19 had contraindications to nirmatrelvir–ritonavir and would have required an alternate outpatient treatment.
Changes ahead for Ontario College of Pharmacists' Jurisprudence, Ethics and Professionalism exam

The Jurisprudence, Ethics and Professionalism exam in Ontario will change as of February 2023.
Examining sexual activity as an asthma trigger

Equivalent to walking up two flights of stairs, but its impact may be underreported.
WEBINAR: The practical management of COPD in pharmacy

Coming up on Wednesday Nov, 23, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. EST, join pharmacist Mike Boivin as he leads a free webinar on COPD.

Montreal now has healthy teddy bears thanks to new hospital organized by medical students

Lifetime ban ends a 30-year career sullied by $400K in improper billing, $75K in fines and a criminal conviction

Misdiagnosed emergency: Doctor's appeal is denied in the case of teen patient who lost his only testicle

What you can do to help your patients–and yourself–deal with the trauma of pregnancy loss

Fresh cases to better reflect patients in the clinic: Dalhousie University revises curriculum for pre-clerkship medical students

Young Leader in Pharmacy Anisha Kaur Sandhu: "...keeping busy and productive keeps me motivated and drives me to do better."

Prevalence of contraindications to Paxlovid in hospitalized patients with COVID-19

Changes ahead for Ontario College of Pharmacists' Jurisprudence, Ethics and Professionalism exam

Examining sexual activity as an asthma trigger

WEBINAR: The practical management of COPD in pharmacy