Practice Tips

Common medication mistakes to avoid with virtual primary care
Drugs delivered to the wrong person, years-old prescriptions accidentally filled, and confusion over a tapering regimen that sent a patient to hospital are among the incidents highlighted in The Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada's report on medication safety in virtual care.
'Disproportionate, unfair' and speculative: Professions tribunal overturns college ruling
Dr. Diana Craciunescu committed a serious ethical breach when she failed to provide adequate care to an elderly patient with cerebral bleeding, ruled Quebec's Tribunal des professions. But banning her for life from emergency medicine was not the right call.

What does a geriatrician do all day?

A day in the life of Dr. Samir Sinha.
Case Report: Is it a stress rash?

Dr. Robert Dickson encounters a patient in his walk-in clinic whose stress level is causing skin reactions.
Work on top of work: 1 in 3 doctors have a second job, says surveys

While most of the doctors who do extra work outside their practice said the work was related to their profession, a few do something completely different, like create board games or apps or breed animals.
Tech pursues higher education while teaching pharmacy students

“I knew I wanted to try different things in the pharmacy profession, so I decided, if I have this opportunity to work with pharmacy students, I want to do it. There was no question about it.”
CPhA provides resources re Indigenous health and LGBT2SQ+ patient health

“As a key entry point to our health system, the pharmacy community has an essential role to play in implementing culturally safe, patient-centered care across Canada.”
Hospital outpatient meds now included in N.S. DIS

The Nova Scotia College of Pharmacists notes that outpatient medications dispensed by hospital pharmacies are now entered into the Nova Scotia Drug Information System (NS DIS).
NAPRA seeks panelists to assess language proficiency

Experienced, practising pharmacy technicians who are proficient in English, French, or both, are invited to complete the NAPRA Standard-Setting Workshop: Expression of Interest Survey.
P.E.I. techs must obtain CPR/first aid to administer injections

The policy states that “pharmacy technicians who hold an authorization to administer drugs are required to show evidence of CPR and First Aid certification."

Common medication mistakes to avoid with virtual primary care

'Disproportionate, unfair' and speculative: Professions tribunal overturns college ruling

What does a geriatrician do all day?

Case Report: Is it a stress rash?

Work on top of work: 1 in 3 doctors have a second job, says surveys

Tech pursues higher education while teaching pharmacy students

CPhA provides resources re Indigenous health and LGBT2SQ+ patient health

Hospital outpatient meds now included in N.S. DIS

NAPRA seeks panelists to assess language proficiency

P.E.I. techs must obtain CPR/first aid to administer injections