Practice Tips

New Canadian guidelines for managing rheumatoid arthritis with DMARDs
“Living” guideline initially focuses on tapering of DMARDs in adults who are in sustained remission or have low disease activity.
Ontario to fund more private clinic surgeries in bid to stabilize healthcare system
The plan comes as nursing staff shortages have seen emergency departments across the province close throughout the summer for hours or days at a time.

Registration now open for Pharmacy U Vancouver

Chance to earn up to 5.25 CEUs at one-day education event.
Saskatchewan medical students no longer need to move cities mid-degree

Full four years now offered in Regina.
Pharmacy Leader John Papastergiou: "We are on the frontlines. What we do is practise, and this has real-world applications."

There has traditionally been a barrier to community pharmacists being engaged in research. I have worked to overcome this barrier. We are on the frontlines. What we do is practise, and this has real-world applications.
7 ways citizens can help the healthcare crisis

Doctors from the Sunshine Coast, north of Vancouver, have put a notice in a local newspaper letting folks know how they can help.
ASK AN EXPERT: How do we find a doctor to join our practice?

In this newly launched column, you send us your questions and we'll get an expert to answer it. Dr. Ryan Korda, a Toronto family physician, asked us for help with recruiting a doctor.
Brush up your understanding of Parkinson's Disease

After noticing an increase of my patient load with Parkinson’s Disease, I decided it was time to brush up my knowledge on the new and existing therapies.
Taxane-based chemotherapy may increase risk of ocular adverse effects

Paclitaxel and docetaxel may increase the risk of eye adverse events in women who receive these drugs for cancer
Safety not convenience needs to guide use of virtual care: CMPA

Expert notes the impact of the huge increase in the use of virtual care on the medico-legal landscape is still not clear.

New Canadian guidelines for managing rheumatoid arthritis with DMARDs

Ontario to fund more private clinic surgeries in bid to stabilize healthcare system

Registration now open for Pharmacy U Vancouver

Saskatchewan medical students no longer need to move cities mid-degree

Pharmacy Leader John Papastergiou: "We are on the frontlines. What we do is practise, and this has real-world applications."

7 ways citizens can help the healthcare crisis

ASK AN EXPERT: How do we find a doctor to join our practice?

Brush up your understanding of Parkinson's Disease

Taxane-based chemotherapy may increase risk of ocular adverse effects

Safety not convenience needs to guide use of virtual care: CMPA