Practice Tips

The head of the NLMA was taken aback when the premier announced that health services would be back at 85% capacity by July 6

Here's the thing about the mandatory indoor mask use debate. Like everything else with COVID-19, we're just delaying the inevitable. Cases will rise, either soon or in the fall/winter, and then we'll scramble to implement a policy to try to mitigate it.

The Superior Court had ruled that doctors cannot charge patients for a range of services because many are related to insured services

Masks: my least favourite topic of the COVID-19 pandemic. There is an argument to mandate these in Canada.

International Coalition of Medicines Regulatory Authorities issues guidance documents for healthcare professionals and the public

An article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) provides an overview on personal protective equipment (PPE) in health care settings, including evidence on effectiveness of N95 masks, as well as the importance of including healthcare worker perspectives on usage of this equipment.