Healthcare

A pill for HIV stigma? Casey House hospital creates ‘Stigmavir’ for healthcare providers
A Toronto hospital has created Stigmavir, a made-up medication for HIV stigma, complete with a pitch-perfect drug ad that is ‘proven to reduce mild to severe HIV stigma in healthcare professionals.’
Part 2: Wrapping up this season of the Entrepreneur Leaders in Pharmacy series
As this season concludes, I am doing a recap to revisit the exceptional leaders featured throughout the series highlighting a memorable quote from their article, and also provide a reminder of the reading habits and educational tools used by those leaders.

The value of observation

You don't need to be Sherlock Holmes to practice the powerful art of observation—after all, his literary inventor was a physician.
On-Demand Webinar: Unblemished Record: Acne management in pharmacy practice
Patient went to ER 180 times, says Eby, as he names science adviser on drug crisis

‘As the toxic-drug crisis changes, we’re facing new challenges and grappling with a growing group of people who are very sick and struggling in our streets and emergency rooms.’
An extremely effective and simple piece of preventative medicine? Get patients to cut down on salt

Evidence shows it substantially adds to CVD risk, but new policies may help with sodium reduction.
Screen all adolescent patients for eating disorders, new pediatric guidance says

Dr. Holly Agostino, lead author of the guidelines, says wait times for eating disorder programs have grown dramatically.
Newly tabled Quebec bill would introduce sweeping changes to scope of pharmacists and other healthcare pros

The Order of Pharmacists of Quebec and the College of Physicians of Quebec both welcome the potential changes.
New Brunswick health minister says travel nurse companies took advantage of province

The francophone Vitalité Health Network paid more than $123 million on travel nurse contracts.
McMaster Children’s Hospital halts tonsil and adenoid surgeries after deaths

The hospital says only emergency pediatric tonsil and adenoid surgeries will proceed and that all adult ear, nose and throat surgeries will continue.

A pill for HIV stigma? Casey House hospital creates ‘Stigmavir’ for healthcare providers

Part 2: Wrapping up this season of the Entrepreneur Leaders in Pharmacy series

The value of observation

On-Demand Webinar: Unblemished Record: Acne management in pharmacy practice

Patient went to ER 180 times, says Eby, as he names science adviser on drug crisis

An extremely effective and simple piece of preventative medicine? Get patients to cut down on salt

Screen all adolescent patients for eating disorders, new pediatric guidance says

Newly tabled Quebec bill would introduce sweeping changes to scope of pharmacists and other healthcare pros

New Brunswick health minister says travel nurse companies took advantage of province

McMaster Children’s Hospital halts tonsil and adenoid surgeries after deaths