The first standardized patients program started at McMaster University in 1971. Today, all Ontario medical schools employ actors as a safe way for students to learn and be tested on clinical skills.
Quebec revises guidance to promote the judicious use of invasive and non-invasive tests, and the optimal use of antibiotics in the treatment of this infection.
Enrolment in pharmacy tech courses is steadily declining, so Quebec organizations have launched a major campaign to attract young people and raise the profile of often little-known professions.