Best Practices

Pharmacists can be effectively trained to recommend and apply genetic testing results for their patients to tailor their medications for better therapeutic results, says Dr. Micheline Piquette-Miller, a professor in the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Toronto.

Pharmacists’ untapped value as providers of healthcare services came up at the Healthy Canada conference hosted by The Conference Board of Canada in Toronto last week—and reimbursement as well as quality assurance were among the make-or-break factors needed to move from theory to practice.

Randomized trial casts doubt on popular dieting trend

Researchers conduct an ECG study on revellers at Munich Oktoberfest

Alberta researchers

Three algorithms for pediatric head injury put to the test in Australian study

Goal to bring clarity around employment standards, training and prescription volumes