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Lead author Dr. Danuta Skowronski, an epidemiologist at the BC Centre for Disease Control, said the findings can be generalized to the rest of Canada.

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In documents filed in the B.C. Supreme Court Thursday, the commission alleges the LifePlus program is breaking the law by charging for services covered under the medical services plan.

Ongoing frustration with digital tools and the administrative burden of EMRs feeds physicians’ negative attitude towards digital care.

Ontario auditor general Bonnie Lysik also observed that the province’s doctors received much higher compensation—between $170 to $220 an hour—for vaccinating patients than other healthcare professionals. For example, nurses got paid between $32 to $49.

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada has created a safety bulletin about how pharmacists can safely use products imported in response to shortages in hospitals.