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Virtual care does not an emergency department make: CAEP
The public have certain expectations for what an emergency department will provide and simply adding virtual care doesn’t bring any healthcare facility up that standard, emphasized a statement from the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians.
P.E.I. to offer pharmacists, pharmacy techs $10K in recruitment incentives, among other healthcare pros
Eligible professionals need to commit to 1,950 working hours on the island or a one-year full time equivalent.

Pediatrician appointed dean of University of Saskatchewan's College of Medicine

The new dean of the College of Medicine holds numerous teaching awards.
POLL: Physicians trying to bill patients for admin relating to pharmacist-provided care

Kristen Watt wrote about receiving a letter from a local physician notifying pharmacies that patients would be billed for mandatory paperwork related to Limited Use forms, substitutions due to back-orders and reviewing MedsChecks forms.
CMA announces 2024 award recipients

The Canadian Medical Association announced this year’s award recipients on Tuesday, honouring 13 individuals for their achievements, innovations and activism in the field of medicine.
N.S. emergency department deaths hit six-year high, doctors point to ‘bed-blocking’

‘By not addressing it, governments and planners are systematically aiding and abetting a service level that virtually guarantees people will do worse.’
B.C. to provide more funding for new medical school, founding dean appointed

The school is working toward preliminary accreditation by fall 2025, which officials say would put it on track for a 2026 opening.
Thanks to a US$1 billion gift, most Johns Hopkins medical students will no longer pay tuition

The gift will also increase financial aid for students at the university's schools of nursing, public health and other graduate schools.
Ontario reports 9 cases of listeriosis in outbreak linked to plant-based milk recall

Symptoms of listeriosis can include vomiting, nausea, persistent fever, muscle aches, severe headache and neck stiffness.
Ontario commits $31M for cath lab in Windsor to eliminate need to send patients to Detroit

Around one Ontario-based patient per month ends up in a Detroit hospital, each costing the system tens of thousands of dollars.

Virtual care does not an emergency department make: CAEP

P.E.I. to offer pharmacists, pharmacy techs $10K in recruitment incentives, among other healthcare pros

Pediatrician appointed dean of University of Saskatchewan's College of Medicine

POLL: Physicians trying to bill patients for admin relating to pharmacist-provided care

CMA announces 2024 award recipients

N.S. emergency department deaths hit six-year high, doctors point to ‘bed-blocking’

B.C. to provide more funding for new medical school, founding dean appointed

Thanks to a US$1 billion gift, most Johns Hopkins medical students will no longer pay tuition

Ontario reports 9 cases of listeriosis in outbreak linked to plant-based milk recall

Ontario commits $31M for cath lab in Windsor to eliminate need to send patients to Detroit

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