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Nova Scotia pharmacies testing out attached walk-in clinic with nurse practitioner, pharmacist teams
The Nova Scotia Health authority is examining the idea of walk-in clinics attached to pharmacies with a nurse practitioner and pharmacists teaming up to give patients another option when seeking primary care.
Indigenous pharmacist Jaris Swidrovich on better educating pharmacists
Jaris Swidrovich is the first Indigenous faculty pharmacist in Canada. Swidrovich, who is from Yellow Quill First Nation, is a Saulteaux First Nations and Ukrainian man, as well as being a Two-Spirit person. He spoke with us about why pharmacy needs to change to better serve Indigenous peoples, how he’s working to make that happen and why Instagram is helping.

Pharmacy U Toronto offers variety of CE sessions

Pharmacists can choose from more than 20 different educational sessions to earn up to 5.75 CEUs for the day.
'Show this to Putin': Tearful doctors in last moments of a small girl mortally wounded in Russian shelling

In the port city of Mariupol, where Ukrainians are trying to fend off a Russian advance, an ambulance raced into a city hospital Sunday, carrying a 6-year-old girl mortally injured in Russian shelling.
Pharmacy Appreciation Month: What’s on across the country

National and provincial pharmacy associations have plans to celebrate pharmacy teams throughout March.
'We need emergency access': Docs and other healthcare professionals request psilocybin for training

The professionals—including doctors, psychologists, clinical counsellors, social workers and nurses—sent affidavits to Health Canada on Monday after the federal agency issued a letter of intent to reject their requests.
KEEP UP QUIZ: How closely did you follow healthcare news during the week of Feb. 21?

Did you miss any key details in healthcare news this week? Take our new weekly quiz to see how much you remember!
N.B. to end vaccine passport Feb. 28, lift all COVID-19 restrictions by March 14

New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs today unveiled the province's timeline to end all pandemic-related public health restrictions.
McMaster research team proposes ways Canada can open the door to more antibiotics in bid to tackle 'superbugs'

The interdisciplinary team made several proposals, pointing out that Canada lags other countries on approving novel antibiotics.
Health Canada warns of risks of ingesting or spilling rapid test solution

The agency issued a public advisory on the federal government's website on Thursday, saying it is aware of approximately 50 calls related to accidental exposure, which have resulted in minor health outcomes.

Nova Scotia pharmacies testing out attached walk-in clinic with nurse practitioner, pharmacist teams

Indigenous pharmacist Jaris Swidrovich on better educating pharmacists

Pharmacy U Toronto offers variety of CE sessions

'Show this to Putin': Tearful doctors in last moments of a small girl mortally wounded in Russian shelling

Pharmacy Appreciation Month: What’s on across the country

'We need emergency access': Docs and other healthcare professionals request psilocybin for training

KEEP UP QUIZ: How closely did you follow healthcare news during the week of Feb. 21?

N.B. to end vaccine passport Feb. 28, lift all COVID-19 restrictions by March 14

McMaster research team proposes ways Canada can open the door to more antibiotics in bid to tackle 'superbugs'

Health Canada warns of risks of ingesting or spilling rapid test solution

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