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CPhA appoints its first Chief Pharmacist Officer
The Canadian Pharmacist Association has appointed Danielle Paes its first Chief Pharmacist Officer to represent pharmacists to the public and various stakeholders.
An open letter to the profession I love
The Canadian Pharmacist Associations' newly-appointed Chief Pharmacist Officer introduces herself to Canada's pharmacists.

Lessons from COVID-19 for the next pandemic: We need better data on workplace transmission
Pharmacist brings gamer mentality to a very serious mission

This challenging video game has a purpose: to help its founder and others uncover and identify counterfeit, adulterated and misbranded drugs
Dealing with rejection: Pharmacist-designed app makes it easier to fix returned insurance claims

Launching this month in partnership with the Canadian Pharmacists Association, Rx Billing Genie enables quick error code searches and generates intervention codes in seconds
Study examines reasons for vaccine hesitancy in older ethnic minority adults

Risks from COVID-19 are high in this group, yet vaccine hesitancy is common.
Psychiatrist suspended for writing baseless doctor's notes to get hospital employees off work

Dr. Sylvie Godbout, who works at a Sherbrooke, Que., hospital committed 'serious ethical breaches': Collège des médecins du Québec.
Pfizer BioNTech gets approval for COVID-19 booster vaccine in Canada

The booster is identical to the regular Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, and is to be administered at least six months after the first two vaccine doses.
Twice, MD couple saves a man with CPR, then husband performs necessary cardiac surgery

An MD couple from Calgary is making a habit of performing CPR on men they come across collapsed on a trail, then the husband performing heart surgery on the same patients.
Making a difference: Dr. Michael Kirlew

In this 10-part series, we profile doctors who are working to combat racism, change the system and improve patient care for racialized communities.
Private practice docs set to be part of BC's vax mandate

Adrian Dix said Friday that the Ministry of Health is working with the professional college regulating doctors, dentists and other healthcare professionals.
Saskatchewan doctor who died of COVID-19 remembered for his joyful spirit

A longtime friend and fellow physician said Dr. Youssef Al-Begamy died Sunday at a Toronto hospital, where he had been transferred from Saskatchewan late last month and was being treated for the virus.