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The Canadian Pharmacist Associations' newly-appointed Chief Pharmacist Officer introduces herself to Canada's pharmacists.
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

Saskatchewan to install protest buffer zones around hospitals

Goal is to protect patients and healthcare workers from harassment from protesters.
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.
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
Communication breakdown: CPSO blames new tech system for delay in alerting Ottawa physician to death threat

Dr. Nili Kaplan-Myrth wasn't the only one targeted in the letter. Its author also threatened the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, 'if you side with her barbarian pseudoscientific ass.'
Lessons from COVID-19 for the next pandemic: We need better data on workplace transmission
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.
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.
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.