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Mole checks and prescription refills in ER? It's happening in Alberta
As doctors leave the province's 'hostile political environment' or retire from practice, their orphaned patients seek non-urgent care in emergency departments
After their starring role during the pandemic, will pharmacists continue to shine post-COVID?
COVID-19 gave Canadians pharmacists an opportunity to finally apply the full extent of their clinical capabilities. But what happens after the pandemic ends? In this new series, we explore the role of pharmacists after COVID-19.

New tool measures compassion in healthcare

The Sinclair Compassion Questionnaire provides insights on how patients experience and value the different aspects of compassion, to help healthcare providers improve their services.
New online 'atlas' maps out trends in pharmacist services delivery in Ontario

Created by the University of Toronto's Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, the OPEN Interactive Atlas Tool will help healthcare policymakers plan more effectively
Small-town Ontario pharmacists leave $7-million gift to their community

The endowment left behind by Vance's Pharmacy owners Leland and Thora Vance gives the community of Wingham, Ont., between $250,000 and $300,000 a year towards education, healthcare, recreation and local churches.
Canadian Family Physician 'hit piece' on family doctors ignites social media outrage

Editorial by Dr. Roger Ladouceur describes litany of unethical behaviours by physicians, but its publisher, the College of Family Physicians of Canada, says it does not share the author's views.
Top B.C. public health doctor charged with sex crimes against a child

The top public health doctor for the central Okanagan region in British Columbia has been charged with sex crimes against a young child.
Wisconsin ex-pharmacist gets prison for ruining vaccine

A former pharmacist in Wisconsin who purposefully ruined more than 500 doses of COVID-19 vaccine was sentenced to three years in prison on Tuesday.
Meet the 2021 Pharmacy U Innovation Award winners
Alberta pharmacy offers customers collectibles from a galaxy far, far away

Customers coming into Greg’s Remedy Rx are often looking to buy lottery tickets, a chocolate bar, cough medicine—and a Star Wars collectible.

Mole checks and prescription refills in ER? It's happening in Alberta

After their starring role during the pandemic, will pharmacists continue to shine post-COVID?

New tool measures compassion in healthcare

New online 'atlas' maps out trends in pharmacist services delivery in Ontario

Small-town Ontario pharmacists leave $7-million gift to their community

Canadian Family Physician 'hit piece' on family doctors ignites social media outrage

Top B.C. public health doctor charged with sex crimes against a child

Wisconsin ex-pharmacist gets prison for ruining vaccine

Meet the 2021 Pharmacy U Innovation Award winners

Alberta pharmacy offers customers collectibles from a galaxy far, far away