Marjo Johne
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- 12/1/2022
Doctor imprisoned for U.S. Capitol riot accused of misusing millions in funds from anti-vax group
California doctor Dr. Simone Gold, who was released recently from federal prison, used funds from American's Frontline Doctors to buy a US$3.6-million mansion, several luxury cars and trips on private jets, according to lawsuit filed by organization members. - 11/30/2022
'Uncoordinated,' wasteful—and questionable? Audit slams Ontario government for handling of COVID crisis and for vaccine contract to political donor
Ontario auditor general Bonnie Lysik also observed that the province’s doctors received much higher compensation—between $170 to $220 an hour—for vaccinating patients than other healthcare professionals. For example, nurses got paid between $32 to $49. - 11/30/2022
Suspended: Doctor failed to discuss X-ray results with patient who died of stage 4 lung cancer
Knowing his patient was a chain smoker, Montreal family physician Dr. Samir Habib should have talked to him immediately about his lung X-ray results, ruled the Collège des médecins du Québec. That conversation never happened. - 11/30/2022
For medicine and country: What you need to know about becoming a military doctor
The pay is good, the non-deployed work hours are from nine-to-five and there will be plenty of adventure, according to Commander Charles Cross, who closed down his practice 22 years ago to join the Canadian Armed Forces. Think you can cut it? - 11/29/2022
Logging off? Will updates to fees prove to be the death knell for virtual care in Ontario?
'Parents are telling me they will be going to the ER because they don’t have other options,' warned Toronto pediatrician Dr. Aviva Lowe. - 11/29/2022
Right dosage, wrong drug: Patient lands in ER after pharmacist misreads prescription
Pharmacy owner Bach Heng Ta dispensed Pregabalin instead of Gabapentin but maintained the prescribed dosage, according to the Ordre des pharmaciens du Québec. - 11/27/2022
Pharmacist who ordered staff to sign prescriptions gets 14-month suspension and $10K in costs
Shamez Kassam, who owned a pharmacy in London, Ont., also instructed staff to dispense methadone without a pharmacist present, according to the Ontario College of Pharmacists. - 11/23/2022
Physician burnout: Solutions from someone who's been there, done that
Dr. Lorraine Sharp, who made the decision recently to close down her family practice, has first-hand experience with burnout. At the Family Medicine Forum in Toronto, she shared some personal and organizational strategies for addressing burnout among physicians. - 11/22/2022
$80k in false claims, other offences adds up to suspension and $35K in costs for Ontario pharmacist
Tamer Mosallam, a Toronto pharmacist and pharmacy owner, tampered with a record to falsely show that the 200 diabetes strips he claimed for himself had been prescribed by a doctor, according to the Ontario College of Pharmacists. - 11/21/2022
Two years in the dark: From 2017 to 2019, doctor ignored tests that pointed to stage 4 cancer
Winnipeg family physician Dr. Berhanu Balcha never made an oncology referral despite indications the cancer had returned. The patient didn't even know this was a concern until a respirologist told her in late 2019. - 11/21/2022
'Couldn't care less': Healthcare is personal but are some pharmacists too tired to bother?
The pharmacist was abrupt when I arrived for my flu shot. She looked only at her computer and mispronounced my name twice. The next day, I saw another pharmacist for my COVID booster. 'It's so boring,' he complained, when I asked how he was coping with his work. - 11/20/2022
Physician with 'great bedside manner' sentenced to four years in prison
'The only reason she did it was greed,' the crown prosecutor argued at Dr. Yifei Shi's sentencing hearing. 'We trust doctors with our lives. We should be able to trust them with our money.'
