Marjo Johne
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- 6/19/2023
The right tools for the right job: June 28 forum will spotlight the latest pharm tech
Organized by the Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy, the virtual event will highlight some of the latest pharmacy software. - 6/19/2023
Got stiff hair follicles? Relaxing them could promote hair growth and prevent baldness
Boosting production of a tiny RNA particle called miR-205 could stimulate stem cells to grow hair, according to scientists at Northwestern University. - 6/18/2023
Got any ideas for fixing Canada's drug shortages? Health Canada wants to know
From June 5 to August 4, Canadians can share their thoughts with the federal task force for drug shortages. - 6/18/2023
STIs on the rise: 'Pragmatic approach' recommended for managing chlamydia and gonorrhea
Add to your to-do list: Take your patients' sexual history. - 6/14/2023
Speak now: Alberta seeks input on proposed standard changes for doctors
The amended clauses put forward by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta include ones that pertain to the establishment and termination of the physician-patient relationship. - 6/14/2023
Pharmacy pet peeves
Doctors share what they find frustrating about pharmacists—and pharmacists respond. - 6/13/2023
Your father's 'little heart is sick enough': Doctor ordered inappropriate cardiac scan then disclosed medical condition to patient's daughter
Montreal family physician and cosmetic surgeon Dr. Pierre Courchesne has been suspended for eight months and ordered to pay a $7,000 fine plus investigation and hearing costs. - 6/12/2023
A rethink of re-referrals: B.C. changes rules to lighten doctors' workload
The ability for specialists to bill for a full consult when seeing patients for a subsequent visit are among the changes to referral rules in the province. - 6/7/2023
Healthy romantic prospect? Pharmacist peeked at Tinder date's medical records
Quebec pharmacist Salamicha Poirier also viewed the medical files of an ex-husband and of two other men she was seeing. - 6/6/2023
Doctor on criminal trial for multiple alleged sexual assaults hit with civil lawsuit
The five women suing Winnipeg family physician Dr. Arcel Bissonnette were among six complainants in a criminal trial that was stayed in January 2023 after new evidence came to light. - 6/6/2023
A red-blooded response: What you should know about major hemorrhage protocol
Not all bleeding episodes require a blood transfusion. Those that do don't necessarily need high ratios of red blood cells to plasma to platelets, says new study. - 6/5/2023
'Careless, often offensive and at time possibly harmful': Doctor who slammed COVID public health measures is stripped of his licence
Dr. Patrick Brian Phillips, who worked as an emergency room physician in Englehart, Ont., displayed no emotions when the sentence was read out by the Ontario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal.
