Marjo Johne
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- 1/31/2022
OMA election based on new rules yields familiar names and a few new ones
Not everyone was happy with the new process, which introduced among other things a no-campaigning rule that led to one candidate withdrawing - 1/30/2022
Pharmacist slammed for misconduct involving patients taking methadone or buprenorphine
Sameh Yassa, an Ontario pharmacist and designated manager, committed serious offences, given the high risk that methadone poses to patients and to the public, said the Ontario College of Pharmacists’ discipline committee. - 1/30/2022
Why is one of Canada's most beautiful places steadily losing doctors?
Over the last three weeks, two walk-in clinics have announced plans to close while a third one will be pivoting to a 'doctor-of-the-day' model. This will leave thousands of patients of patients orphaned in a region with only one doctor for every 550 patients. - 1/24/2022
32-month suspension: Pharmacy owner pays the price for more than $1 million in false claims
Toronto pharmacist Shani-Abbas Siwani must also pay $15,000 in hearing costs and notify employers for five years about his discipline record. - 1/23/2022
You can run but you can't campaign: New OMA election rules not winning votes with some doctors
One candidate for director–Dr. Alykhan Abdulla–withdrew just two days after the election opened on January 10. - 1/20/2022
How you holding up? National survey aims to capture comprehensive picture of pharmacy's mental health
The 50-question survey, which should take about 15 minutes to complete, is the first step in the Canadian Pharmacists Association's newly launched mental health and wellness initiative. - 1/20/2022
'Categorically not my boss': Niagara medical officer pushes back at Ontario's top doctor
Dr. Mustafa Hirji had been largely silent after Ontario's chief medical officer, Dr. Kieran Moore, sent him a letter criticizing the region's COVID safety measures for schools. This week, he spoke out–and Niagara council backed him up. - 1/20/2022
Coming soon: New rules for Quebec specialists
With the exception for the changes to dermatology, the rules for a number of specialists will take effect February 1. - 1/18/2022
'Just' a quick physical: Why docs must stop minimizing their role with this one word
The word 'just' is the 66th most used word in the English language, writes Dalhousie University medical student Bridgette Chan. When its application minimizes doctors and patients, it's just no good. - 1/17/2022
2 hours, 3 pharmacies robbed: Employees menaced with a knife by suspects who fled with prescription drugs
Exactly two weeks earlier, on New Year's Eve day in the Waterloo region, a similar robbery took place in another drugstore.
