Marjo Johne
ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 1/17/2022
At a breaking point: What governments and regulators need to do to help pharmacists survive COVID
Governments and regulators must step up today to support a profession that's been pushed to its limit as we enter a new stage of the pandemic, say the Canadian Pharmacists Association. - 1/16/2022
Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada launching new strategic plan for the industry
The new strategy from the Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada builds on the pandemic-driven momentum that the industry has achieved over the last two years. - 1/16/2022
30 years of fraud and deception: Fake nurse could face 10 years in prison
Brigitte Cleroux's criminal history dates back to at least 1991 when, at the age of 19, she was charged in Quebec with forgery and impersonation. - 1/13/2022
Counselling the untested: 5 tips for helping patients who can't get a COVID test
Whether or not they have symptoms, there are a number of things your patients can do to care for themselves–and those around them–when they suspect they may have COVID but can't get a test to confirm it. - 1/13/2022
High price to pay: Pharmacist banned and hit with fines and college costs totalling $110,000
Owner of a Toronto pharmacy, filed more than $123,000 in fraudulent drug claims and disobeyed suspension and practice mentor requirement orders. - 1/12/2022
Déjà vu: After reinstatement in one province, doctor suspended over same case in another
Dr. Mohammed Sayeed, who practices in Lloydminster on the Alberta-Saskatchewan border, must also pay the Alberta college a $5,000 fine plus hearing costs for the same sexual boundary violation complaint that got his licence revoked in 2018 in Saskatchewan. - 1/10/2022
Nurses probed over social media posts about COVID launch $1M libel suit against Canadian Nurses Association and B.C. news site
Kristen Nagle, Kristal Pitter and Sara Choujounian of Toronto had faced disciplinary action from the Ontario Nurses Association. Nagle was fired after she spoke at the January 6 rally in Washington, D.C. - 1/9/2022
Doctor suspended in Ontario after licence ban in New York, reprimand in Florida and North Carolina
“We are disturbed by your misconduct,” the Ontario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal told Dr. Ken Shafquat Intikhab Abrahim. - 1/9/2022
Before and after: Plastic surgeon hit with $17,500 fine over misleading ads
Montreal practitioner Dr. Nabil Edward Fanous was also offside with his claim that a facelift technique he created could make patients look up to 13 years younger, according to the Collège des médecins du Québec. - 1/6/2022
Too much, too soon: Doctor suspended for having sex with patient who asked him out
Calgary physician Dr. Regan Taylor could have had his licence suspended had his misconduct occurred after April 2019, when a new law brought in more significant and mandatary penalties for sexual abuse and sexual misconduct by healthcare professionals.
