Marjo Johne
ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 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. - 1/4/2022
Disgraced pharmacist on the hook for $300,000 in costs and fine loses bid to sue medical lab for $273,000
Pierre Rizk “was a maverick whose only goal was to prescribe drugs" concluded the Alberta College of Pharmacy, and he abused the prescribing privileges of the province's pharmacists. - 12/30/2021
Testing symptomatic patients for COVID? If you're in Ontario here's what you need to know
Ontario's decision allow in-pharmacy COVID testing on symptomatic patients added another layer of complexity and risk for pharmacy teams. That's why it's important to know the latest college guidance. - 12/29/2021
Not in it for the money: Most New Brunswick docs bill less than $500K a year
The province needs to stay competitive with other jurisdictions in the country and abroad, says the president of the New Brunswick Medical Society. - 12/29/2021
Horrible boss? Former staff accuse U.S. doc of sexist insults and threats of 'making people disappear'
Dr. Ronald Bergman, a prominent plastic surgeon in Des Moines, Iowa, was also sued recently by a fellow plastic surgeon who accused him of hurling crude, misogynistic insults at her in front of patients and staff. - 12/24/2021
Doc facing 7-year-old $146K fraudulent billing case gets suspension and $31K penalty on separate issue
Dr. Harmander Singh Gill has already been found guilty in another case from 2014 involving fraudulent billing for rapid strep tests. But he's currently appealing the Ontario college's decision to revoke his license and to impose hearing costs of $124,000. - 12/23/2021
Well-researched: New book on healthy aging from pharmacist who banned homeopathic products and sugary drinks from his store
In his book Healthy Logic: Evidence Based Healthy Aging, Cape Breton pharmacist Graham MacKenzie tackles a wide range of health topics through the lens of robust research. - 12/23/2021
New year, new virtual care standard for Alberta doctors
A five-visit limit for out-of-province doctors has been removed from the new virtual care standard because there was no way to track or enforce this rule. - 12/21/2021
Two years with no reprieve: Canada's doctors are stressed, burned out—and the data confirms it
All indicators point to a growing mental health crisis among Canada's doctors–and to an urgent need to expand the country's capacity to help them. - 12/19/2021
Tragic case: When a failure to communicate leads to the death of an unborn child
Edmonton ob-gyn Dr. Jacquie McCubbin has been reprimanded and ordered to pay up to $15,000, while two nurses on her care team have been disciplined by their college.
