Marjo Johne
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- 11/25/2021
JUDGEMENT: Pharmacists who got exclusive referrals from compassionate program should have known this was unfair
The case of Montreal pharmacists Helène Massicotte and Christine Larivière draws parallels to a recent one involving another Montreal pharmacist, Michael Assaraf, who was fined close to $100,000 for offences that included getting exclusive referrals through programs managed by McKesson Canada. - 11/25/2021
You missed a spot: Doc sanctioned for posting practice restriction signs in some areas and not others
Dr. Lisa Dearman, who practices in Wolfville, N.S., was too upset to read the reprimand in its entirety. That's understandable but it's no excuse, said the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia. - 11/25/2021
Plans for more med schools in Canada: Where will the residency spots come from?
In 2012, unmatched R-1 residency applicants totalled 24. That number has increased each subsequent year, peaking to 166 in 2018. - 11/24/2021
Staffing challenges: Expectant mothers in Canada's north must deliver in Edmonton
Staffing shortages force Northwest Territories to close down maternity services for expectant mothers due between December 10 and February 21. - 11/23/2021
Owner of Quebec town's one and only pharmacy pleads guilty to falsifying prescriptions and cocaine use
To avoid disruption to pharmacy services in the city of Port Cartier, the Ordre des pharmaciens du Québec has postponed sanctions against Mohamed Madi to January 2022. - 11/22/2021
Fake doctor caught in sting operation injecting guests at Botox-and-filler party gets sent back to jail
After a four-and-a-half year saga that saw undercover investigators at a private party, stalling tactics that included claims of possibly being sick with COVID-19, and allegations of mistreatment in jail, Maria Ezzati has lost her bid for a serve-at-home conditional sentence. - 11/21/2021
Downloading soon to a phone near you: Drug formulary gets 'appified'
The new Ontario drug formulary is free to download and use. A similar app is in the works for other provinces and territories. - 11/21/2021
Look again: Naturopath to be reinvestigated in death of mentally ill patient who got vitamin infusions
'For any (naturopathic doctor) to inject IV solution into a mentally ill person who is an involuntary patient in a psych ward is reprehensible,' the deceased patient's mother wrote to the College of Naturopathic Physicians of B.C., who investigated and dismissed her complaint. - 11/18/2021
A tale of two countries: Staffing shortages squeezing pharmacy here and south of the border
Pharmacy in the U.S. appears to be at a breaking point–driven to this stage in large part by the still-evolving demands from COVID-19 and also by a shortage of human resources. A similar story is unfolding in Canada. - 11/17/2021
Just for kids: Newcomer KixCare aims to build pediatric care capacity with doctors' 'discretionary time'
The kids-focused virtual care platform co-founded by Medisys Health Group founder Dr. Sheldon Elman is now available to patients, pediatricians and pediatric specialists in Ontario and Quebec, with plans to expand to the rest of the country.
