Marjo Johne
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- 11/15/2021
Why are we still under-diagnosing the second-most fatal disease in the country?
Advances in pharmaceutical research mean better chances of survival for patients with heart failure. But for patients to benefit from new drugs, their condition must first be recognized and diagnosed correctly. - 11/14/2021
Doctor who propositioned teen patient over Facebook loses bid to get sentences reviewed by Superior Court
The College des medecins du Quebec was reasonable in suspending Dr. Sebastien Paquin for 12 months based on amendments to the Professional Code, ruled Justice Alain Michaud. - 11/11/2021
One more for good measure: Manitobans get go-ahead for third COVID shot for all adults
The province is also expecting a shipment of the one-dose Janssen vaccine and recommends a booster for that as well - 11/10/2021
Failure to communicate: Doctor hit with $20,000 penalty for breakdown in pre-op anticoagulation bridging plan
Dr. Richard Barr's actions did not cause his patient's stroke two days after a lithotripsy, but he should have made sure the patient was informed about a plan for discontinuing his anticoagulation medication. - 11/9/2021
Dealing with rejection: Pharmacist-designed app makes it easier to fix returned insurance claims
Launching this month in partnership with the Canadian Pharmacists Association, Rx Billing Genie enables quick error code searches and generates intervention codes in seconds - 11/9/2021
Communication breakdown: CPSO blames new tech system for delay in alerting Ottawa physician to death threat
Dr. Nili Kaplan-Myrth wasn't the only one targeted in the letter. Its author also threatened the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, 'if you side with her barbarian pseudoscientific ass.' - 11/8/2021
Psychiatrist suspended for writing baseless doctor's notes to get hospital employees off work
Dr. Sylvie Godbout, who works at a Sherbrooke, Que., hospital committed 'serious ethical breaches': Collège des médecins du Québec. - 11/7/2021
Licence yanked from Ontario pharmacist college says stole, submitted fraudulent claims and sexually abused a patient
The Ontario College of Pharmacist has also ordered Seema Khan to pay $32,000 in costs. - 11/4/2021
Masterclass Part 2: Canada's top art experts offer their best tips for navigating an art fair
Art fairs–such as Art Basel, the Armory Show or Art Toronto–can be overwhelming, even for seasoned visitors and art collectors. - 11/3/2021
4 docs who won't give CPSO access to records are on shaky legal ground: Health law experts
'If doctors won’t comply with an investigation by the regulator that’s supposed to govern them then they are, in essence, ungovernable,' said Toronto lawyer Paul Harte.
