Marjo Johne
ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 7/27/2021
DRUM ROLL PLEASE: Four winners earn $20,000 in total grants from Wellspring awards program
To recognize the efforts of pharmacists during the pandemic, the Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy doubled the total funding amount for this year's awards. - 7/26/2021
Controversy over publicly funded surgeries in private facilities in Alberta
Like other provinces in the country, Alberta saw its backlog of surgeries get worse during the pandemic. Now it's trying to play catch up, but at what cost and for whose profit? - 7/26/2021
Free money in your piggy bank? That's what Nova Scotia PC leader promises doctors
If elected, the provincial Tories will pay doctors who have practised for 15 years or longer up to $15,000 a year in matching RRSP contributions, while new doctors with less than five years' experience get $5,000 a year, even if they don't put anything into their RRSP. - 7/25/2021
Toronto-based company wants to bring precision medicine to community pharmacists
Boasting 99.9% accuracy, Inagene's pharmacogenomic test kits can help pharmacists and physicians determine the most effective drug treatments, without the trial and error that many patients have to go through. - 7/25/2021
BITE ME: 'Joke gone bad' gets Alberta doctor suspended and on the hook for $27,000
Dr. Keith Oneil Martin, a family physician from Slave Lake, was found guilty of professional misconduct after he bit a nurse on the arm and used inappropriate language. - 7/21/2021
Day or night: Shoppers Drug Mart's 24-hour stores in Ontario set to host COVID-19 "vax-a-thon" on July 24
Ontarians who are unable to go for their vaccine during traditional business hours can walk in any time between 9am on July 24 to the same time next day. - 7/21/2021
Suspended: Psychiatrist deemed patient paranoid yet fed him QAnon links and conspiracy theories
'When your patient was suicidal, you abandoned him,' the discipline committee at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario reprimanded the London, Ont., practitioner. - 7/20/2021
Rapid disease testing system set for rollout in pharmacies across Canada
Avricore Health's HealthTab system adds a new dimension to pharmacy practice and creates additional revenue opportunities. - 7/19/2021
Winnipeg doctor hit with licence cancellation and $100,000 in fine and costs
Inquiry Into Dr. Naseer Ahmed Warraich found significant deficiencies in his practice as well as a lack of integrity. - 7/15/2021
Higher cottage values bring greater responsibilities
Cottage owners got richer on paper over the pandemic, with property values rising by as much as 160% in some parts of the country. Great, isn't it? But also more complicated for your succession plan.
