Marjo Johne
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- 1/19/2023
Suspended immediately: Doctor who had sexual relationship with opioid-addicted, paraplegic man found guilty of sexual abuse of a patient
Dr. Brianne Hudson admitted she also paid the patient’s court bail, co-signed his apartment lease and paid his damage deposit and first month’s rent, according to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta. - 1/19/2023
Newfoundland and Labrador in talks over blended capitation model for family doctors
If it goes through, the new compensation model will be a first for the province. - 1/16/2023
So, how does this new prescribing thing work? Your peers across Canada share their experience
Some Ontario pharmacists aren’t quite sure what their new ability to assess and, if appropriate, prescribe for minor ailments would look like in actual practice. - 1/15/2023
Right label, wrong meds: Patient trying to get pregnant gets drugs that stop hormone production
The mistake led to a $4,500 fine for the pharmacy owner and the firing of a pharmacy technician who assured the patient’s husband the vial contained the right medications. - 1/12/2023
Urologist suspended for not discussing failed vasectomy with patient who inadvertently fathers fifth child
Dr. Claudio Jeldrès should have informed the patient that the procedure did not work and that a subsequent spermogram showed an abundant presence of sperm, according to the Collège des médecins du Québec. - 1/10/2023
'Unfounded, unlawful and unacceptable': Turkey's top doctor sentenced to nearly three years in prison
Dr. Sebnem Korur Fincanci said during her trial that the investigation's actual target was the Turkish Medical Association, which elected her as its president in October 2020. - 1/10/2023
Newfoundland and Labrador doctors sign shared plan with province
Capitation model plans and recruitment and retention office to be advanced. - 1/9/2023
From legally blind to 20/20: How this made-in-Canada innovation has restored sight for thousands of patients
eSight’s story began more than three decades ago, when Ontario electrical engineer Conrad Lewis decided to help his two sisters, who had been diagnosed with Stargardt’s disease. - 1/9/2023
'Lack of judgement': Pharmacist mistakenly thought 'SS' meant super strength and assumed others would check for drug interactions
Chau Vien Linh Ngo should have clarified the unfamiliar abbreviations with the prescribing physician. Instead she erroneously dispensed a double dose of antibiotics to a patient undergoing hemodialysis, according to the Ordre des pharmaciens du Québec. - 1/5/2023
Romance with patient gets doctor serving tiny community two-year suspension
Dr. Norman Keith Lea, a family physician in Nakusp, B.C.—population 1,700—should have practised a greater degree of caution, said the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia. - 1/3/2023
Two health-tech players join forces to offer online booking for minor ailments prescribing and other pharmacy-based clinical services
Vancouver-based Medimap and Toronto-based MedEssist are set to launch online service that will connect patients to pharmacies that offer clinical services.
