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- 5/2/2017
Saskatchewan college extends pharmacy tech program
Saskatchewan Polytechnic has received formal approval to change its credential from a certificate to a diploma, and will expand its program to two years beginning in September 2017. The college is currently accredited until the end of June 2017, and was recently visited for extension of its accreditation status, explains Dr. K. Wayne Hindmarsh. - 5/2/2017
Tech trains peers in aseptic technique
As the saying goes: choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” If that’s the case, Lisa Hynes hasn’t “worked” since joining Royal Alexandra Hospital (RAH) in Edmonton as a pharmacy technician. “I just love my job,” she says. - 5/2/2017
PRIME study gains international recognition
Pharmacists can be effectively trained to recommend and apply genetic testing results for their patients to tailor their medications for better therapeutic results, says Dr. Micheline Piquette-Miller, a professor in the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Toronto. - 5/2/2017
Alberta techs and pharmacists collaborate on future vision
The Pharmacy Technician Society of Alberta (PTSA) has collaborated with the Alberta Pharmacists Association (RxA), the Alberta College of Pharmacists (ACP), and the Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists—Alberta Branch (CSHP-AB) to develop the document “A Vision for the Future of a Healthy Alberta. - 5/2/2017
No increase in myalgia in patients taking statin in blinded trial
Reports of muscle-related symptoms may be a 'nocebo effect,' researchers argue - 5/1/2017
Government cuts and legislation push Ontario doctor into retirement at 58
Dr. Perry Tibbo was lucky to find another doctor to take over his practice and has been trying to make the transition as smooth as possible - 5/1/2017
How to prep for northern practice
Thinking about doing locums in Canada’s North? You’ll use all your skills