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- 5/28/2023
Healthcare advocacy groups want provinces to seek anti-smoking measures in Big Tobacco settlement
Lawsuits by all 10 provinces, with British Columbia filing the first one in 1998, are against Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd., Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc., and JTI-Macdonald Corp., as well as their foreign parent corporations. - 5/28/2023
Raccoon euthanized after woman brings it to pet store and other customers kiss it
She was seeking to get the animal’s nails trimmed, which is a service the store does not provide to raccoons. - 5/28/2023
Tech Talk for technicians - May 2023
A table of contents outlining articles featured in the May 2023 Tech Talk newsletter for pharmacy technicians. - 5/28/2023
Meet . . . Jaris Swidrovich, founder and chair of the Indigenous Pharmacy Professionals of Canada
Swidrovich is also an assistant professor at the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto. - 5/28/2023
Why fee-for-service is essentially volunteering
A few short months ago under FFS, at least half my work was volunteer, but I sure didn't feel like everyone loves a volunteer. - 5/28/2023
POLL: How are you managing minor ailment assessments in your pharmacy?
Take our poll and see what your pharmacy peers are up to! - 5/28/2023
UBC faculty of medicine mourns loss of colleague who died climbing Mount Everest
The University of British Columbia’s faculty of medicine says it is mourning the unexpected death of Dr. Pieter Swart, an anesthesiologist and associate professor at the school. - 5/25/2023
Pharmpreneur of the week Ramy El-Kholi. "Status quo and I never really got along."
The irony is I do not yet consider myself a successful entrepreneur and that’s in large part probably what continues to drive me. I don’t view entrepreneurship as some mountain-top or destination you reach, rather a continuous journey to explore, ideate, attempt, fail, rinse and repeat. - 5/25/2023
The quit before the quit: Exit strategies for burned-out doctors
The truth is that every doctor I know is looking for a way out of a system that expects more and more for less and less. - 5/25/2023
Cannabis can have serious health effects that Canadians may not be aware of, like nonstop vomiting and heart issues
Well-known health impacts of cannabis use include respiratory issues, decreased cognitive ability, psychosis and risk of future substance use.