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- 1/16/2014
Fears of a looming tech shortage unwarranted: AHS
Some say patients could be left vulnerable if too many pharmacy assistants are unable to meet the new regulation standards. - 1/16/2014
CAPT Corner—January 2014
Here's hoping that with the expansion of the various roles in pharmacy, more of the personnel supporting pharmacists will be recognized for their efforts. - 1/16/2014
B.C. tech who provided OxyContin to alleged gang avoids jail time
Woman claims notorious gangsters pressured her into filling fraudulent prescriptions. - 1/16/2014
B.C. doctor slams walk-in clinics
But local hospital district says walk-in clinics necessary piece of health-care puzzle - 1/16/2014
Ask the Private Drug Plans Expert: Closed PPNs bad for pharmacy?
Are closed preferred provider networks bad for the pharmacy profession? - 1/15/2014
Canadian IMG looking to study at home asks to be exempt from language requirements
He was born in Canada and went to undergraduate school in Canada, but he's being asked to prove his English skills before being allowed to improve his skills in British Columbia. - 1/15/2014
Are you watching? : New TV series to show real life and death at Vancouver hospital
This month, a new, six-episode Canadian documentary, Emergency Room: Life and Death at Vancouver General Hospital, takes viewers behind the scenes for an unscripted, unflinching look at the busiest ER in the province. Doctors Gina Gill and Andrew Campbell spoke to the Medical Post about their experience working under the camera’s eye. - 1/15/2014
Jaydess: new levonorgestrel-containing intrauterine contraceptive
Intrauterine system provides contraception for up to three years. - 1/15/2014
David Dodge on why healthcare costs so much
Dodge draws a distinction between medical technology and consumer electronics. While the healthcare industry continues to pump out new products, the price of the old technology doesn't come down as it has with consumer electronics such as computers and TVs. "Why hasn't the price of cataract surgery fallen by 90% with the introduction of new laser techniques?"