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- 11/21/2012
Hold off on generic oxycodone decision: pharmacists
Amidst the many cries of disappointment following federal health minister Leona Aglukkaq’s announcement that she cannot withhold approval of a generic version of OxyContin, one small-town pharmacist holds a slightly different view. - 11/21/2012
Health Canada grants nurse practitioners more prescribing authority
OTTAWA | The Canadian Nurses Association has applauded Health Canada for publishing new regulations with more prescribing authority for nurse practitioners, midwives and podiatrists. - 11/21/2012
Health Canada broadens NPs' prescribing authority
New regulations grant NPs authority to prescribe controlled substances. - 11/20/2012
Ontario town has spent $410k on doctor 'incentives' since 2008
The Ontario community of Wasaga Beach will spend $65,000 to attract a doctor to the lakeside town. - 11/19/2012
B.C. doctor fined for not responding to college, providing medical legal report
VANCOUVER | A doctor in British Columbia was handed a fine from his provincial college for failing to reply to communications from his provincial college. - 11/19/2012
Tide turns as more NPs visit home care patients
Nurse practitioners in New York and New Jersey are filling a gap in healthcare as frontline providers for the homebound elderly and other patients with limited care access. - 11/19/2012
Tackling physicians’ top six financial goals
- 11/19/2012
Renowned nurse Helen Mussallem remembered
Former Maple Ridge resident and one of Canada’s most renowned nurses died Nov. 9 in Ottawa. - 11/19/2012
ONA launches new ad campaign
Campaign urges people to value the invaluable skills and care provided by Ontario's nurses. - 11/19/2012
Loved ones voice more concerns about Sunnybrook veterans
Articles about complaints of substandard care at Canada's largest facility for war veterans have prompted several more people to come forward with stories of neglect.