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- 7/30/2012
NP program reduces hospital transfers of the elderly in LTC facilities
Meet Lori Brown, the NP who coordinates the Nurse Practitioners – Supporting Teams and Averting Transfers program. - 7/30/2012
Nova Scotia MLA says whooping cough shows province should speed pharmacist vaccinations
Leo Glavine said an outbreak of the disease in nearby New Brunswick is spreading into Nova Scotia and pharmacists could be helping stop it. - 7/30/2012
Impostor pharmacist faces 30 years in jail
Allen Gregory Schleicher (aka Gregory Klonowski) charged with mail fraud, aggravated identity theft, and money laundering. - 7/30/2012
Discovery of childhood brain cancer subgroups may advance therapy
VANCOUVER _ Pediatric cancer patients are one step closer to being treated with new, less toxic and more precise drug therapies say scientists at the BC Cancer Agency's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre. - 7/30/2012
Canadian circulation-assisting device goes to the Olympics
Members of Canada’s Olympic triathlon team – led by flag-bearer Simon Whitfield – have a leg up on their competitors, so to speak. - 7/30/2012
B.C. facilities receive exemplary award from Accreditation Canada
VANCOUVER _ BC Women’s Hospital, BC Mental Health & Addictions Services and BC Children’s Hospital & Sunny Hill Health Centre have received “Accreditation with Exemplary Standing” from Accreditation Canada. - 7/29/2012
Small B.C. towns use free housing to lure locums
Housing is being used as a key tool to attract doctors as towns in the British Columbia Interior aggressively work to outbid each other. - 7/29/2012
Summer Six-Pack - July 30, 2012
- 7/29/2012
Which medication reconciliation practices in hospitals are the most effective?
Systematic review finds literature most supportive for pharmacist-related interventions. - 7/29/2012
My Olympic adventure: First, getting there
Dr. Cathy Andrew, a family physician in Toronto, is hopping the pond to watch the Olympics in London. She’ll be cheering on our Canadian athletes from the sidelines and sharing her on-the-scene observations with CanadianHealthcareNetwork.ca readers in this blog. - 7/29/2012
Final reduction in generic drug prices begins in Nova Scotia
Prices fall to 35 per cent of brand August 1st. - 7/26/2012
OMA fumes as McGuinty promotes MD fee-cutting at premiers' meeting
HALIFAX | As Dalton McGuinty sits down with provincial counterparts this week in Halifax, he seems to be rebranding himself from “Premier Dad” to “Uncle Frugality.”