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- 4/8/2013
Press Review - April 9, 2013
Check out our review of recent stories in the media - <strong>Top Story: </strong>Toronto’s one-stop breast-cancer centre spans ‘whole spectrum of care’. Read this and - 4/8/2013
Alberta pharmacists: why spend $400,000 on ads about drug savings?
The Alberta Pharmacists’ Association and grassroots Alberta pharmacists are questioning why the Alberta government has invested in a province-wide radio and print ad campaign to tell Albertans that “Lower prescription costs are good medicine for you, your family and for Alberta.” - 4/8/2013
B.C. nurses among least likely to recommend their hospital
Nurses in British Columbia are among the least likely in Canada to recommend the hospitals where they work, according to a CBC News survey. - 4/8/2013
B.C.’s proposed nursing changes slammed
At issue is legislation — passed but not yet in force — that would change the bargaining association for the province’s licensed practical nurses, who last year joined the B.C. Nurses’ Union. - 4/8/2013
Letter: Best nurses aren’t necessarily university educated
A letter in response to news Quebec will soon require nurses to have university degrees: - 4/8/2013
How cultural sensitivities make nursing difficult for men
The nursing profession is one of the most demanding professions worldwide. Historically, nursing has been considered as a female-dominated profession but many more males are now also entering the field. However, when I worked in Pakistan, the status, image and perception for both female and male nurses was complicated. Here are some thoughts as I observed them before moving to Canada. - 4/8/2013
Physicians don’t retire; they retool
One-quarter of doctors practising today are older than 60—though they cut back, few retire. Do we need more assessments as we age? - 4/8/2013
Nurses, other workers strike at west-end seniors’ facility (video)
Nurses and support workers at a west-end seniors supportive living home hit the picket lines Friday after bargaining talks broke down with the B.C.-based owner of the facility.