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- 3/11/2013
BCPhA proposes clinical services to save $millions
The BC Pharmacy Association is proposing that the province implement seven specific pharmacy clinical services that they say will better enable community pharmacists to play a key role in increasing access to primary care and reduce healthcare costs. - 3/11/2013
Stateside: NPs, doctors in tug-of-war over patients
In the U.S., the nation’s 155,000 nurse practitioners caught in a tug-of-war with doctors over who will provide basic primary care for the 30 million U.S. citizens set to get health insurance under the 2010 Affordable Care Act. - 3/11/2013
Sask. educational institutions team up to graduate nurses faster
Saskatchewan Institutes of Applied Science and Technology (SIAST) and the University of Regina (U of R) have introduced an acceleration option that allows nurses to graduate quicker. - 3/11/2013
No kids, no dependents: no worries?
The ranks of single adults are rising in Canada, and their particular financial concerns may come as a surprise - 3/10/2013
N.S. residents win big suit over long hours and work
HALIFAX | Nova Scotia medical residents have landed a major win in court against the province's Capital District Health Authority. - 3/10/2013
Sudden generic price cuts shock Alberta pharmacists
Alberta pharmacists learned on March 7 that the Alberta government will reduce generic drug prices from 35% to 18% of brand name drug prices, effective May 1. - 3/10/2013
More U of A med students choosing family medicine
EDMONTON | The University of Alberta says that more and more students at the medical school are choosing family medicine. - 3/10/2013
Pharmacist suspended for narcotics fraud
HALIFAX—The Nova Scotia College of Pharmacists has suspended a pharmacist's license for creating fraudulent prescriptions for controlled substances.