ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 9/18/2022
Continuing professional development: Netflix or Carnegie Hall?
While in-person events are fun, there are loads of reasons why we should maintain virtual options for continuing medical education. - 9/18/2022
Event spotlights specialty pharmacy
Neighbourhood Pharmacies takes initiative to demystify specialty market and unite stakeholders. - 9/18/2022
Safer opioid supply program leads to drop in hospitalizations, ER visits: study
The study found no increased risk of infections or overdoses and a decline in healthcare costs unrelated to primary care or outpatient medications after a year. - 9/18/2022
N.B. sexual assault nurse says premier's comments are a 'slap in the face'
CBC reported this week that a 26-year-old woman who went to the Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital last month after she had been raped was told there were no available nurses trained to perform the rape kit procedure. - 9/18/2022
‘Help Us Help You’ campaign helps pharmacies in Nova Scotia talk to the public about their services
The Nova Scotia Pharmacy Association launched the campaign to advise the public on how to make their interactions with pharmacies more efficient. - 9/18/2022
Will Newfound and Labrador’s pharmacists soon have an extended scope of practice?
Newfound and Labrador’s Health Minister Tom Osborne has said that an update on pharmacists scope of practice is coming soon. - 9/17/2022
We were on a global panel looking at the staggering costs of COVID: 17.7m deaths and counting. Here are 11 ways to stop history repeating itself
A recent report set out 11 key recommendations for ending the pandemic and preparing for the next one. - 9/17/2022
Decoupling from the dispensary: boldly pursuing the path of service-based pharmacy
What if we viewed dispensing robots and RPhTs as a launching pad for a cognitive-service-based future for our profession? By freeing up our time, we can do more of what we do a better job at. You know, being the pharmacotherapy experts within the healthcare system. - 9/17/2022
Type 2 diabetes: A light-intensity walk after a meal would be beneficial
Study shows clinically significant reductions in postprandial glucose and insulin. - 9/17/2022
Isn't it time to reduce fees for older docs?
In a letter to CPSO registrar and CEO, Dr. Charles Shaver offers a solution to retaining more physicians—and other healthcare providers.