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- 5/19/2022
Dementia metaphors help describe the condition, but can also perpetuate stigma and hinder treatment
Some metaphors of dementia include comparisons to zombies or children. We see this when someone refers to the experience of dementia as “regressing to childhood” or as being “the walking dead.” - 5/19/2022
170 Saskatchewan pharmacies can now prescribe Paxlovid
Previously, the medication could only be prescribed through a central team at the province's health authority. - 5/19/2022
Laboratory mice are usually distressed and overweight, calling into question research findings
Over 120 million laboratory rats and mice are used worldwide each year. Many are used to study distressing conditions like cancer, arthritis and chronic pain, and nearly all spend their lives in small, empty box-like cages: a kind of permanent lockdown. - 5/19/2022
Canada facing shortage of allergy friendly baby formula, feds say
Health Canada says in a Thursday advisory that supplies of allergy-friendly formulas aren't meeting demand in some provinces. - 5/18/2022
Young Leader in Pharmacy Chirag Dave: "Seeing a colleague transform from surviving to thriving is a fulfillment like no other."
I've discovered that the greatest impact I've made in my career is not with my patients but with my colleagues. While the impacts I've made with patients fulfill my sense of purpose, the biggest difference I can make is helping empower my colleagues to be confident and effective in their work. - 5/18/2022
European formula not yet on store shelves despite temporary Health Canada allowance
On May 9, Health Canada recommended that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency temporarily suspend bilingual labelling and nutrient composition requirements to allow infant formula imports from Europe, and thereby reduce Canada's reliance on U.S. suppliers. - 5/18/2022
Meet Lisa Dolovich: Dean of the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Toronto
I am an academic pharmacy leader and Dean of the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Toronto. I do research, teach, and hold various leadership roles across pharmacy and healthcare. - 5/18/2022
POLL: How are you feeling about the return of live educational events?
We're starting to see the re-emergence of in-person pharmacy conferences and events this Spring. How comfortable are you feeling with their reemergence? - 5/18/2022
Health officials say 'strong possibility' of 17 monkeypox cases in Montreal area
Dr. Mylene Drouin says most cases identified in the city are not severe, and their symptoms involve a period of fever and sweating followed by the appearance of a painful rash in the genital area.