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- 5/11/2022
Doctor groups in B.C. upset by Health Minister's comments about nurse practitioners providing 'better' care
In the legislature earlier this week, B.C.'s Health Minister Adrian Dix said nurse practitioners in the province are taking on patients with a higher severity of need, often spending more time with said patients. - 5/11/2022
Burnout risk a real challenge for pharmacy techs
Podcast focuses on risks to techs who ignore signs of extreme stress - 5/11/2022
Young Leader in Pharmacy Thao Dao: "The profession of pharmacy is currently at the forefront of change."
The profession of pharmacy is currently at the forefront of change. Now more than ever, pharmacy is shifting away from being solely regarded as retail medication dispensers to being viewed as medication experts. More and more, patients are starting to see the vast clinical roles that pharmacists can provide, from injections and self-care counselling to even prescribing! - 5/11/2022
Even mild COVID-19 during pregnancy leads to increased likelihood of preterm birth
But pre-Omicron study showed patients vaccinated at least twice didn’t experience various adverse maternal outcomes. Published in JAMA. - 5/10/2022
Social prescriptions: Why some healthcare practitioners are prescribing food to their patients
Hippocrates supposedly said, “Let food be thy medicine and let thy medicine be food.” Now, almost 2,400 years later, the “food is medicine framework” promotes the idea that healthcare systems should offer food interventions alongside pharmaceuticals. - 5/10/2022
The tiniest babies: Shifting the boundary of life earlier
Growing numbers of extremely premature infants are getting life-saving treatment and surviving. - 5/10/2022
New guidelines for peripheral artery disease released by the Canadian Cardiovascular Society
Designed to help family doctors manage the disease, help prevent limb loss. - 5/10/2022
Jennifer Litterick, CEO, EnsembleIQ honoured as a change-maker in the information services industry
EnsembleIQ is the parent company of the Medical Post and Pharmacy Practice + Business. - 5/10/2022
Liberal government gives $3.5 million to abortion access projects in Canada
The funding is the first to come from a year-old budget pledge to spend $45 million over three years to help organizations make sexual and reproductive information and services more available.