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- 12/1/2021
Ontarians aged 50 and older can soon book COVID-19 booster
Dr. Kieran Moore, the province's chief medical officer of health, encouraged those eligible to book booster appoints as soon as possible. Vaccination is the best defence against the "significant'' surge in cases and the Omicron variant, he said. - 12/1/2021
The eye-popping reality of how far behind Canada is on surgeries
Canadians are seeking care elsewhere. - 12/1/2021
Head of Saskatchewan Health Authority resigns for reasons unknown
Premier Moe says Livingstone is not entitled to severance because he quit. - 12/1/2021
How much more did provincial drug plans spend this year?
Costs were driven by an increase in drug prices, as well as dispensing costs. - 12/1/2021
Open more overdose prevention sites in urban and rural areas across Canada: study
The study says the positive impact of scaling up peer-led supervised injection sites should prompt other provinces and territories to open more such services, which do not need federal approval. - 12/1/2021
$71M fund set up for victims of NY doctor charged with abuse
Columbia University and New York-Presbyterian Hospital announced a settlement Wednesday with 79 women who say they were abused by a former gynecologist. - 12/1/2021
N.S. called on to do more to help vulnerable pregnant women after ending birth alerts
The government said Tuesday child welfare services would stop alerting hospital staff about at-risk mothers and newborns who potentially needed protection, and it said it would instead appoint a support co-ordinator for vulnerable families. - 12/1/2021
GSK drug appears effective against Omicron in initial lab testing
GlaxoSmithKline's antibody drug is authorized in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia and Japan. - 12/1/2021
OPINION: Canadians with disabilities, like me, are choosing to die because we don’t have the financial resources to live
My name is Madeline. Well, that's the pseudonym that I’ve had to use as my medical team feels that the force of public pressure will kill me all on its own due to the current fragility of my health. - 11/30/2021
COVID-19 shows up in Canadian wildlife for first time with three Quebec deer infected
Until more is known, it says anyone exposed to respiratory tissues and fluids from deer should wear a well-fitting mask and avoid splashing of fluids as much as possible. - 11/30/2021
Pharmacy U Vancouver 2021 was a huge success!
Pharmacy U returned to an in-person event on November 27, 2021 in Vancouver. The event was a joyous reunion for the hundreds of attendees. Against a backdrop of dramatic Atmospheric Rainfall events in British Columbia and the continuing presence of the Covid-19 pandemic, pharmacists and pharmacy leaders from across the country learned from some of Canada's pharmacy leaders. The strictest protocols were followed, every precaution was taken to allow this in-person event to take place. The next Pharmacy U Toronto has been scheduled for April 2, 2022 at the Toronto International Centre. Watch this space for more info! - 11/30/2021
Pharmacy Leader Alicia Matthews-Kent: "I would like to be remembered for being a caring and compassionate leader."
Upon graduation, I always knew I wanted the opportunity to lead. I wasn't sure if this would be in a clinical setting or in a business setting, but I knew I wanted to lean on the leadership skills I had started to develop as a young adult and take this forward into my pharmacy career.