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- 3/8/2022
EnsembleIQ promotes Joe Territo to executive vice-president of content and communications
New role includes responsibility for communications strategy, including public relations and marketing, to further increase growing retail, healthcare and hospitality marketplace engagement, and to fuel business growth for EnsembleIQ customers. (EnsembleIQ is the master company for the Medical Post and Pharmacy Practice Plus Business magazines.) - 3/8/2022
Bossy doctors: 7 reasons why some docs are bossy
Some doctors are bossy particularly toward their colleagues. Dr. Shawn Whatley counts out the 7 reasons some doctors just love to give orders. - 3/7/2022
Report urges researchers to study cannabis and mental health in Black communities
The rehabilitation of cannabis in Canada has largely left the Black communities most affected by its criminalization on the outside looking in, with a dearth of information to counteract established narratives and a lack of research into cannabis use and mental health. - 3/7/2022
B.C. order for health workers' COVID-19 vax status lifts mention of vaccine deadlines
A statement issued late Monday by the Health Ministry says the Office of the Provincial Health Officer has finalized its order covering 18 categories of healthcare professionals, from doctors to pharmacists. - 3/7/2022
Study: concussions associated with higher risk of mental health concerns in kids
Children who suffer concussions may be at a 40% increased risk of developing mental health problems, a new study suggests, with researchers urging doctors to pay closer attention to possible mental health symptoms during concussion recovery. - 3/7/2022
WHO says COVID boosters needed, reversing previous call
In a statement, WHO said its expert group concluded that immunization with authorized COVID-19 vaccines provide high levels of protection against severe disease and death amid the continuing spread of the hugely contagious Omicron variant. - 3/7/2022
Pharmacy Appreciation Month Event: Neighbourhood Pharmacies' Advocacy in Action livestream kicks off March 9
Taking place on March 9, at 2:30 pm EST, the LinkedIn livestream will feature the organization's CEO Sandra Hanna and its VP of Pharmacy Affairs, Sheli Dattani. - 3/7/2022
Bills 41 and 31: A look at the 4 million services performed in 2021 by Quebec pharmacists
Bill 31 has changed things for Quebec pharmacies with an explosion in “new professional activities." - 3/7/2022
Baby gets heart transplant with a twist to fight rejection
Doctors have wondered if implanting some thymus tissue that matched a donated organ might help it survive without the recipient needing toxic anti-rejection medicines. - 3/6/2022
Quebec doctors are providing virtual training for Ukrainian healthcare workers
A group of Quebec doctors have created a series of virtual training materials on life-saving procedures for Ukrainian healthcare workers suddenly working in a war zone.