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- 11/2/2021
Pharmacy U presenter Carlene Oleksyn: How do we get patients to be more medication-compliant?
If we don’t involve patients in decisions about their own health, they will often make their own decisions, and it will be without the guidance of their healthcare professionals. - 11/1/2021
Doctors by the numbers: CIHI report
The number of Canadian physicians rose in 2020, and so did their pay. - 11/1/2021
Manitoba still apprehending First Nations newborns despite ending birth alerts last year: Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs
In July 2020, the province announced they would no longer issue birth alerts, a policy implemented by the Child and Family Services (CFS) system to alert hospitals and other CFS agencies of a mother deemed to be "high-risk'' and in need of further assessment before they could be discharged with a newborn baby. - 11/1/2021
Research reveals a lack of information on forced sterilization of Indigenous women in Quebec
Quebec was the only province to refuse to participate in a federal investigation into the issue in 2018, but recent revelations on Radio-Canada's Enquete program has made it impossible for the Legault government to deny the practice exists. - 11/1/2021
Experts worried about extent of damage to N.L. health system following cyberattack
Health Minister John Haggie said Monday the health system's data centre has "two brains'' and both of them were affected by an attack, which led to the cancellation of thousands of medical appointments. - 11/1/2021
App to connect patients with available doctors wins pitch competition
The app could be used to determine demand for services in specific regions. - 11/1/2021
Pharmacy U presenter Wayne Caverly: Avoid cookie-cutter solutions for your pharmacy automation
People love to publish rules of thumb, especially when they’re trying to sell something. - 10/31/2021
B.C. postpones some surgeries due to shortages caused by unvaccinated workers: Dix
There are currently 3,325 healthcare workers across the province who have not been immunized against COVID-19 in violation of the government's proof-of-vaccination policy for healthcare workers, which took effect last month.