ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 1/25/2022
2021: What went well and what’s next for pharmacy teams as vaccinators
In December 2020, Neighbourhood Pharmacies collaborated on a report about community pharmacy’s readiness for COVID-19 vaccinations, which highlighted the value pharmacy teams bring in terms of accessibility, knowledge and trust. Simply put, it just makes sense for your neighbourhood pharmacy to be administering vaccinations. - 1/25/2022
A family affair: Study finds rural physicians frustrated by lack of opportunities for their spouses
The researchers spoke with 12 doctors who’d practices in small northern communities in the past five years, but who’d since decided to close up shop and leave. - 1/25/2022
5 things to do if you want to be in business 5 years from now
Feeling burned out? Has your current effort been on growing your pharmacy OR dealing with vaccines, sanitizing, and putting out fires? From a business perspective, it’s time to move your focus back to thinking about growing your pharmacy. If you’re not growing, you're shrinking. - 1/25/2022
Patient dies while waiting for treatment in central Alberta hospital emergency ward
Alberta has a record 1,377 people in hospital with COVID-19 and emergency wards are facing long wait times and multiple red alerts, which means no ambulances are available at a given time. - 1/25/2022
Co-housing and dementia villages: Social innovations offer alternatives for long-term care
COVID-19 has amplified existing cracks in the long-term care (LTC) system in Canada. We need socially innovative solutions to help seniors age safely and with dignity. - 1/25/2022
EXPLAINER: What's known about 'stealth' version of Omicron?
This version of the coronavirus, which scientists call BA.2, is widely considered stealthier than the original version of Omicron because particular genetic traits make it somewhat harder to detect. Some scientists worry it could also be more contagious. - 1/24/2022
Pfizer opens study of COVID shots updated to match Omicron
The new U.S. study is enrolling up to 1,420 healthy adults, ages 18 to 55, to test the updated Omicron-based shots for use as a booster or for primary vaccinations. - 1/24/2022
Kids' vaccine rate still low despite rampant spread of Omicron variant
Vaccine hesitancy expert Kate Allen warned early on that parents would be slower to vaccinate their five to 11-year-olds than they were to vaccinate themselves or even their older kids, since parents tend to be more cautious when it comes to young children. - 1/24/2022
How I found joy in the practicality of my new pandemic hospital wardrobe
Confession time: I love to shop. I love wearing nice clothes. I like nice shoes. I truly appreciate a scarf with a floral design in the exact shade of fuschia as the stripe on my pencil skirt. - 1/24/2022
‘Never’ or just ‘not yet?’ How timing affects COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy
At this point in the pandemic (more than six months after most Canadian adults became eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine), should we declare this level of vaccination coverage as the “vaccine ceiling?”