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- 12/8/2021
Enter the magic land of physician LEADerShip
Simulation—so useful to teach a variety of clinical skills—can also be used to teach physician leadership. - 12/8/2021
How will the world decide when the pandemic is over?
There's no clear-cut definition for when a pandemic starts and ends, and how much of a threat a global outbreak is posing can vary by country. - 12/8/2021
Vaccine makers racing to update COVID shots, just in case
It's too soon to know how vaccines will hold up against omicron. - 12/8/2021
Ont. science table recommends weekly rapid tests in schools, workplaces in some areas
The science advisory table is advising public health units or neighbourhoods where new COVID-19 cases are near 35 per 100,000 people per week and where there is sustained exponential growth, to carry out weekly voluntary screening of unvaccinated or partially vaccinated people in elementary schools. - 12/7/2021
How to tell if your patients are overusing supplements
You’re at the pharmacy counter where you’ve just finished counselling Joan, a 65-year-old woman on her new medication for insomnia. You’ve checked all the boxes for a thorough patient encounter. You’ve updated her allergy status, checked pharmanet for her other medications, assessed drug interactions, and counselled her appropriately. But have you asked about non-prescription medications? In particular, have you asked about supplementation? - 12/7/2021
Man arrested for threatening N.L. health minister about mask mandate
A release says the threats were related to provincial public health rules requiring everyone older than five to wear a mask in public indoor settings. - 12/7/2021
Some Manitoba patients may be shipped elsewhere to help clear surgery backlog
Doctors Manitoba, which represents 4,000 physicians across the province, says the backlog of surgeries and diagnostic tests has grown to more than 52,000 cases. - 12/7/2021
Ford’s war on midwives threatens rural patients
Two healthcare students, one medical and one in midwifery say Ontario's government is neglecting the province's midwives and they key role they play in maintaining robust care in obstetrics, especially in rural settings. - 12/7/2021
Corporatization of medicine continues unabated
Dr. Sohail Gandhi sees rising corporatization in Canadian healthcare: and has some questions that should be asked. - 12/7/2021
62 weeks. 62 female leaders. 62 inspirational stories.... and that’s a wrap!
Since October 2020, in partnership with PharmacyU.ca, a female leader in pharmacy has been featured on a weekly basis. 62 leaders were featured from Australia, Canada, England, Finland, India, Netherlands, Philippines, Portugal, Spain and the USA.