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- 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. - 11/30/2021
FDA panel backs first of a kind COVID-19 pill from Merck
A Food and Drug Administration panel voted 13-10 that the drug's benefits outweigh its risks, including potential birth defects if used during pregnancy. - 11/30/2021
WHO nations launch steps toward deal to fight pandemics
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the consensus decision during a special session of the U.N. health agency's members was a "cause for celebration.'' - 11/30/2021
Ontario building new hospital in Mississauga, expanding facility in Toronto
The province says demand for health care at Trillium Health Partners is expected to expand to seven times that at the average Ontario hospital over the next 20 years due to Peel Region's booming population. - 11/30/2021
NOSM to house new international steering committee on social accountability
The committee’s purpose will be to promote integrating of social accountability into medical school accreditation standards around the world. - 11/30/2021
Women, health, and women’s health in my pharmacy
Hormone therapy has been used to relieve symptoms of menopause for the past 70 years. We know it can dramatically improve quality of life in women suffering from symptoms, such as hot flashes and night sweats. - 11/30/2021
Omicron update: Several Canadian provinces see identify cases
Canada's first two cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant of concern were confirmed Sunday in Ottawa. - 11/30/2021
Local council calls on Ford, OMA to increase enrollment at NOSM
When Sundridge held its first council meeting in November, Coun. Steve Hicks was critical of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, blaming the college for the doctor shortage. - 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
Historic U.S. Supreme Court abortion arguments heard today, conservatives signal changes
Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito were among those who questioned the viability line, with Alito referencing those who have said the line "really doesn't make any sense.''