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- 11/15/2020
Nova Scotia pharmacist converts old ambulance into mobile flu vaccine clinic
Hatt typically sets up the clinic in the parking lot of a local community centre, dispensing with the need for more stringent COVID-19 protocols that would be needed for an indoor operation. - 11/15/2020
Physicians’ abuse
- 11/15/2020
Rapid tests slow to be used as health officials unsure of reliability, best use
The "gold-standard'' COVID-19 tests need to be processed in a lab, and usually take at least a day to provide results. Rapid tests can be processed in the same place a patient is tested, sometimes in as few as 15 minutes, but they are generally considered less reliable than lab results. - 11/15/2020
Alberta considering shorter quarantines for healthcare workers with potential COVID-19 exposure
Currently, hospital staff including physicians and nurse aides must quarantine for 14 days after potential exposure to the virus. But Alberta's hospitals are doing their best to function with staffing shortages, with some hospitals having to close beds. - 11/15/2020
Manitoba physicians frustrated by lack of guidance on urgent triage protocol questions
The report emphasized that physicians still don't know protocols around who will be denied care if hospitals are overwhelmed and don't have procedures in place to deal with a care-home outbreak that merits rapid intervention. - 11/15/2020
CFPC launches family medicine Indigenous health supplement
The document discusses seven key CanMEDS-FM roles: the family medicine expert, communicator, collaborator, leader, health advocate, scholar and professional—defining each in the context of Indigenous tradition. - 11/15/2020
New Brunswick Public Health reports adverse events following three flu shots
Provincial authorities say they have advised the Public Health Agency of Canada of the issue and an alert has been posted to ensure other jurisdictions are aware of the situation in New Brunswick. - 11/14/2020
Pharmacists helping pharmacists
- 11/14/2020
Little miss perfect: a portrait
Lakshmi gave every appearance of being perfect. Her marks in undergraduate medical school were exceptional. She was intelligent, well prepared, charming and efficient. Always beautifully dressed, her hair was professionally blown out, her nails never ragged or chipped. Unlike the other often frazzled and sleep-deprived members of her resident cohort, she never looked flustered, exhausted and overworked. - 11/12/2020
Your COVID-19 long haulers IQ
- 11/12/2020
Timing is everything: Understanding the optimal duration of antibiotic therapy for common infections
Antimicrobial resistance is one of the biggest threats to global health, including the health of Canadians. - 11/12/2020
Innovators: Empowering pharmacists one APP at a time
In MedEssist, Michael Do has created time and medication management technology that gives pharmacists the time to practice at the top of their game.