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- 11/5/2020
Is cannabis substitution an effective tool to curb opioid addiction?
Dr. Samuel Hickcox, the physician lead for addictions medicine at Nova Scotia Health, said there isn't "high-quality scientific evidence" supporting such a substitution program. - 11/5/2020
Healthcare theatre program focuses on virtual care to boost med students' communication skills
The abilities to connect and communicate that such programs are meant to foster are all the more important in the pandemic's context. - 11/5/2020
PHAC updates COVID-19 guidelines to include aerosol transmission
The change came within 24 hours of Canada's Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam updating recommendations to say that masks with three layers—two cloth plus a filter—are ideal over two-layer face coverings. - 11/5/2020
OMA says provincial budget an 'important step' in addressing pandemic care backlog
On Thursday, Ontario's government said it's spending $2.5 billion more in the hospital sector this year to help fight the pandemic. - 11/5/2020
FMF to be 'pharma free by the end of 2024': CFPC
A recently released report from the College of Family Physicians of Canada says the CFPC board, at its January meeting, ruled that the organization's Family Medicine Forum conference is to be "pharma free by the end of 2024." As well, the September report—"Management of Relationships with the Health Care/ Pharmaceutical Industry"—also said the board decided "that cannabis, homeopathic, and naturopathic exhibitors (will) be eliminated from the FMF exhibit hall by FMF 2021." - 11/5/2020
Pharmacists now part of NL flu vaccine program
Pharmacists in Newfoundland and Labrador have joined family physicians, regional health authorities and other health professionals as part of the government’s universal flu vaccination program. - 11/4/2020
Doctor as mystery shopper
I wouldn’t have thought anything less of my day if the porters had arrived, not said a word and just moved around the various beds and wheelchairs, with us as patients in them, from the required point A to point B. But in the Civic day surgery unit, porters are not just porters, they are Walt Disney magical carpet ride directors. - 11/4/2020
New tech partnership aims to improve adherence, boost access to virtual care
A new partnership between Mednow.ca, a one-stop-shop virtual care platform, and AceAge Inc., a Canadian healthcare technology company, promises to provide at-home healthcare alternatives to reduce public interactions. - 11/4/2020
Highlights from the Ontario budget unveiled Thursday
The province says it is spending $2.5 billion more in the hospital sector this year to help fight the pandemic. - 11/4/2020
Infectious disease expert says human case of rare swine flu likely a one off
Dr. Lynora Saxinger, an associate professor in the department of medicine, wrote on Twitter "what fresh hell is this'' when she first heard about the case in central Alberta. - 11/4/2020
Manitoba Health Minister won't apologize for saying docs "causing chaos" with letter expressing COVID-19 concerns
On Tuesday, Friesen questioned the doctors' motivation in sending the letter in a committee meeting.