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- 11/10/2020
Edmonton ER doctor invents portable aerosol containment tent
The tent is aimed at allowing hospitals to continue procedures like intubation, biPAP and ventilation, which can spray particles up to 10 metres away. The device is portable and so allows patients to be transported more safely within the hospital. - 11/10/2020
B.C. Supreme Court judge orders surgeon not to perform a double mastectomy on a transgender teen
The court order, which will expire Nov. 27, 2020, prevents Dr. McKee from providing the 17-year-old with "counsel, advice or advocacy in preparation for, promotion of, or performing a double mastectomy or any surgery.” - 11/10/2020
Ottawa releases report on chronic pain in Canada
The report spans July 2019 to August 2020 covering discussions with Canadians living with, or who have an interest in, chronic pain. In Canada, it's estimated one in four people, aged 15 or older, live with chronic pain. - 11/10/2020
Canadian physicians contribute close to $40 billion to the economy: report
As of December 2019, 46,934 physicians’ offices were operating in Canada, bolstering job numbers in the fields of telecommunications, utilities, legal services and the postal service, couriers and messengers. - 11/9/2020
Steep rise in COVID-19 infections among B.C. healthcare workers
Data provided by the B.C. government shows that as of Nov. 4 when there were a cumulative 16,135 lab-confirmed cases in B.C., the number of infections among healthcare workers was 1,442. Three months ago, the figure was 822. - 11/9/2020
Quebec pharmacists giving flu shots for first time this year
Going to the pharmacy to get a flu shot is nothing new in Quebec but until this year nurses were giving the injections. Last year about 75% of community pharmacies offered flu shots delivered by nurses who administered approximately 350,000 doses. - 11/9/2020
Made-in-Canada test strips could enable COVID-19 testing in pharmacies
New made-in-Canada test strips used to identify SARS-CoV-2 will allow rapid point-of-care RT-PCR testing in remote locations, workplace settings or pharmacies. The test strips are thermostable, meaning they don’t need refrigeration or cold-chain storage during transportation. - 11/9/2020
Are school outbreaks a cause or result of COVID-19's second wave?
With the second wave of COVID-19 in full swing, did the return to class for Canadian students help cause it or are cases rising in schools because of the second wave itself? - 11/9/2020
CPhA webinar gets real on the pandemic’s impact on women in pharmacy
While focused on pharmacy, the panelists' stories about working at home with small children, taking care of aging parents, facing marriage breakdown, changing careers, keeping a business going and managing anxiety, depression and burnout during the pandemic could apply to women of any profession. - 11/9/2020
Alberta doctor moving to B.C. to get away from 'toxic' environment
Dr. Lauralee Dukeshire said her choice is entirely based on the actions of Alberta's government which have created a “hostile, toxic and unstable work environment for physicians.”