ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 10/25/2020
Pharmacists advocating for permanency of CDSA exemption
Since the pandemic struck last March, pharmacists have faced a multitude of challenges as they strive to maintain continuity of care. One change meant to help pharmacists better manage patients’ drug therapy is the federal government’s decision to issue a short-term subsection 56(1) exemption from the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA). And pharmacists are pushing hard to make the exemption permanent. - 10/25/2020
Ontario’s LTC COVID-19 commission calls for more staff, better ties to healthcare partners
In response to the staffing shortages, the commission recommended that in addition to increasing the supply of PSWs, the province should ensure LTC staff recruitment efforts are addressing the need for an appropriate mixture of staff to meet the "increasing acuity and complex care needs of residents." - 10/25/2020
Study suggests Ontario could avoid hundreds of hep B infections with newborn vaccine
How transmission happens between mother and child is not well understood but likely occurs in the third trimester, during labour and delivery, or in the first few months of life. - 10/25/2020
PMPRB releases new guidelines amid dissent over rare-disease drug price controls
The Canadian Forum for Rare Disease Innovators says the new price controls within the guidelines will make things more difficult for Canadians suffering from rare diseases. - 10/25/2020
Alberta nurses, aides and other healthcare workers walk out to protest job cuts
Guy Smith, president of the Alberta Union Provincial Employees told the paper the walk-off was a spontaneous and grassroots effort. - 10/25/2020
Mobile health unit brings combo of traditional medicine and Indigenous healing practices to vulnerable communities
The nurses, doctors and social workers involved in the mobile unit travel the city, jumping between homeless encampments and other areas to treat anyone in need of medical attention. - 10/25/2020
The leadership failure in Canadian healthcare
At the PHAC, the replacement of the most senior content expert, the chief public health officer, as leader with a bureaucrat with no knowledge of public health led to a dumbing down of the scientific information with important messages being lost, or not recognized or put on to a lower priority for fiscal or political reasons. - 10/24/2020
Vertical chivalry: Little kids and bigger threats
When Northern Ontario moved into stage two in June, our spas and salons suddenly got inundated with calls from 416 and 613 area codes. People desperate enough to blow 800 km worth of gas into our atmosphere to get their toenails painted. All of these tiny microaggressions toward the future citizens of the planet; all so encased in the fabric of our hyperconsumeristic culture that we don't see them as part of a far greater health threat than COVID-19. - 10/23/2020
QUIZ: Test your HPV vaccine IQ
- 10/22/2020
Banning single-use plastics is the right choice for our environment and our health
Even if the virus is spread via surfaces, the role of disposable plastics remains unclear. Disposable plastic is no less likely to be contaminated than a similar reusable option. Touching the plastic wrapping around a bunch of bananas is not safer than touching the banana directly.