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- 10/12/2020
Alberta FP says Catholic healthcare provider failing to provide end-of-life care by refusing MAID
Dr. Derie-Gillespie said the refusal creates unnecessary barriers and can cause considerable stress to a patient who must be moved to access MAID - 10/12/2020
Proposed policy changes would require Alberta doctors to 'stagger' departures
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta is asserting the move is to ensure patients don't suffer from physicians' sudden departure and is continuing to gather feedback from doctors on the policy. - 10/11/2020
Flu vaccine fiasco
Apparently, the Ministry of Health (MOH) sends out flu vaccine directly to pharmacies across Ontario. Individual pharmacists have vaccine shortly after the MOH release. Every year, doctors complain, “Why do all the pharmacies have flu vaccine and we have none?” - 10/8/2020
Celebrate your technicians on #RxTechDay
October 20 is Pharmacy Technician Day around the world—a day to celebrate and thank the folks who do so much to keep the pharmacy operating and the dispensary flowing. - 10/8/2020
Hospitals look for ways to increase capacity, ask Ontario government for help
Early last week, the OHA asked the government to move COVID-19 hot spots back to Stage Two of the province's pandemic response, which saw restrictions on non-essential businesses like restaurants, gyms, and movie theatres. - 10/8/2020
Five lessons I learned from the Federation of Medical Women of Canada
I can remember back in 1986, as a first-year medical student, walking down the hallway of Memorial University of Newfoundland and stopping to look at the announcement board.There it was – a paper flyer asking “Are you a female medical student?” Yes, I was! “Are you in financial need?” Yes, I was! “Sign up for FMWC and apply for a $1,000 scholarship.” So I did. And I got the scholarship. - 10/8/2020
Ontario taps Dr. Joshua Tepper for educational health advisor role
Dr. Tepper is the former president and chief executive officer of North York General Hospital, a role he took on in Nov. 2018.