ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 8/31/2020
Ethics must not be ignored when testing COVID-19 vaccines
Those who want to do COVID-19 challenge studies, in which healthy people are intentionally exposed to infection, believe they would speed vaccine development. - 8/30/2020
Cut B.C. health regulatory colleges to six to improve public protection: report
A report recommends reducing the number of regulatory colleges governing health professionals in British Columbia from 20 to six to improve public protection and implementing a new oversight body that oversees them. - 8/30/2020
Fertility preservation for young women with breast cancer: a discussion tool for physicians
A new review provides guidance for physicians to discuss fertility preservation with young women diagnosed with breast cancer who may want to have (more) children. The review, which includes lists of resources for patients and health care professionals, is published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). - 8/30/2020
Closing the gender pay gap in medicine: an action plan
Closing the gender pay gap in medicine in Canada requires a multipronged approach to overcome systemic bias, including payment and hiring transparency, changes to medical education, better parental leave and more, as outlined in an analysis article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). - 8/30/2020
BC pharmacist fined and suspended for selling stolen drugs
A pharmacist in Salmon Arm, BC is suspended for a year and fined $25,000 for reselling stolen prescription drugs and pharmacy supplies. - 8/30/2020
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