Marjo Johne
ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 3/27/2024
Should you let that support peacock into your clinic? And other things to consider with therapy animals
With the emergence in recent years of emotional support animals, other creatures besides dogs have been recognized for their ability to provide therapeutic benefits. Here are some things to keep in mind. - 3/27/2024
Should you let that support peacock into your pharmacy? And other things to consider with therapy animals
With the emergence in recent years of emotional support animals, other creatures besides dogs have been recognized for their ability to provide therapeutic benefits. Here are some things to keep in mind. - 3/27/2024
'Clearly rang alarm bells': Doctor disregarded radiologist's CT scan note about lymphoma and thought lump was injury from COVID shot—but patient never got the vaccine
Despite repeated calls to his clinic, Nova Scotia family physician Dr. Venkata Puppala never discussed the results of the CT scan with the patient—who is autistic—or the patient's mother. About a year after the scan, another doctor delivered a diagnosis of stage 4 lymphoma. - 3/26/2024
‘Repeated predatory behaviour’: Licence stripped from doctor who sexually abused patient and practice monitor
Dr. James Edward Roland McInnis also acted unprofessionally when he continued to treat a patient while carrying on a sexual relationship with the patient's fiancée, ruled the Ontario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal. - 3/25/2024
'Counsel has been retained': Ontario college takes zero-tolerance stance against corporate pressure on pharmacists
When asked in a survey and in town halls where they were experiencing pressure to perform a certain number of clinical services, an overwhelming number of pharmacy professionals pointed to either a Shoppers Drug Mart or Loblaw pharmacy. - 3/24/2024
Manitoba moves forward with gender-diverse patient records
Along with changes to the information pharmacists should include—or not include—in patient profiles, the College of Pharmacists of Manitoba has issued a terminology appendix explaining gender diversity concepts and terms. - 3/24/2024
Doctors are working fewer hours but not for the reason you might think
A new study published in CMAJ found a 13% decline over the past three decades in the total number of hours put in by Canadian doctors. The study's authors were surprised when they looked more closely at the data. - 3/24/2024
$45,000 in fines for pharmacist who entered into unethical agreements
Éric Beaulieu, a Quebec pharmacist owner, is also appealing a guilty finding in a previous case, which ended with $55,000 in fines imposed against him. - 3/20/2024
Alberta health minister says non-profit that shipped stroke patient to motel off list
Adriana LaGrange says she doesn't know who was responsible for Blair Canniff being taken to a Travelodge after he was discharged from an Edmonton hospital. - 3/18/2024
‘Complete disregard’: Patient lost disability benefits because of doctor’s failure to complete forms
Toronto family physician Dr. Mei Lump-Mee Hwang, who kept the same patient waiting on several occasions—sometimes for as long as six hours—has been suspended for 12 months. - 3/18/2024
Spied on by a competitor, probed over a legitimate contract: Pharmacist's ordeal ends with acquittal
A competing pharmacy owner told the Ordre des pharmaciens du Québec that he sometimes followed Sonnie Albert-Giroux. On some of these occasions, he alleged, she arrived at her pharmacy after it had already opened. - 3/14/2024
How bad is bad behaviour by doctors? Worse than it appears, according to studies
Among residents, experiences with uncivilized behaviour by doctors seem more frequent for those with certain characteristics. Do you happen to be a young, not-so-tall, female junior trainee? Oh boy.
