Marjo Johne
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- 9/18/2023
Doctor who faced criminal charges for sexual assault in two provinces slammed for preying on autistic patient
Alberta family physician Dr. Ian Gebhardt was found guilty by the CPSA of inappropriate touching that included oral sex on a 26-year-old male patient with a development age of between nine to 14 years old. - 9/14/2023
It's back: EMPOWER event for women pharmacy professionals set for second-year encore
Launched last year by Toronto pharmacist Nneke Ezurike, EMPOWER is an all-day women-focused learning and networking event. This year's event is scheduled for Sept. 30 at the Château le Jardin in Toronto. - 9/14/2023
You're welcome: Nova Scotia launches online home for new IMG orientation program
The Welcome Collaborative—a $1.3-million investment by the province, plans to host up to six sessions per year with as many as 20 doctors per session. - 9/9/2023
'Taking advantage' of a dying patient's hopes: Doctor slammed for excessive markups on lab tests
Calgary general practitioner Dr. Bruce Hoffman, who practises traditional and functional medicine, also double-billed for some of the same services—charging both the patient and the province, according to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta. - 9/7/2023
New database launched to connect Black patients with Black healthcare providers
Studies have linked better health outcomes in Black patients to having a healthcare provider of the same race. - 9/7/2023
‘It can get really intense’: Robbery simulations now part of pharm assistant training at Ontario college
At the end of the mock scenarios, students are expected to call the police and give a statement. - 9/5/2023
Alarming trend: More young people are getting cancer—and dying of it, study finds
The new study found an 80% increase in cancer among people under 50 over the last three decades. Screening and prevention programs for early-onset cancer may be worth exploring. - 9/4/2023
Indigenous health leader takes top director spot at NLMA
Gertie Mae Muise, a member of Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation who has spent 25 years working on Indigenous healthcare capacity, is set to become executive director of the Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association. - 9/4/2023
Want to counsel patients in any language? You can—and soon you probably will
A small but enthusiastic group of pharmacists are innovating with artificial intelligence. And they're coming up with ways to make you speak virtually any language and learn from avatars that mirror your real-world patient community. - 8/31/2023
Sign this and lie for me: Doctor who took patient to a concert tried to push friend to provide false alibi
Dr. Raymond David Stein also grabbed the patient's waist and thigh during a Beatles tribute concert while he appeared to be sleeping, according to the Ontario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal. - 8/31/2023
Add two more to the list: Pharmacy advocate suggests more scope of practice expansions in Ontario
Proposed regulatory changes will allow pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to, among things, inject vaccines for RSV and will give pharmacists authority to prescribe Tamiflu. That's great, but could be better, said the Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada. - 8/30/2023
Happy to be doctors, would do it all over again: But please pay us more
New survey of Canadian physicians found long hours and heavy workload to be among pressing challenges for doctors. No wonder six out 10 want to be paid as much as 50% more.
