Marjo Johne
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- 8/29/2023
Right to refuse: Appeals board backs doctor who rejected patient with 'aggressive' and 'bullying' mother
The patient's mother was 'very devoted' and has had to navigate medical care since her son’s birth, wrote the board. But doctors also have a right to be treated with respect. - 8/24/2023
Preferred and referred: New study shows male specialists are favoured by both male and female referring doctors
Researchers found male specialists get more referrals than their female counterparts. They also get paid more, according to the Ontario Medical Association study. - 8/23/2023
Out of the fire and into your pharmacy: What you need to know about caring for wildfire evacuees
They may come in with little or no identification, or may come from a part of the country with no electronic health records. Here's how you can help. - 8/23/2023
Watch for it: A 'tri-demic' of viruses could be on its way
The 2023 fall season could bring in higher-than-usual incidences of influenza, respiratory syncytial virus and COVID infections, according to an Ontario Medical Association panel. Are you ready? - 8/21/2023
‘An egregious impairment of judgment’: Pharmacist used EHR data to contact patient on WhatsApp
Hao ‘David’ Yang has been suspended for three months and fined $3,500 by the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia. - 8/21/2023
Not so fast, doc: Physician signed death certificate one year before patient died
Dr. Michelle Ciach has been suspended for six months and ordered to pay $5,000 in investigation and hearing costs to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia. - 8/20/2023
Whippit, whippit bad: Why nitrous oxide abuse is no laughing matter
There’s evidence of substantial recreational use in Toronto and Montréal, according to a new study published in CMAJ. Symptoms from chronic use may look like mere vitamin B12 deficiency, but doctors should look more deeply. - 8/20/2023
Can you pitch in? B.C. asks health providers to sign up for possible wildfire deployment
Signing up for the Emergency Health Provider Registry does not create an obligation to respond to emergency events, but it will help the province plan better as it close to 400 communities continue to burn. - 8/17/2023
Need to register or get authorized to inject? If you're in Alberta you better hurry—or wait until Sept. 11
From Aug. 25 to Sept. 10, the Alberta College of Pharmacy will accept applications only for additional prescribing authorization as it gets ready to switch to a new electronic system. - 8/17/2023
Just like the public-school system: Mandated rostering among the ideas heard in health-teams session
Canadians want team-based care, according to a CMA Health Summit session. Many also think governments should entice professionals to join a health team with incentives like overhead subsidies. - 8/15/2023
No ER doctors, no problem: Just get a nurse to call 911
In a leaked memo outlining its 'mitigation plan' to address ER physicians shortage, a B.C. health authority also said family doctors should respond to code blues for their attached patients when there's no ER doctor on shift. - 8/15/2023
Free contraception across the nation? Doctor leads push for federal policy on birth control coverage
Every dollar invested in free contraception can save up to $9 in managing unwanted pregnancies, said Calgary physician Dr. Rupinder Toor. So why is Canada the only country with universal healthcare that doesn't offer universal birth control coverage?
