Marjo Johne
ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 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? - 8/13/2023
Who's afraid of zombies? Watch out for those 'hollow shells' in clinical trials
Over the past decade, journals in many fields have published tens of thousands of suspected fake papers, according to a recent report in Nature. Asking for raw data might be one way to fix the problem. - 8/13/2023
Three strikes, suspended for 18 months: Doctor asked three women employees to perform a scrotal exam on him
Dr. Biagio Iannantuono, who was appointed in 2017 as interim chief of staff at a hospital in the cottage community of Muskoka, Ont., proposed the genital exams as a training exercise for the three hospital staffers. - 8/10/2023
Take this empathy and call me in the morning: Could your good vibes ease the pain?
A new study used MRI to scan the brains of patients with chronic pain. It turns out a doctor in the room can make a difference.
