Marjo Johne
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- 11/29/2023
To be discontinued: $100K lawsuit against doctor who breached 10-year service contract to be dropped
Dr. Andrea Gael Kinnear Wilson, who left The Pas in northern Manitoba after 16 months and now works in Vancouver, said The Pas Community Development Corporation is 'pleased' with their agreement over an interest-free $100,000 loan. - 11/29/2023
When form meets function: New platform automatically populates and distributes special meds forms
'It’s been interesting to see all the ways that people have kind of tackled this problem, like I’ve seen desks stacked with pre-signed forms,' said John Leombruno, CEO of OkRx, which recently launched its OkRx ProviderLink digital forms system. - 11/28/2023
Unbelievable and 'nonsensical': Criminal court finds doctor guilty of sexually assaulting five patients
The court found Manitoba physician Dr. Arcel Bissonnette's testimony 'contrived' and portions of it 'fabricated.' - 11/28/2023
Are you a regular on X, FB or IG? Make sure you know this
Think that disclaimer—the one that says your views are your own—will protect you from a college complaint? Think again, writes the Alberta College of Pharmacy, which recently updated its advice for pharmacy professionals on social media. - 11/28/2023
And how did your pharmacist do today? Nova Scotia seeks public opinion on pharmacy care
A survey launched by the Nova Scotia College of Pharmacists on Nov. 29 is part of a bigger project to establish minimum staffing levels in community pharmacies. - 11/28/2023
Inject this, but not that: NL updates rules to allow general injecting for pharm techs while banning cosmetic procedures
For Newfoundland and Labrador pharmacists who weren't sure if they could inject Botox or fillers for cosmetic purposes, the province's revised standards deliver the answer. - 11/26/2023
B.C. in court against pharma companies in bid to certify opioid class-action lawsuit
Attorney general says lawsuit is 'novel approach' to holding companies accountable for alleged deception. - 11/23/2023
Banned from practice: Pharmacist gave 15 patients expired monovalent vaccines
Saskatchewan pharmacist Gordon Matthews later changed the vaccine consent forms to show he had administered the latest, bivalent version of the Pfizer COVID vaccine. - 11/23/2023
Doctor found guilty after ex-husband reports 'hundreds and hundreds' of pieces patient information uploaded to iCloud
In his email to the Collège des médecins du Québec, the ex-husband of Dr. Marjolaine Bourque also revealed he had shown some of the files to lawyers and journalists. - 11/20/2023
How much, you say? Severance pay for fired AHS execs could cost Alberta taxpayers millions
Alberta Health Services has fired its CEO and five executives. AHS has been mum on severance pay details but public data shows its former CEO, whose salary was about $584K, would get at least two years' pay. - 11/19/2023
Q&A with Medicus: Getting to know the new(ish) kid on the pension block
'One of the really cool things about Medicus is the plug-in of what we call longevity risk,' explains Simone Reitzes, managing director of the Medicus pension plan launched earlier this year by Scotiabank. - 11/16/2023
PHMP is leaving the building: Why the CPSA is outsourcing physician health assessment and monitoring
'Privacy has always been an important part of PHMP, and this new process will further safeguard the confidentiality of a regulated member’s personal and health information.'
