ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 1/19/2025
‘Real struggle’: Pharmacists in Alberta facing double-whammy in 2025 with provincial cuts and PrescribeIT fees
With the Alberta government cuting billable services and PrescribeIT now charging a 20 cents per prescription, here’s how pharmacists in the province are managing. - 1/16/2025
‘No brainer’: Alberta doctors react to the new physician compensation model
It’s been a month since Alberta announced a new compensation model for family doctors, and physicians say they’re optimistic about the program, with a few caveats. - 1/8/2025
Stuck in limbo: What doctors need to know about the proposed capital gains tax changes
Since the higher capital gains inclusion rate has yet to pass into actual law, doctors can choose to file their taxes with the old rules—but there’s a catch. - 1/5/2025
Trudeau prorogues parliament, putting proposed capital gains changes in limbo
Now that prorogation has killed the tax measures that were stalled in Parliament, there is a possibility that these proposals could be dead for good if the government falls before reintroducing them. - 12/19/2024
‘The system is still in crisis’: CMA president looks back on 2024 and opportunities for the new year
From tackling the physician shortage to balancing public and private healthcare, Dr. Joss Reimer sits down with the Medical Post for a year-end interview. - 12/15/2024
POLL: Pharmacists, are you seeing physicians in your community refuse faxed requests for prescriptions?
Some pharmacists have already been notified by physicians in their communities that they will not accept prescription-related communications by fax. - 12/12/2024
POLL: Should physicians be refusing faxed requests for prescriptions in favour of PrescribeIT?
See what your colleagues say. Take our weekly doctor poll. - 12/8/2024
Health Canada cracks down on authorizations for high amounts of cannabis amid risk of illicit diversion
Physicians who authorize high levels of cannabis may be required to provide Health Canada with an evidence-based rationale for their authorization. - 11/28/2024
OCP to require pharmacy directors to declare business requirements won’t get in the way of patient care
‘Pharmacy directors will soon be required to declare and certify that neither they nor their corporate directors are allowing business requirements to impede a pharmacy professional’s ability to provide effective and safe care to their patients,’ the college said. - 11/18/2024
Indigenous Physicians Association of Canada expresses support for TMU med school admissions policies, calls out ‘harmful double standards’
‘We stand by TMU and any other medical school that is facing undue pressure to uphold past discriminatory admissions approaches,’ the association said.