MARKHAM, ONT. | Astellas Pharma Canada is partnering with the recently launched Canadian National Transplant Research Program, a novel research initiative that brings a collaborative and transdisciplinary approach to advancing research and patient care in the transplant field.
Ken Burns' attempt to put the fate of the profession back in pharmacists' hands wasn't thwarted—the revolution was simply stalled. But he'll never achieve his goal without your support.
TORONTO | As healthcare purchasing departments become more rigorous in their application of request-for-proposal (RFP) procedures, technology suppliers are increasingly concerned that a relentless focus on cost control is preventing investment in innovative products that could improve patient outcomes and deliver greater long-term value to the health system.
It's not the "every Island grad hired" commitment made by former CEO Howard Waldner, but the Vancouver Island Health Authority continues to open its doors to nursing grads in the region.
TORONTO | Two projects backed by Ontario Centres of Excellence are the first to be approved under an Ontario-Quebec life sciences research partnership.
TORONTO | With unequal pricing, rising costs and a patchwork of drug coverage offered to Canadians, the prescription drug coverage system is in need of a major overhaul, says the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association.
TORONTO | The final communiqué of the International Summit on Medicine Shortages offers a number of recommendations and ideas for stakeholders to consider on how to reduce the occurrence of medicine shortages.
Canada's largest provincial medical college is mulling a new plan that would see more information about doctor complaints released to the public, the Toronto Star reports.
