Healthcare

In this 10-part series, we profile doctors who are working to combat racism, change the system and improve patient care for racialized communities.

Health units covering the Sudbury and Algoma regions in northern Ontario have reinstated measures including business capacity limits in light of spiking cases. Ford's Progressive Conservative government lifted those last month.

Hired for a leadership role in a new province during the pandemic, Dr. Monika Dutt was worried her long-term licence wouldn't come through before her temporary one expired.

The project comes from The Get REAL Movement, a non-profit focused on fighting issues of discrimination in schools and workplaces. 

Which is riskier? The disruptions caused by staff shortages if and when healthcare workers who won’t get vaccinated are removed? Or the potential for unvaccinated staff to exacerbate the chances of COVID-19 outbreaks in hospitals?

“We found out when it was announced,” says Ashley Hart, president of Pharmacists Manitoba.

The College des medecins du Quebec was reasonable in suspending Dr. Sebastien Paquin for 12 months based on amendments to the Professional Code, ruled Justice Alain Michaud.