Healthcare

'Does not reflect well on you': Doctor charged a fee to fill out accessible parking permit forms—even for patients who were ineligible
Under the Ontario Medical Association’s physicians’ guide to uninsured services, doctors are not permitted to charge for completing accessible parking permit applications.
Pharmpreneur of the week Sony Poulose: ‘It fills me with immense joy when we are able to help our patients in their times of need.’
Success is not only the profit the business makes, but also the difference you make in peoples’ lives. One of our most successful programs is addiction medicine, where we partnered with addiction specialist doctors to provide comprehensive treatment to people with opioid dependence.

Updated guidance on the use of the protein subunit XBB.1.5 COVID-19 vaccine

National Advisory Committee on Immunization issues updated recommendations for use of Novavax’s Nuvaxovid XBB.1.5 COVID-19 vaccine.
Symptoms of MS: Fatigue

In this ongoing series for pharmacists, Nancy Banoub examines the symptoms of MS, their cause and outlines potential remedial steps that can be taken to help mitigate these symptoms.
Why are Manulife patients still being sent to Bayshore HealthCare and Loblaw-owned pharmacies?

Manulife announced a month ago that patients could receive Specialty Drug Care program medications "at a pharmacy of their choosing," but the new program's rollout has taken longer than many expected.
My tips on how to avoid burnout as a surgeon

Physicians of all stripes are highly susceptible to burnout—but what should surgeons specifically do to protect themselves?
‘Absurdly common’: Physicians need to be more proactive about iron deficiency

The lab threshold for flagging iron deficiency ‘inappropriately low’ says one hematologist.
N.S. sexual health clinic can no longer give free birth control to patients in need

Dr. Lianne Yoshida says that for years the clinic has been using donations to provide contraceptive implant and intrauterine devices.
Extra money for extra work: Ontario docs in some types of primary care groups to get acuity payments for rostered patients

The April 1 rollout of the capitation adjustment fee represents a 'significant improvement to payment equity over the current system that is based on age and sex alone,' the Ontario Medical Association told its members.
MedsChecks by pharmacies: Interrupting family doctors while getting paid twice as much

Every fax. A piece of paper. Every message. Each of these costs family doctors time and resources.

'Does not reflect well on you': Doctor charged a fee to fill out accessible parking permit forms—even for patients who were ineligible

Pharmpreneur of the week Sony Poulose: ‘It fills me with immense joy when we are able to help our patients in their times of need.’

Updated guidance on the use of the protein subunit XBB.1.5 COVID-19 vaccine

Symptoms of MS: Fatigue

Why are Manulife patients still being sent to Bayshore HealthCare and Loblaw-owned pharmacies?

My tips on how to avoid burnout as a surgeon

‘Absurdly common’: Physicians need to be more proactive about iron deficiency

N.S. sexual health clinic can no longer give free birth control to patients in need

Extra money for extra work: Ontario docs in some types of primary care groups to get acuity payments for rostered patients

MedsChecks by pharmacies: Interrupting family doctors while getting paid twice as much