Healthcare

Athana Mentzelopoulos, whose CV boasts senior posts in federal and provincial government, including deputy minister roles in finance and the treasury board in Alberta and British Columbia, takes over from Michael Gormley effective Oct. 1.

The ICBC and Doctors of BC have co-developed a fresh form.

The committee meets up to three times a year and the role is compensated with an honorarium.

The province is investing $5.6 million to get the program up and running followed by $1.5 million in annual funding.

‘A small number of roles have been eliminated on the Amazon Pharmacy Services team,’ a spokesperson said.

The nursing collective is hindering the advancement of the PA profession despite irrefutable evidence of the value of PAs, says a PA student (who also has a nursing degree).

Aging and obesity are likely to be the two primary drivers of the expected rise in diabetes.

Genetics and artificial intelligence will be at the heart of a therapeutic revolution in the years to come, making it possible to treat previously incurable pathologies.