New guidelines for diagnosis and management of cognitive impairmentProvide a stepwise, team-based approach to patient care in primary care settings. AMMI Canada introduces customizable business case document for antimicrobial stewardship programsAssists in acquiring resources to launch or improve inpatient antimicrobial stewardship programs. Pharmacist-led campaign aims to reduce antibiotic misuse Collaborative effort aims to convince patients to stop asking for unnecessary drugs. Don’t assume a reported penicillin allergy is real Canadian doctors found that not questioning a patient’s record had harmful consequences Five-day antibiotic course inferior to 10-day therapy for acute otitis media in young children Rates of adverse events and emergence of antimicrobial resistance similar with both regimens Healthcare professionals urged to curtail antibiotic use in asymptomatic bacteriuria “Symptom-Free Pee: Let It Be” campaign promotes the wise use of antibiotics. What goes on behind the pharmacy counter, anyway? Pharmacists make sure that your prescriptions are safe, appropriate and effectively tailored for you. Ottawa invests in global approach to combat antimicrobial resistance New NHS England initiative asking pharmacists to test and treat sore throats Shoppers Drug Mart launched similar program earlier this year. Dermatologists raise alarm over too much misdiagnosis of cellulitis The result is patient morbidity and wasted money, researchers say. First Previous 30 31 32 33 34 Next Last
