Cultural Competence

Why lobbying for expanded roles benefits both public health and pharmacy economics
When pharmacists from all backgrounds and experiences can practice to their maximum scope and ability, everyone benefits: the healthcare system, the business of pharmacy and most importantly, the full range of patients.
B.C. bill that would have stopped doctors from providing puberty blockers defeated
A summary of the proposed bill provided by the One BC Party says it would have also stopped doctors from providing puberty blockers to minors, prevented the use of ‘wrong pronouns’ in schools and banned the use of public funds for gender transitions.

Who does and doesn't get a sexual assault evidence kit in hospital?

‘They are not supposed to withhold care based on whether they believe an assault survivor’s claims, yet our data suggest that some rural healthcare providers do precisely that.’
These autistic Canadians say U.S. rhetoric has been unhelpful, focus should be on early diagnoses

Autism advocates in Canada, says what is needed instead is putting more resources into the healthcare system to provide people with timely diagnoses, because that can lead to financial, mental-health and educational support.
Black women, ‘biological weathering’ and persistent gaps in maternal care

At the Federation of Medical Women of Canada conference in Toronto, obstetrics and gynecology specialist Dr. Marjorie Dixon outlined how physicians and help close the gap in maternal care outcomes for Black patients.
First Canadian guidelines for clinical care of spinal bulbar muscular atrophy

Also known as Kennedy’s disease, the neuromuscular disorder has the highest global prevalence in Saskatchewan.
How to increase the number of Indigenous physicians in Canada: report

A new impact paper based on lived experience outlines ways to eliminate barriers.
Queen’s University to host lecture on a two-spirit Indigenous pharmacist's path to better healthcare

Jaris Swidrovich, a two-spirit and Indigenous pharmacist, is delivering the 2025 Tathan Henderson Lecture, covering storytelling and intersectionality in healthcare.
How Indigenous-led health education in remote communities can make reconciliation real

When Indigenous communities shape how health professionals are trained, it’s a path toward trust, equity and a health system that finally reflects the people it serves.
Emmy-winning ER drama The Pitt shines a light on compassionate teaching

Medical professionals and critics alike laud the show for its realistic portrayal of an emergency room.

Why lobbying for expanded roles benefits both public health and pharmacy economics

B.C. bill that would have stopped doctors from providing puberty blockers defeated

Who does and doesn't get a sexual assault evidence kit in hospital?

These autistic Canadians say U.S. rhetoric has been unhelpful, focus should be on early diagnoses

Black women, ‘biological weathering’ and persistent gaps in maternal care

First Canadian guidelines for clinical care of spinal bulbar muscular atrophy

How to increase the number of Indigenous physicians in Canada: report

Queen’s University to host lecture on a two-spirit Indigenous pharmacist's path to better healthcare

How Indigenous-led health education in remote communities can make reconciliation real

Emmy-winning ER drama The Pitt shines a light on compassionate teaching