Guidelines

We all commit microaggressions. In medicine, we need to not bristle up in a huff of defensiveness, nor cancel those who err.

Pharmacies across Canada are starting to administer flu shots, with a few changes this year compared to previous years.

Transplant centres in Western Canada have stopped short of requiring organ recipients to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, but they say conversations about such a policy are ongoing.

Last month, Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan announced they would pay for the drug, which costs roughly $300,000 a year per patient.

With more virtual visits, some doctors say their patients aren't showing up to appointments. Are no-show fees a good way to discourage this behaviour?

The material issue was failure to recognize the complication and react appropriately, noted the complaints director at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta

A joint letter from the chief medical officer of health, a senior government bureaucrat and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario says COVID-19 should no longer pose a barrier to in-person practice.

Earlier in 2021, the AHS released critical care triage protocol that could be needed should a “major surge” of COVID-19 hospitalizations resulting in 90% or more occupation of the province’s ICU beds.

Health Canada warns of a possibility that pharmacists might not recognize the error and accidentally repackage and dispense pill bottles containing incorrect medication. 

But patients using dupilumab had lower rates of infection.