As the B.C. Centre on Substance Use launches its pharmacy fellowship in addiction medicine, we look at the first pharmacist to complete the program and what he has contributed to addiction medicine in Canada.
Working with the Pharmacy Association of Nova Scotia's Prescription to Thrive program, Pam Kennedy took Bridgewater Guardian Pharmacy from a dispensing-focused practice to one that's centred on services while also having the capacity to do more prescriptions.
“The patient experienced bruising and groin pain later that day,” wrote the adjudication tribunal at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Newfoundland and Labrador, adding that the doctor was not trained in treating transgender patients.
Dr. Hussein Kanji says the drop in morale was palpable inside Vancouver General Hospital as demonstrators protested COVID-19 public health measures outside its doors Sept. 13.
Sitting on her mother's lap, 2-year-old Lucia looked at the illustrations in her book while around her several children watched the doctors in white coats and nurses with thermometers in amazement.
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As a physician and COVID-19 genetics researcher, I am concerned. No substance we consume, whether one of these medications or a nutritional supplement, lacks risk.
