Pharmacy Practice Letters: April/May 2011Reflections on weight bias; Questioning corticosteroid asthma treatment. Editorial: Take a cue from the big guysSpending three days at APhA conference enlightened me to an array of impressive initiatives our U.S. counterparts are accomplishing. Ontario implements first phase of paid expanded services First phase pays pharmacists for pharmaceutical opinion given for patient covered under ODB program. Annual tech conference draws inspired crowd With regulation passed, Humber event now looks to next steps for the profession. Clinical Notes: Reducing vaccination pain An interdisciplinary group has developed evidence-based guidelines on how to reduce pain in children being vaccinated. Comforting words, good medicine I always think of the potential we have as pharmacists to comfort those who are ill. Canada to host World Cancer Congress The 2012 World Cancer Congress (WCC) will be held in Canada for the first time from Aug, 27 to 30, 2012, in Montreal. St. John’s MD seeks hottie Pharmacist prescribing rolls out in Nova Scotia Nova Scotia pharmacists are adjusting to their new prescribing responsibilities now that roll-out of the new standards of practice is complete. Doctors join raucous call for health care reform The president of the Alberta Medical Association is recommending a grass-roots campaign to bring about massive changes to the medicare system. First Previous 634 635 636 637 638 Next Last