Licensing

Alberta changes regulations for high-potency narcotics for opioid use disorder
Under the new rules, high-potency narcotics for opioid use disorder will be distributed by licensed AHS clinics and patients will take them there, witnessed by a health professional.
Unlicensed on so many fronts: Pharmacist hit with $12K in fine and costs
Judy Lee-Wing broke a lot of rules, from running an unlicensed pharmacy to buying cannabis from an unauthorized supplier, according to the College of Pharmacists of Manitoba.

'Unfit to practise': Doctor's many offences included turning away an elderly patient who collapsed outside

Dr. Leonard Elia Lockman, who practised for 30 years and was medical director of a Winnipeg clinic, has been stripped of his certificate and ordered to pay $40,000 in college costs.
Nunavut wants healthcare professionals to take winter holidays closer to the North Pole

Incentive designed to avoid staff shortages over the holiday season.
Practice management: When it's time to part ways

Ending the doctor-patient relationship can be stressful. Here’s what to keep in mind.
'Exceptional staffing shortages' prompt college to give pharmacist extra fine instead of suspension

Anne Marie Kember was sanctioned by the Nova Scotia College of Pharmacists for using expired compounding powders.
Expelled twice, revoked this time: Montreal doctor lied about getting kicked out from two U.S universities

Dr. Sirpal Sanjeev failed to disclose his history of academic misconduct when he applied for CaRMS and for his Quebec licence, according to the Collège des médecins du Québec.
N.L. doctors push back against change that would give government a say in licensing

The Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association says the move would compromise the profession's basic tenet of self-regulation.
NAPRA pilot program helps international pharmacy graduates get licensed faster

The National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities (NAPRA) is highlighting its new program to help international pharmacy graduates become pharmacists in Canada.
PEI pharmacists gain minor ailment prescribing, ability to renew prescriptions

The Pharmacy Plus PEI program allows pharmacists to assess and prescribe for 32 common ailments as well as renewing prescriptions.

Alberta changes regulations for high-potency narcotics for opioid use disorder

Unlicensed on so many fronts: Pharmacist hit with $12K in fine and costs

'Unfit to practise': Doctor's many offences included turning away an elderly patient who collapsed outside

Nunavut wants healthcare professionals to take winter holidays closer to the North Pole

Practice management: When it's time to part ways

'Exceptional staffing shortages' prompt college to give pharmacist extra fine instead of suspension

Expelled twice, revoked this time: Montreal doctor lied about getting kicked out from two U.S universities

N.L. doctors push back against change that would give government a say in licensing

NAPRA pilot program helps international pharmacy graduates get licensed faster

PEI pharmacists gain minor ailment prescribing, ability to renew prescriptions