Nova Scotia speeding up processes to get U.S, British, Irish, Australian and Kiwi pharmacists to work The new streamlined pathway, which is also open to pharmacy technicians from Great Britain, exempts applicants from these countries from the national licensing exam and internship requirement. B.C. says 578 foreign educated nurses registered in 2023, doubling intakeThe first yearly update on B.C.’s health human resources strategy says 578 internationally educated nurses became fully registered in the province in 2023 compared with 288 in 2022. Officials in Quebec investigating after two deaths in Montreal area hospital ER The office of Quebec Health Minister Christian Dube says he visited the Anna-Laberge Hospital on Sunday to get a sense of the situation. Bridging language gaps in palliative care and birth The case for professional medical interpreters—and family members. Nova Scotia to restrict contract length for nurses who travel to fill shortages Under the change, nurses who complete such contracts will have to wait for one year before they can be hired again as a travel nurse. How to ditch, delegate and defer, strategically If the task doesn’t add value (and the College didn’t tell you that you must do it), ditch it. Get a room—and a sink! If you’re in Alberta that’s an order Community pharmacies in the province have until June 1, 2025 to comply with revised practice standards mandating counselling rooms and a sink with faucet in the dispensary. Robbery prevention: Pharmacies in Ontario must display signs about time-delayed safes Signs must be posted at entrances and the dispensary. Alberta adds more flexibility for internationally educated pharmacist graduates The Alberta College of Pharmacy has changed what internationally educated pharmacist graduates (IEPGs) need to practice in the province. The cow, the health system and the future Dr. Jabir Jassam offers his perspective on policy changes leading to the decline of family medicine and the unraveling of the Canadian health system. First Previous 63 64 65 66 67 Next Last
