CAMH offers opioid treatment course for techs and assistantsSelf-paced online course has been specifically designed for the professions. Free CEUs available for B.C. techsCollege partners with CPhA to offer complementary resources. PEI allows pharmacy assistants to perform additional duties Changes will allow those in retail to perform new activities under the direct supervision of a pharmacist. Spotlight On: Cecilia Reyes Training techs in Afghanistan: mission accomplished. Tech Refresher: Geriatric mental health Helping seniors deal with depression. Ontario nurses pleased two federal parties backing national drug plan—what about the other two? Alberta researchers say discovery could be 'game changer' for diabetic research Scientists identify new molecular pathway that manages the amount of insulin produced by the body. Healthcare insurance should focus on covering costly treatments People who can afford it should be encouraged to pay some of the costs of their own inexpensive care Pfizer aiming to be leader in cancer as it tests combos of its drugs, ones from partnerships Drug giant starting 20 clinical trials this year in search of treatments to conquer cancer. States: October 1 is tweet a pharmacist day Last year over 11,000 tweets were made to hashtag #Pharmacist. Jardiance: new “flozin” now available for type 2 diabetes Third SGLT2 inhibitor in Canada reduces cardiovascular risk in Canadian-led clinical trial. Scope of practice: Nfld. pharmacists now allowed to assess, prescribe for minor ailments But there are no plans to reimburse pharmacies for these new services. First Previous 597 598 599 600 601 Next Last