Patient Compliance

Doctor suspended for failing to fully evaluate elderly patient for drivers licence renewal

This appears to be the third time Dr. Raynald Rioux has failed to fully complete such an evaluation
Health Canada cracking down on illegal marketing of drugs and devices

New online complaint form to report suspected illegal marketing, plus proposed additional restrictions on opioid marketing
Pharmacist who didn’t fetch Canada Post package faces college complaint

The committee ruled that the pharmacist must complete both the 'Managing Conflict when People are Angry' workshop and the college’s Jurisprudence e-learning modules
Social determinants of wealth
Alberta UCP leader would axe proposed Edmonton superlab, calls it a 'boondoggle'

Alberta Opposition Leader Jason Kenney says a United Conservative government would scrap a medical superlab and revisit a plan to put all laboratory services under government control.
Finasteride may be linked to increased risk of suicidal thoughts/behaviour

Health Canada requesting product information update for Proscar and Propecia to note suicidality risk
A psychiatrist’s perspective: CPSO responds to complaints made against doctors advocating for gun control
The 4 Ms of advice to new graduates

Chief health officer takes aim at misinformation in measles outbreak