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Anti-racism rallies led to few COVID-19 infections in Alberta, total cases growing
Eight COVID-19 cases have been identified among the several thousands of people who attended rallies in Calgary and Edmonton. Similar events were held around the world after the death of George Floyd, a Black man whose neck a Minneapolis police officer compressed with his knee for nearly nine minutes.
Anti-maskers print off 'exemption cards' in Toronto to annoyance of healthcare workers
A week after anti-mask groups rode public transit without face coverings to protest new city bylaws requiring them, the CBC those same groups are making "exemption cards" that claim they are medically exempt from wearing face coverings. The Canadian Red Cross told CBC Toronto said the cards contain a version of the organization's emblem that is being used without permission.

PPE and beyond: Ideas in pictures
Racism, sexism and harassment are systemic in medicine

As the founder of the Edmonton Women in Health Network, I have listened to several troubling stories of overt and covert sexism and racism that women physicians continue to endure within their healthcare and academic institutions.
B.C. man prepares to be first to receive double hand transplant in Canada

When Rick Thompson's doctor told him a surgical team was going ahead with his double-hand transplant in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, his first reaction was surprise. "We're targeting August, maybe early September,'' he said in a recent interview.
Doctors, nurses urged to provide info on racism in B.C. emergency rooms

The investigator is asking healthcare workers to come forward voluntarily, saying they will be protected as other whistleblowers would be
Overdose deaths increase by 93% among B.C. First Nations

Measures to control the spread of COVID-19 have led to people overdosing alone as they are less likely to access harm-reduction services
Experts outline key steps for hospitals to welcome back family caregivers during COVID-19

The Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement released a new report that outlines key steps and resources for hospitals to welcome back family caregivers. The report, Re-Integration of Family Caregivers as Essential Partners in Care in a Time of COVID-19, was developed with experts from across the country including patient, family and caregiver partners.
Alberta to streamline approvals for new private clinics to boost surgeries
Driving culture change in medical education

One might think that helping out a junior resident in the operating room means teaching them an important skill or giving them an opportunity to take some extra time to work on aspects of a procedure that they’ve been trying to improve. However, this was not one of those moments.

Anti-racism rallies led to few COVID-19 infections in Alberta, total cases growing

Anti-maskers print off 'exemption cards' in Toronto to annoyance of healthcare workers

PPE and beyond: Ideas in pictures

Racism, sexism and harassment are systemic in medicine

B.C. man prepares to be first to receive double hand transplant in Canada

Doctors, nurses urged to provide info on racism in B.C. emergency rooms

Overdose deaths increase by 93% among B.C. First Nations

Experts outline key steps for hospitals to welcome back family caregivers during COVID-19

Alberta to streamline approvals for new private clinics to boost surgeries

Driving culture change in medical education