What today's medical students are worried aboutAs part of her 22-city tour, OMA president Dr. Nadia Alam spoke to a lecture hall of first- and second-year medical students at the University of Toronto. Here are their main concerns. The doctor as a dickhead Canada's first pharmacist-led patient care clinic wins 2019 Quality Award The Pharmacists Clinic at the University of British Columbia (UBC) is one of the winners of the 2019 Quality Award presented by the BC Patient Safety & Quality Council (BCPSQC). Marijuana’s medical attributes vastly overstated Pot’s benefits have been overstated by political advocates and scientists, whose bias may have tainted research results B.C. pharmacist saves customer's life with naloxone Quick action by staff at London Drugs saved a 24-year old man’s life after he overdosed in the store’s washroom. Acetaminophen prevents febrile seizure recurrence during the same fever episode Study shows rectal acetaminophen is safe and effective for this purpose in infants and young children ER tales: The next best test Sometimes more complex-seeming problems prove there's no replacement for a good old-fashioned examination Canadian pharmacists are playing a key role in boosting immunization rates this flu season While national immunization rates remain well below the 80% target, pharmacists are taking strides to boost those numbers U.S. life expectancy is falling, and Canada may soon see the same trend: report A decline in life expectancy in a rich nation is extremely rare; the last time it occurred in the U.S. was during the Second World War Unique opioid agonist training program launched for B.C. pharmacists One pharmacist from every pharmacy in the province will be trained by summer 2019 Ontario college rolls out new medication safety program to all pharmacies This follows a nine-month preliminary phase during which OCP worked with approximately 100 volunteer community pharmacies Why don't people get the flu shot? Although 59% of Western Canadians are likely to get a flu shot, a recent survey found that common misconceptions prevent others from getting it First Previous 804 805 806 807 808 Next Last