Having been originally trained as an engineer, I was drawn to the idea of functional medicine where they employ a systems approach to health. We have a real problem with over-medication in our culture, and I believe a lot of it stems from our siloed view of the human body.
If we don’t involve patients in decisions about their own health, they will often make their own decisions, and it will be without the guidance of their healthcare professionals.
I always believe that there is a way to improve, to optimize and to make things better, regardless of the profession. There is always going to be a newer technology that we can implement to make systems and processes safer.
The Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists voted to approve amendments to its bylaw to make registered pharmacy technicians full voting members, with all associated rights and benefits.
Premier Tim Houston read a statement in the legislature Thursday in which he said nursing graduates from universities and colleges in Nova Scotia will have a "standing offer'' to work in the province.
