Ideology underpinning conversion therapy has foothold despite ban: LGBTQ advocatesNew Criminal Code offences came into effect in January 2022, but it appears no charges or prosecutions have yet taken place. SixteenIf my son hadn’t died from a medication error, I might have been teaching him how to drive this week. Instead, I will continue to remind healthcare professionals to take actions that can reduce the risk of you or someone else making a serious error. Suspended for three years: Pharmacist must also repay provincial drug plan $450K But Québec pharmacy owner Kim Phuong Vu insists that her repayment agreement was not an admission of guilt in a fraudulent billing investigation. Instead she blames the financial discrepancies on large volumes of inter-pharmacy transfers. Double standard and patients’ care Dr. Jabir Jassam has criticism for colleagues who proclaim patient care as their priority but fail to live up to it. Fuel the fire What do you do when you no longer have the passion or fire for the place where you spend most of your time? Nova Scotia doctors to vote on new contracts after five months of negotiations Dr. Colin Audain, president of Doctors Nova Scotia, says the association has reached the ‘best possible deals’ for physicians. More nurses working in Ontario, but more also leaving: report The percentage of nurses working in the province has declined from 91.2% in 2016 to 88.9% this year. N.S. rolls out $10K incentive for doctors to take on sickest patients from wait list Nova Scotia is offering doctors $10,000 to remove 50 patients from the province’s wait list. Poll: Doctors, is there sometimes value from ‘yelling’ at patients? Take our weekly doctor poll. See what your colleagues say. Five clinical pearls: How to counsel patients about long-acting reversible contraception Focus on your patient's needs and find the best fit for them. First Previous 207 208 209 210 211 Next Last