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For medicine and country: What you need to know about becoming a military doctor
The pay is good, the non-deployed work hours are from nine-to-five and there will be plenty of adventure, according to Commander Charles Cross, who closed down his practice 22 years ago to join the Canadian Armed Forces. Think you can cut it?
Suspended: Doctor failed to discuss X-ray results with patient who died of stage 4 lung cancer
Knowing his patient was a chain smoker, Montreal family physician Dr. Samir Habib should have talked to him immediately about his lung X-ray results, ruled the Collège des médecins du Québec. That conversation never happened.

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Penalty asked for doctor who spoke of 10 year old's abortion

The complaint alleges Dr. Caitlin Bernard violated state law by not reporting the girl's child abuse to Indiana authorities and violated patient privacy laws by telling a newspaper reporter about the girl's treatment.
Can B.C. agreement be applied to Ontario doctors?

One concept in B.C.’s new FP pay offering could do miracles if applied in other provinces, argues Dr. Jabir Jassam.
Right dosage, wrong drug: Patient lands in ER after pharmacist misreads prescription

Pharmacy owner Bach Heng Ta dispensed Pregabalin instead of Gabapentin but maintained the prescribed dosage, according to the Ordre des pharmaciens du Québec.
New tool assists with individualizing first-line antidepressant therapy

Antidepressant Decision Support Tool is designed to help prescribers and patients engage in shared decision making to optimize antidepressant treatment in acute depression.
Caring for kids: Whose business is it anyway?

Quebec's decision to move pediatric primary care away from pediatricians to FPs is creating even more challenges.
Do ethics change based on the number of legs involved?

Dr. Gary Kinney wonders whether the sacred bug is still worth squashing sometimes.
Ontario Pharmacists Association partners with MAPflow software for minor ailments

The partnership is part of the OPA’s drive to modernize and transform how pharmacists use digital tools.

For medicine and country: What you need to know about becoming a military doctor

Suspended: Doctor failed to discuss X-ray results with patient who died of stage 4 lung cancer

Reader contest: Write to win!

Penalty asked for doctor who spoke of 10 year old's abortion

Can B.C. agreement be applied to Ontario doctors?

Right dosage, wrong drug: Patient lands in ER after pharmacist misreads prescription

New tool assists with individualizing first-line antidepressant therapy

Caring for kids: Whose business is it anyway?

Do ethics change based on the number of legs involved?

Ontario Pharmacists Association partners with MAPflow software for minor ailments