More and more people are directing their health questions to AI assistants. Sometimes they respond: ‘Consult a pharmacist.’ The question is: Which pharmacist? Which pharmacy?
The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner found that pharmacist Ahmed Abuel Shouhoud had contravened Alberta’s Health Information Act—three years after having been sanctioned by the college for the same incident.
Government’s ‘Patients First’ strategy would allow pharmacists to order lab tests, conduct point-of-care diagnostics and prescribe more treatments for minor ailments.
