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Ontario pharmacists uncertain about how to conduct a MedsCheck have a new resource to help them integrate the publicly funded medication reviews into their everyday practice.

Should we baby boomers be feeling guilty now that everyone else seems to have finally clued into the developed world’s worst-kept secret: there are lots of us, we didn’t have enough children of our own to replenish the taxpayer base, and we didn’t contribute enough in taxes to cover our future health needs as increasingly frail citizens.

FREDERICTON | “Actuarial expertise and methods can help identify areas to lower healthcare costs,” says Jacques Lafrance, president of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries.

TORONTO | The Conference Board of Canada's Canadian Alliance for Sustainable Health Care (CASHC) is organizing the Wellness and Sustainable Health Care Summit, to be held in Toronto Oct. 30-31.

Saskatchewan Health and the Pharmacists Association of Saskatchewan (PAS) have rolled out the new Saskatchewan Medication Assessment Program (SMAP) for seniors on multiple chronic medications.

Ken Burns' attempt to put the fate of the profession back in pharmacists' hands wasn't thwarted—the revolution was simply stalled. But he'll never achieve his goal without your support.

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TORONTO | With unequal pricing, rising costs and a patchwork of drug coverage offered to Canadians, the prescription drug coverage system is in need of a major overhaul, says the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association.