B.C. offers doctors new pay model, including $135,000 raise, to target health crisisOne in five B.C. residents don't have a family doctor and the compensation model aims to recruit and retain more family doctors. Because your pet's not your patient: Pharmacist gets suspended and hit with fine and costsNova Scotia pharmacist Connie Gault was also sanctioned for prescribing drugs for family members. Room for improvement: Global Self-Care Readiness Index ranks Canada fifth out of 10 countries According to the 2022 Global Self-Care Readiness Index, Canada is behind other countries in taking advantage of self-care opportunities. The (pharmacy) funny pages: My heart will go on Your weekly dose of giggles! Pharmacists should consider placing temporary limits on purchases for kids pain and fever meds, where appropriate: CPhA Even though production levels of these pediatric formulations remain above average, supply issues remain across the country. Local hospitals could face strain as early viral infections swamp pediatrics: CPS CHEO, the Ottawa pediatric hospital, said Wednesday it had to cancel some surgeries. Don't try this at home: Pharmacist slammed for vaccinating patients in his own residence Jean-Raphaël Itoua also allowed an unauthorized person to immunize one patient who came to his pharmacy, according to the Ordre des pharmaciens du Québec. Health Canada issues Evusheld alert on risk of prophylaxis or treatment failure due to antiviral resistance Evusheld was only recently approved in Canada as a treatment for mild to moderate COVID-19. New BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 Omicron subvariants growing twice as fast as BA.5 in Ontario: PHO Public Health Ontario says COVID-19 activity in the province is generally stable, though it has been gradually increasing since early September. CFP announces this year’s Innovation Fund recipients Researchers will explore interventions in heart failure and Parkinson’s among other initiatives. First Previous 455 456 457 458 459 Next Last
