New name, new requirements: Alberta rolls out updated standard on infection controlThe updated standard—Infection Prevention and Control—comes with added requirements for quality assurance and practice assessment. Ontario hospitals directed to treat some children who need ICU, surgeries may be axedThe move is necessary to ease pressure on overstretched pediatric hospitals, the chief medical director of Ontario Health said Thursday. Cree woman alleges discrimination in lawsuit after newborn dies in Edmonton hospital The suit said the mother went to the hospital after suffering cramps and that she consented under duress to a vaginal exam, causing an “immense amount of pain.'' Ontario hospitals asked to treat children 14 and up who need ICU Surgeries may need to be cancelled as a result, Dr. Andrew Baker wrote to hospital CEOs in a memo obtained by The Canadian Press. CFPC announces 2022-23 president and board members The new president has focused her career in Ontario and British Columbia. Manitoba’s new standard of practice for episodic care sets out expectations for physicians Standard of practice necessary as many patients can’t find a family doctor and rely on walk-in clinics. Health Canada authorizes Moderna Spikevax bivalent targeting BA.4/BA.5 for Canadians 18 and up Health Canada noted the booster dose has a similar safety profile to previous iterations of Spikevax boosters. New rules for mail-order pharmacies in Alberta Standards of Practice for Virtual Care was approved by the Alberta College of Pharmacy in June of 2022 and will come into full effect early next year. Sunshine Drugs pharmacies implement Pathway Health’s Cannabis Management System Sunshine Drugs Family of Pharmacies has partnered with Pathway Health to offer their employees Pathway’s Cannabis Management System. B.C. rolls out higher registration fees for pharmacy professionals and business owners The College of Pharmacists of British Columbia says the fee increases will help it return to a balanced budget and fully funded reserves. First Previous 504 505 506 507 508 Next Last
