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A Pharmacy Resident’s experience during the COVID-19 pandemic

November 25, 2020

By Christopher Chiu If you asked me a year ago what I would be doing during my time as a Pharmacy Resident, never would I...

Understanding drug shortages during a pandemic

October 30, 2020

By Christina Adams For many years, hospital pharmacists and pharmacy technicians have been managing significant drug shortages in Canadian hospitals. The reasons for drug shortages are...

New clinical protocol after general surgery cuts opioid prescribing in half

October 25, 2018

In recent years deaths from opioid overdoses have become one of the most common injury-related deaths in North America. The continent also has the...

Capnography moves beyond the OR

July 3, 2018

By Melicent Lavers-Sailly Capnography, the measurement of carbon dioxide (CO2) in respiratory gases, has long been used to monitor the breathing of patients under anesthesia...

Doctor helps palliative patients manage pain without narcotics

May 25, 2018

Patients are taught to self-administer local anesthetics as needed and can be present with their loved ones By Kathryn Perrier It’s really tough for anyone who...

Opioid strategy puts patient and public safety first by ensuring appropriate opioid prescribing by physicians

October 24, 2017

By Dr. David Rouselle The opioid epidemic has been described as the biggest drug safety crisis of our time. The College of Physicians and Surgeons...

Helping parents whose children have chronic pain

April 27, 2017

By Kathy Reid In my clinical work with children who have chronic pain, and their families – I often hear from them how difficult it...

Transforming pharmacy services

December 5, 2016

By Catalina Guran Through a two and a half years transformation journey of its pharmacy services, Mackenzie Health is enabling healthcare providers to provide more...

Solving Canada’s opioid epidemic

June 24, 2016

By all accounts we are in the midst of a deadly drug epidemic so severe and widespread few people in North America will remain...

Managing chronic pain before during and after surgery leads to better outcomes

May 4, 2016

Diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis in her teens, Judy McGrath was desperate for relief from the pain and stiffness of her deteriorating joints by the...