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Ready to Start a New Career? Become an In-Demand Pharmacy Assistant
Start a new career in a high-demand field, despite the current pandemic. Studying to become a pharmacy assistant is made easy through online classes offered by Medix College.
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CTV’s Hamza Haq on Inclusive Health Care
An interview with Transplant star Hamza Haq about his hit show the Canadian Healthcare System and why more BIPOC should pursue careers in healthcare
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Innovating Physician Assessment From Residency to Retirement
MCC 360 is a comprehensive continuing professional development program that evaluates physicians' workplace performance and professionalism.
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How Servier Canada Is Pouring New Investment Into Cancer Care
As the world looks to the pharmaceutical industry for hope, Servier Canada is redefining itself as an ethical research leader with a broad mandate. When Chantal Boucher first left nursing for the pharmaceutical industry, her friends and colleagues questioned her decision of leaving her role as a front line worker, taking care of patients. But,...
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Research Is a Lifeline for Children with Cancer
Cancer treatment is never one size fits all. Access to research and clinical trials is critical for patients — for children — like Ashton and Gabby.
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New Vaccine Helps Boost Immunity in Cancer Patients
A Canadian team is researching how we can strengthen the immune system of cancer patients to better protect them against COVID-19. For people living with cancer, COVID-19 has serious implications. Cancer patients’ immune systems are compromised, making them more vulnerable if they’re infected with the virus. It’s also difficult for those undergoing cancer treatment to...
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The Next Steps for Precision Oncology in Canada
Exactis Innovation is a pan-Canadian research network that accelerates biomarker-led clinical and translational research in areas of high-unmet medical need. Precision Medicine in Cancer Care The past decade has seen the emergence of precision medicine, a complicated method of cancer treatment in which different molecular variants found in tumours guide oncologists to the use of...
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Cancer Patients Need Access to Care Services
Safe and timely access to essential cancer care — including diagnostics, testing and treatment — must remain a top priority across Canada during any crisis. The Canadian Cancer Survivor Network (CCSN) recently conducted its second Léger survey on the disruption of cancer care in Canada during the pandemic. We learned that our community shares deep...
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Kidney Cancer Canada: By Patients, for Patients
Kidney Cancer Canada is a community of patients, caregivers, and health professionals who work together to support every Canadian touched by kidney cancer. Two patients, Deb Maskens and the late Tony Clark met accidently in a waiting room at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in 2006. They made a goal — to form a small...
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RareConnect: Building Communities for Rare Diseases
RareConnect is a social networking platform that connects families with rare diseases by developing online communities and conversations across continents.