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Do Medical Professionals Have Freedom of Expression?

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Since the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, state responses to the virus have become the subject of vigorous public debate. While some impugn measures they say are too weak to protect the vulnerable, others lament incursions...more

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Special Access Program and Emergency Drug Release Program amendments in force

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On September 28, 2020, the Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made under the Food and Drugs Act (Sale of a New Drug for Emergency Treatment) (Regulations) came into force. Health Canada subsequently published a Notice,...more

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Alberta Sunshine List Expanded to Include Physicians

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In what is promised by the Government of Alberta to be "the most comprehensive disclosure of physician payments in Canada," Alberta released regulations on physician payment disclosure on September 9, 2020....more

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Balancing Privacy and Convenience: Medical Information and the Emergence of Virtual Medicine

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Online healthcare service provider, Babylon Health developed an app that connects physicians and other healthcare professionals with patients through remote video or audio consultations. Babylon Health is one of many players...more

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Updates to the IMC Code of Ethical Practices

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Innovative Medicines Canada (IMC) has announced changes to its Code of Ethical Practices for the first time since the last significant update in 2014. IMC has indicated that several major changes have been made which include...more

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Trump Administration Issues Proposed Policies to Facilitate Importation of Prescription Drugs from Canada, Other Countries

• FDA issues a Proposed Rule to allow states and other entities to import certain prescription drugs from Canada. • In addition, FDA issues draft guidance for industry to explain how drug manufacturers can import their own...more

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On the (Quebec Health) Record: the Federal Court holds the Quebec government liable for patent infringement

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In a digital-age David versus Goliath case, Dr. Luc Bessette has come head-to-head with the Quebec government in a battle over rights to a technology solution that provides shared access to critical medical information...more

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Judge Says Canadian Physicians Are Eligible for H-1B Admission Regardless of the J-1 Two-Year Foreign Residency Requirement

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A federal judge in New York has ruled that Canadian physicians who are subject to the J-1 two-year foreign residency requirement may enter the United States in H-1B status, even though they have not spent two years in Canada...more

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Bill 21: An Act to Protect Patients Applies to 30 Health Regulatory Colleges in Alberta

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On November 19, 2018, Bill 21: An Act to Protect Patients ("Bill 21") received Royal Assent. Bill 21 sets out several changes to the Health Professions Act, including amendments regarding the discipline of inappropriate...more

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