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Introduction to the Pharmacare Act: A New Era for Pharmacare in Canada ARTICLE
Enhancing oversight: Health Canada’s regulatory reform for drug and medical device recalls ARTICLE
Pharmacy preparedness for upcoming role expansion in Ontario ARTICLE
Regulatory framework of laboratory developed tests: Canada vs U.S. ARTICLE
Temporary help agency RPNs are subject to a hospital’s collective agreement ARTICLE
Temporary help agency licensing: What healthcare facilities (and other employers) need to know ARTICLE
LifeSigns — Life Sciences Legal Trends in Canada POINTS DE VUE
Accelerating NATO collaboration Introducing DIANA for aspiring innovators ARTICLE
Excess claims fees vs. double patenting in Canadian prosecution ARTICLE
Legislative provisions delineating double patenting would be beneficial for all ARTICLE
What’s new in Canadian taxation for life sciences? ARTICLE
Update on forthcoming patent term adjustment in Canada ARTICLE
La Cour d’appel de l’Ontario précise l’applicabilité de la nouvelle loi sur les recours collectifs ARTICLE
Ontario Court of Appeal provides guidance on ‘risk of harm’ claims and common issues test ARTICLE
Court certifies class action against health authority arising from employee snooping into medical records ARTICLE
Événement de lancement de Femtech Canada à l’invitation de Femmes de tête : création de liens puissants au nom de la santé des femmes ARTICLE
Administrative monetary penalties now in effect under PHIPA ARTICLE
PMPRB’s decision that patent pertains to drug held to be reasonable by Federal Court ARTICLE
The Patented Medicines Prices Review Board is consulting on new guidelines ARTICLE
Why now is the time to get M&A-ready ARTICLE
Part 4 –Your Health Act, 2023: What you need to know now that Bill 60 is in force ARTICLE
Health Canada releases draft pre-market guidance for machine learning medical devices ARTICLE
Achieving Faster, Broader Trademark Protection in Canada at Less Cost ARTICLE
Part 3 – Bill 60: Your Health Act, 2023, update on proposed regulations ARTICLE
A 2023 update on virtual care in Canada ARTICLE
Accounting of profits remedy for patent infringement in Canada ARTICLE
Canada’s new excess claims fees vs double patenting ARTICLE
Funding for IP strategy and protection for Canadian companies ARTICLE
Navigating against head winds in the life sciences capital markets ARTICLE
Precision medicine in an AI world ARTICLE
Quantum computing in the life sciences ARTICLE
The Canadian legal landscape on AI enabled medical devices ARTICLE
Virtual care article update – June 2023 ARTICLE
Patent term adjustment is coming to Canada ARTICLE
Part 2 - Bill 60: Your Health Act, 2023 implications for health sector stakeholders ARTICLE
Bill 60: Your Health Act, 2023 implications for health sector stakeholders ARTICLE
NOC Regulations do not apply to biosimilars when reference products are not marketed ARTICLE
British Columbia Court of Appeal upholds provisions of the Medicare Protection Act ARTICLE
Wrongful life claims: an update from the SCC ARTICLE
BLG publie une 4e édition de Life Sciences & Chemistry Patent Practice In Canada: A Practical Guide ARTICLE
Health Canada releases guiding principles on artificial intelligence and machine learning for medical devices ARTICLE
Health Canada regulatory spotlight on medical device post-market surveillance ARTICLE
Modernisation de la réglementation de Santé Canada relative aux essais cliniques : incidences pour les acteurs du milieu ARTICLE
Les chaînes d’approvisionnement à l’ère postpandémique POINTS DE VUE
Covid-19, One Year Later: Legal perspectives VIDÉO
Tendances à surveiller en 2021 – Soins de santé : un paysage en mutation POINTS DE VUE
Tendances à surveiller en 2021 – Vaccins : questions clés au Canada POINTS DE VUE
Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Litigation in the Federal Court of Canada ARTICLE
Reopening dental practices during COVID-19 ARTICLE
Recent amendments to the Personal Health Information Protection Act ARTICLE
Marketing et publicité de produit au temps de la COVID-19 ARTICLE
L’impression 3D en réponse à la COVID-19 ARTICLE
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Ontario Health Teams Series POINTS DE VUE
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A Primer on Disclosing Personal Health Information to Police ARTICLE
A Review of Mandatory Reporting of Health Sector Privacy Breaches in Ontario ARTICLE
Health Law Group Spotlight: Meghan Payne ARTICLE
Study Examines the Effectiveness of Apology Laws on Reducing Medical Malpractice Liability ARTICLE
All Eyes On Hospitals: Mandatory Drug And Medical Device Adverse Event Reporting ARTICLE
Privacy Tips for Medi-Spas and Other Wellness Providers ARTICLE
The Consent and Capacity Board’s Jurisdiction to Make Section 41.1 Orders ARTICLE
Top Ontario Court Confirms Physicians' Duty to Provide Effective Referrals ARTICLE
Revised Canadian intellectual property enforcement guidelines worth a closer look ARTICLE
Ontario Government Introduces Legislation to Cap Public Sector Wage Increases ARTICLE
Signes vitaux — Tendances juridiques en sciences de la vie au Canada POINTS DE VUE
BLG Contributes to CBA Submissions on LGBTQ2 Health ARTICLE
Health Law Group Spotlight: Counsel Ira Parghi ARTICLE
Preventing, Containing, and Managing Cyber Breaches: Where to Begin? ARTICLE
ONCA provides clarity on the law of causation in delayed diagnosis ARTICLE
Health Law Group Spotlight: New Partner Daniel Girlando ARTICLE
Ontario Government Releases Patient Declaration of Values for Ontario ARTICLE
Top Five Legal Tips for the Health and Wellness Industry ARTICLE
Ontario Government’s Healthcare Reform Legislation, Bill 74, The People’s Health Care Act, 2019 ARTICLE
Le dossier de la « poussière rouge » : Une preuve jugée suffisamment précise pour permettre un recouvrement collectif en matière environnementale ARTICLE
Nurse Who Misappropriated Narcotics Reinstated ARTICLE
The Disposition of Human Remains/Tissues — A Short Guide for Hospitals ARTICLE
The New Ontario Autism Program – What’s Law Got to Do with It? ARTICLE
Court Denies Certification in Privacy Class Action: Personal Information is Not Necessarily Private Information ARTICLE
Lessons Learned from Recent Cases: The Importance of Your Contracts with Service Providers ARTICLE
Ontario Superior Court Filters Out Proposed Medical Implant Device Class Action ARTICLE
Beware the election you didn’t make ARTICLE
Proposed new regulations under the Assisted Human Reproduction Act ARTICLE
Reporting PHIPA Breaches to Affected Individuals and the Information and Privacy Commissioner: A Primer ARTICLE
Increased Media Coverage on Medical Devices ARTICLE
Form 1 Assessments Under the Mental Health Act – Frequently Asked Questions ARTICLE
Impaired Driving and Bodily Fluid Samples: What Hospitals and Health-Care Providers Should Know ARTICLE
Managing Transitions: A Guidance Document ARTICLE
Possible Changes to Long-term Care Home Regulations Regarding Cannabis ARTICLE
The Role of Community Treatment Plans in Community Treatment Orders ARTICLE
Class Action Settlement Administrators Need Not Go “Above And Beyond” Terms Of Settlement Agreement: Court Of Appeal Of Alberta ARTICLE
Court of Appeal Reinforces Evidentiary Principles of Causation ARTICLE
Who is Fit to Drive? Amended Legislation Expands and Clarifies Medical Reporting Requirements under the Highway Traffic Act ARTICLE
Doctoring The Complaints Process? Procedural Fairness And Professional Discipline Legislation ARTICLE
Co-author, "Ten Things to Know Now That Recreational Cannabis Will Be Legal in Canada," BLG's Health Law Monitor, July 2018 ARTICLE
Ontario Court Confirms Intensive Care Of A Brain Dead Patient Can Be Discontinued Despite Family’s Objections ARTICLE
Nurse Disciplined for Unprofessional Posts on Social Media Loses Appeal ARTICLE
Recent Amendment to Corporations Act (Ontario) Provides More Flexibility for Public Hospitals to Borrow ARTICLE
Conflict of Interest Revisited ARTICLE
Divisional Court Upholds Hospital Board Decision to Revoke Physician Privileges ARTICLE
New Provisions to Protect Patients from Sexual Abuse in Force on May 1, 2018 ARTICLE
Good Faith/Bad Faith — Varying Privileges Could Result in Significant Civil Liability ARTICLE
Hospital Protected by Public Hospitals Act in Physicians’ Wrongful Dismissal Claim ARTICLE
Impact of the All Families Are Equal Act, 2016 for Surrogate Births ARTICLE
Ontario Proposes Regulations To Further Protect Patients From Sexual Abuse ARTICLE
Addressing Sexual Harassment In The Workplace ARTICLE
Amendments To The Long-Term Care Homes Act Proclaimed Into Force ARTICLE
Recent Media Spotlight Puts Long-Term Care on Centre Stage ARTICLE
Validity of Physician Duty to Provide Effective Referrals to Patients Upheld ARTICLE
Court of Appeal for Ontario Provides Guidance on the Dismissal of Frivolous Claims ARTICLE
Governance: Corporations Act Updated ARTICLE
Preparing for Consent and Capacity Board Hearings ARTICLE
To His Health! William Carter Retires from BLG’s Health Law Group ARTICLE
Ministry Focuses on Transparency in the Ontario Health Care Sector, ARTICLE
Recent Court of Appeal Decisions Highlight Importance of Evidence on "Significant Threat" ARTICLE
Bill 160 Proposes Numerous Amendments to Health Care Legislation in Ontario ARTICLE
New PHIPA Mandatory Reporting Requirement ARTICLE
Quality of Care Information Protection Act Toolkits ARTICLE
Ontario Superior Court Released its Decision in Green v. The Hospital for Sick Children et al ARTICLE
Mandatory Reporting Of Privacy Breaches To The Information And Privacy Commissioner Now Required Under The Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004 ARTICLE
Un médecin jouissant de droits hospitaliers voit ses allégations d'enfreinte au Code des droits de la personne de l’Ontario rejetées ARTICLE
Proving Mental Injury - The Supreme Court Strikes Lower Courts' Requirement for a Recognized Psychiatric Illness but Confirms Injury Must be Serious and Prolonged ARTICLE
Ontario Government Passes Legislation To Protect Patients From Sexual Abuse And Improve The Regulation Of Health Professionals ARTICLE
New QCIPA and hospital management regulations changes: Coming into force July 1, 2017 ARTICLE
Update – Ontario Passes the Patients First Act to Implement Health Sector Reform ARTICLE
IPC releases guidance on communicating PHI by email ARTICLE
New legislation coming to protect patients from sexual abuse ARTICLE
A Practical Guide to Mental Health and the Law in Ontario ARTICLE
New Expanded Duty to Notify the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario ARTICLE
Guidance for Health Care Organizations on the New Cannabis Regulations ARTICLE
Decisions By Hospital Committees Can Be Reviewed By The Courts ARTICLE
Update on Physician-Assisted Death: Superior Court Issues Practice Direction with Requirements for Bringing an Application ARTICLE
Production Order Challenge Results in Recognition of Duty to Assert Consumer Privacy Rights ARTICLE
Physician-Assisted Death in Canada: the Next Four Months ARTICLE
Tort Of Intrusion Upon Seclusion And Breaches Of Personal Health Information: ARTICLE
New Supreme Court Decisions Interpreting Ontario Summary Judgment Rule ARTICLE