This article is part 1 of our 3-part Privacy Training Series: Financial Impacts & Consequences of a Privacy Breach. Any Unauthorized Access of an Individual’s Health Information is Forbidden A recent decision by the Alberta College of Pharmacy Hearing Tribunal provides a cautionary example of what a privacy breach can cost.  First, let’s look at […] Keep reading Alberta Pharmacist Learns the High Cost of a Privacy Breach »

This article is part 1 of our 3-part COVID-19 Mental Health Training 2021 Series. The power of the COVID-19 virus to change our lives and to alter how our workplaces are structured seems to have few limits. At the very least it is fair to say that few people could have imagined the changes 12 […] Keep reading Arbitrator upholds mandatory employee COVID-19 testing »

When the WHO declared COVID to be a worldwide pandemic in March of 2020, one of the immediate impacts was the movement to provide services virtually. Traffic using internet-based video conferencing soared as people abandoned their physical workspaces in droves and set up home offices in basements, attics and kitchen tables. Laptops and technical solutions […] Keep reading Pandemic Drives Virtual Healthcare Appointments How the New Normal in Doctor Appointments Impacts Privacy Concerns »

4 in 10 Canadians Don’t Feel Safe Returning to Work A recent Statistics Canada survey suggests that the majority of Canadians are following, and presumably getting more comfortable with, the safety measures and rules now guiding our social interactions and day-to-day activities. However, the survey also revealed that many Canadians have concerns about going back […] Keep reading Employees are returning to work, but not without concerns »

While working from home has become more popular and widely accepted over the last decade, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has turned it into a common practice overnight. If you don’t typically work from home and circumstances now require you to set up command central at the kitchen table rather than your cubicle, the […] Keep reading Working from Home During the COVID-19 Pandemic: How to Survive and Thrive »