ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

• 11/6/2023

  Public-private care: Entrepreneurs step up in crisis

  During the depths of the resource crunch that hit Canadian healthcare last fall when there was an immense demand for services, Dr. Daniel Flanders felt bereft.

  Colin Leslie

  
• 10/23/2023

  Editorial: The Jobs Issue

  When your work aligns with your values, it makes the difficult parts of a job more bearable.

  Colin Leslie

  
• 10/23/2023

  Stopping microaggressions in the clinical learning environment

  Misgendering a patient: What to do when you see a colleague do it.

  Colin Leslie

  
• 9/18/2023

  Analysis: Boosting patient self-management

  User fees have steep downsides (and are banned by the Canada Health Act)—an analysis of the alternatives

  Colin Leslie

  
• 9/13/2023

  Rounds: Doctors’ friendships

  A Medscape online survey completed by 1,063 Canadian doctors last year and released this spring found that 67% of Canadian physicians said they don’t have enough time to maintain their close friendships.

  Colin Leslie

  
• 9/12/2023

  Rounds: Private delivery ≠ private pay

  It is almost like the phrase ‘private care’ should be retired in favour of two terms.

  Colin Leslie

  
• 7/6/2023

  All about drugs: Fentanyl, meth found in Mexican prescription drugs

  All along the boardwalk of Puerto Vallarta and other popular vacation spots, Canadian tourists will see farmacias with white-washed walls and signs offering erectile dysfunction drugs and other products.

  Colin Leslie

  
• 7/6/2023

  POLL: How much do you charge your patients for missed appointments?

  Take our weekly doctor poll. See what your colleagues say.

  Colin Leslie

  
• 6/27/2023

  Poll: Do you think charging block fees for uninsured services is reasonable?

  Take our weekly doctor poll. See what your colleagues say.

  Colin Leslie

  
• 6/21/2023

  Poll: Doctors, is there sometimes value from ‘yelling’ at patients?

  Take our weekly doctor poll. See what your colleagues say.

  Colin Leslie