Marjo Johne
ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 4/3/2023
Physician to launch program to help doctors be better peer supporters
The new peer support program—expected to launch in June 2023 under the leadership of Winnipeg family doctor Dr. Jacqueline Gougeon—will teach skills such as empathetic listening. - 3/28/2023
Underestimated and misunderstood: Program aims to shed light on RSV infection in adults
Registration is now open for free webinar, scheduled for April 4 at 7:30pm EDT. - 3/28/2023
‘Prolonged deceit’: Doctor who set up pharmacy for fraudulent billing scheme gets 12-month suspension
Dr. Tiffany Czilli’s pharmacy had no medications on site and operated only for one hour a week. Its sole purpose was to bill for medication reviews that were either not done or were non-compliant, according to the Ontario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal. - 3/27/2023
Doctor who put non-cancer patient through extensive chemo ordered to pay close to $73K
Dr. Akbar Nauman Khan, whose licence was revoked last year in a separate case, complained through his lawyer that the Ontario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal ‘beats out false confessions.’ - 3/27/2023
Alberta practice standards to include new rules on female genital mutilation
The new standard takes effect a year after the province’s Health Professions Act was amended to strengthen existing laws that ban the procedure. - 3/26/2023
FPs among top groups of doctors who considered suicide in the past year: survey
The Medscape survey also found physicians were twice as likely than the general population to have suicide ideation. - 3/21/2023
Small-town docs get $7.4 million for advanced skills training
Designed to address physician skills gaps in rural and remote communities across Canada, the new program at the Society of Rural Physicians of Canada will cover members’ costs for training, including income loss, locum coverage, preceptors, travel and accommodation. - 3/20/2023
Six more ailments please: Ontario wants its pharmacists authorized to prescribe for additional conditions
‘The (Health) Ministry is asking for this to be done quickly—with urgency,’ Susan James, director of quality for the Ontario College of Pharmacists told a board meeting, where a motion was passed to ask the province to waive the 60-day consultation for the proposed change. - 3/19/2023
A $25,000 pat on the back: How one province is thanking its family doctors
Newfoundland and Labrador will soon be opening up application for the $25,000 bonus for all family physicians who have practised full-time in the province for at least a year. - 3/16/2023
It’s real and it’s still here: So what should doctors do about long COVID?
COVID continues to kill more people than flu, and many patients continue to suffer from its effects, panel speakers said at a recent OMA conference. Long COVID expert Dr. Angela shares advice on how doctors can address the physical and mental aspects of this still poorly understood condition.
