HOWARD GOLDSTEIN

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HOWARD GOLDSTEIN

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Dr. Howard Goldstein is a recently retired Toronto-area GP. His blogs offer personal perspectives and reflections on the many facets of medical practice, informed by his 49 years of experience.

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

11/16/2014
Commercial bias in CME: Real or smoke and mirrors?

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10/26/2014
Am I a regulatory target because of my age?
There is something 'off' about how the colleges are warning older doctors to 'retire before the decline in performance that attends normal aging places patients at potential risk.'

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10/9/2014
Pharmacist-doctor relations: Still plenty of bumps on the road—the sequel

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10/6/2014
The final out: What how sports stars leave their careers can teach us in medicine

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9/24/2014
The Gatekeeper: The trials of this role with modern patients

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9/15/2014
Partial retirement: I'm taking Fridays off from now on

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9/10/2014
Pharmacist-doctor relations: still plenty of bumps on the road
We may never return to the days of the friendly, neighbourhood druggist but doctors can learn from their style and dedication and professionalism.

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9/7/2014
The detail man
A doctor reflects on drug reps of yesteryear and the changed landscape today

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9/7/2014
The Retirement Lounge
A doctor considers the stage after work

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8/4/2014
Are doctors presumed guilty in the court of public opinion?
A new call for more CPSO transparency causes a doctor to remember a legal case from 1990 and think how it might have gone differently today.

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