JohnWyatt Crosby
ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 11/7/2022
What's next? Ontario pharmacists to start doing open heart surgery?
Just kidding. But as of Jan. 1, 2023 they will be diagnosing and treating. - 10/12/2022
The best of Stitches – and Dr. John Cocker
Dr. John Cocker, founder of the beloved medical humour magazine that ran for many years, died Oct. 3. - 10/2/2022
Is one Newfoundland ER's system the cure for long waits?
A whopping 87% of Canadian emergency physicians are burned out vs. 25% of physicians overall. That is because they are trying to hold together our healthcare non-system. - 9/11/2022
Helping patients taper down off opioids
I've had patients tell me they hate my guts during my taper-down method. But it works. - 8/17/2022
Was there burnout in the olden days?
Is burnout the result of new factors impacting doctors' work and lives or did we just call it something different back in the day? - 8/2/2022
B.C. vs. Ontario: Why one province's FPs are much happier
Dr. Steve Shore, a British Columbian family doctor, wrote about being fed up and not wanting to take it anymore. I think I know why docs in Ontario are so much happier. - 7/26/2022
89-year-old surgical assistant cries foul
I recently spoke with a doctor who after 47 years of a very comprehensive general practice, is still working at the age of 89 as a surgical assistant in the OR 15 days per month. - 7/11/2022
One internist's recipe for survival during residency
A young female Canadian general internist wrote this for me. As an emergency physician for 20 years, I get to see many specialties and one of the toughest was internal medicine. - 6/28/2022
How to best care for super seniors: A portrait of a favourite patient group
If you are thinking of taking on super-seniors as patients, I highly recommend it. They don’t Google, they respect doctors, they are not trying to bag work and they are living history, unfiltered by writers, historians or politicians.
