JohnWyatt Crosby
ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 12/29/2021
New Year’s resolution: How to love paperwork in 2022
This is the year you're going to get the paperwork under control. All it takes is a plan and some discipline. - 12/21/2021
Letter from a lazy Quebec family physician
I recently wrote about how the threat to penalize Quebec FPs (who don’t have a certain number of patients) will only lead to worsening morale. Then I received this letter. - 12/7/2021
Retirement for MDs: I married him for life not for lunch
Dr. John Crosby talks to physician colleagues about the mishaps and successes of retiring. - 11/28/2021
November's the worst
- 11/19/2021
Threat to penalize Quebec FPs will only lead to worsening morale
Workload comparisons with Ontario family physicians are ill-conceived and inappropriate. - 11/11/2021
The heartbreak of dementia
I have seen thousands of patients with dementia over my career. It is difficult to treat patients and handle caregivers. This is how I do it. - 10/28/2021
Stop charting evenings, weekends and holidays
Dr. Smith has a story similar to many of you: For 15 years she brought her medical charts and paperwork home to work on them after the kids went to bed. From 7 p.m. until 11 p.m. each evening was typical for weeknights. - 10/18/2021
Psychiatrists and suicide
Why do psychiatrists have one of the highest suicide rates among physicians? I spoke to an expert and the answer is complex but points to ways of prevention. - 10/5/2021
How to love patients with chronic pain
Chronic pain has no cure. The patients are often angry with us for failing them. We struggle to keep them working. My heart used to sink when I saw a chronic pain patient on my list. - 9/8/2021
Neurologists making housecalls in blizzards
What drives you crazy about depictions of doctors on-screen? I'll start.
