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- 5/10/2022
'We can do better': Families urge national autism strategy as report finds care gaps
Dr. Lonnie Zwaigenbaum, chair of the oversight panel that produced the paper, says the hurdles facing Canadians with the neurodevelopmental condition demand "a more collaborative approach.'' - 5/10/2022
How to train your dictation
- 5/10/2022
Feeling burned out, Doctor? Go north and get on the river
The best antidote to endless paperwork and mounting patient expectations in the midst of a pandemic may very well be a week in the wilderness on Canada’s great northern rivers. - 5/10/2022
'Not good enough': Ontario Liberals promise timely access to primary care providers
The Liberal leader said he would make sure everyone has access to a family doctor or nurse practitioner within 24 hours regardless of where they live, something he characterized as a basic standard that wasn't being met. - 5/10/2022
Judge to decide how much pharmacies owe over opioid crisis
How much money should CVS, Walgreens and Walmart pharmacies pay two Ohio counties in damages to help them ease the effects of the opioid crisis? - 5/10/2022
National licensure among solutions CMA calling for to mitigate family doctor crisis
CMA president Dr. Katharine Smart called on governments to work with FPs to "reimagine" family medicine. - 5/10/2022
How well is Canada keeping up with surgery?
A new report from CIHI shows pandemic waves continue to impact wait times for elective surgeries—but we're getting better at weathering the impact on spikes in infections. - 5/10/2022
The 3-year FM resident: How the CFPC is failing their CanMEDS competencies
Switching to a three-year family medicine residency is a step in the wrong direction, argues Dr. Paul Dhillon. - 5/10/2022
Toronto's SickKids hospital reports seven probable cases of mystery liver disease
SickKids said its infectious disease specialists were on the lookout for patients with liver disease symptoms that could include new onset of dark urine, pale stool and/or jaundice, which can turn the whites of eyes a distinctive yellow colour. - 5/10/2022
I'm fed up, and I can't take it anymore!
Long-time family physician Dr. Steve Shore tells us about all the things that are driving family doctors like him truly batty these days.