ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 6/15/2021
2021 is the year of the pharmacist
- 6/15/2021
Patients as friends, friends as patients
I grew up in Iraq where it is common for doctors to have friends and relatives as patients. I like and embraced the Canadian rules about not doing that but, despite my hyper vigilance, a few things slipped away from my hands early in my practice. . . . - 6/14/2021
Que. FPs must take mixed remuneration system in fall—or face penalties, says Legault
Quebec premier François Legault aims to use financial penalties created by former Minister of Health Dr. Gaétan Barrette, but never applied, to force FPs to take care of a larger number of patients. - 6/14/2021
Why is access to medically assisted death a legislated right, but access to palliative care isn’t?
John started his first appointment in the Neuropalliative Care Clinic with, “I want to talk about MAiD.” I had one request: that he wait to make his MAiD decision until after seeing a community palliative care physician. At his next appointment, John informed us he had withdrawn his MAiD request because his primary symptom—pain—was now well-controlled. - 6/14/2021
Could COVID-19 be causing diabetes?
A global consortium of researchers is looking at potential causal links between COVID-19 and diabetes. - 6/14/2021
AHS selects DynaLIFE as preferred proponent for community lab services
AHS and Alberta Precision Labratories are now set to begin negotiations on a contract with DynaLIFE, which was selected after a Request for Proposals launched in December 2020.