ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 9/1/2020
Deaths linked to drug misuse: the OPQ calls for increased surveillance
OPQ head Bertrand Bolduc suggests perhaps a pharmacist would be a wise addition to the coroner's office. - 9/1/2020
'All she had to do was call me dad'
- 9/1/2020
Waiting for referrals to improve
Dr. Mohamed Alarakhia, head of Ontario’s Health Centre of Excellence, talks about how we can shorten wait times and improve the referral process. - 8/31/2020
Ethics must not be ignored when testing COVID-19 vaccines
Those who want to do COVID-19 challenge studies, in which healthy people are intentionally exposed to infection, believe they would speed vaccine development. - 8/31/2020
Surgical backlog in Ontario from COVID-19 will take 84 weeks to clear
The estimated time to clear surgeries postponed in Ontario because of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is 84 weeks, with a target of 717 surgeries per week, according to a new modelling study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). - 8/30/2020
Cut B.C. health regulatory colleges to six to improve public protection: report
A report recommends reducing the number of regulatory colleges governing health professionals in British Columbia from 20 to six to improve public protection and implementing a new oversight body that oversees them. - 8/30/2020
Fertility preservation for young women with breast cancer: a discussion tool for physicians
A new review provides guidance for physicians to discuss fertility preservation with young women diagnosed with breast cancer who may want to have (more) children. The review, which includes lists of resources for patients and health care professionals, is published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).