Ted Jablonski
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- 1/23/2022
My top 10 medical truths
The list was harder to come up with than expected. Many “truths” I thought about were relative and easily challenged. Half-truths at best. So here’s my list of the closest thing to medical truth that I could come up with. - 1/12/2022
Patients say the funniest things and this pandemic has brought out the best!
COVID is nothing to joke about, but these are dark times, so here's some of the best dark humour my patients (and a few colleagues) have come up with lately. - 12/21/2021
Tips on accepting (and refusing) gifts from patients
Not to be too much of a Scrooge about it, but accepting gifts from patients can be a tricky business. - 12/9/2021
Are we finally going to abolish the dangerous practice of 'conversion therapy?'
So-called conversion therapy has a nasty history and it looks like Canada might finally be about to ban it on the federal level. - 12/8/2021
SATIRE: New Medical Study proves that COVID VACCINES CURE CANCER!
The following includes a narrative of entirely fictional satire and it's a little bit sad we have to emphasize that so strongly in these days when conspiracies run rampant. But, hey, why should the negative Nellies have a monopoly on false information? - 11/30/2021
Professionalism, a lost art?
We’ve struggled to fill the role when my previous rock star admin got promoted. Out of more than 20 applications, only four were suitable and given initial interviews. Out of these, only two actually showed up to their virtual interviews. - 11/21/2021
Seasonal MDD—medical fact or mythical beast
My practical and proactive clinical approach to helping those experiencing this cyclical condition. - 11/7/2021
Land acknowledgements—healing or hurtful?
Land acknowledgements are becoming more and more commonplace, but are they a step in the right direction or just performative? And how should the healthcare world engage with them? - 11/1/2021
Kyle, you are not alone . . .
Reading about hockey player, Kyle Beach, Dr. Jablonski reflects on how MDs can do their best for those who've experienced abuse. - 9/29/2021
Tales from the fringe: the uphill battles of creativity and chronic disease care
Frank F., aged 69, was not aging gracefully. While there wasn’t a specific acute episode of deterioration of any single condition, his overall health was declining incrementally and progressively.
