Compassion Fatigue

Manitoba clinics can get extra pay for staying open longer under new plan
The government is also providing funding for 40 new undergraduate physician-training seats.
‘Vulnerable and manipulated’: Five-year suspension for doctor who had three-year affair with patient
Dr. Jean-René Pierre, who retired from practice in December 2021, was also the family physician for the patient’s mother and former spouse, according to the Collège des médecins du Québec.

Father, what happened to soul?

Dr. Adam Chen takes a playful look at the striking similarities between priests and family doctors these days.
Doctors without protection

A colleague being attacked on social media. Dr. Jabir Jassam wonders if there is not more we can do to defend ourselves?
Poll: Do you abstain from alcohol? If so, does it affect the way you counsel patients about alcohol?

Take our weekly doctor poll. See what your colleagues say.
Quebec nurse becomes TikTok star with funny, gritty takes on hospital life

This emergency room nurse and content creator has millions of followers on TikTok.
The kids aren’t alright: CAPSI survey finds pharmacy students are struggling with mental health issues

Nearly all students who responded to the survey said that stress from pharmacy school negatively impacted their mental health, and 85% said that it had a moderate to severe impact on it.
In Memoriam: Dr. Noorali Bharwani

Long-time contributor to the world of medical journalism, Dr. Bharwani wrote on countless topics with eloquence and insight.
My patient is shouting—and so should I

When we're not managing the needs of our patients without extended suffering, it's no surprise that civility goes out the door, says Dr. Alykhan Abdulla
Patient threatened him, his family and demanded 24/7 access: Doctor gets 8-month suspension in a ‘truly unique case’

Dr. Simon Jonathan O’Brien’s patient told him she carries a knife and had dug up his private contact details and information about his family.

Manitoba clinics can get extra pay for staying open longer under new plan

‘Vulnerable and manipulated’: Five-year suspension for doctor who had three-year affair with patient

Father, what happened to soul?

Doctors without protection

Poll: Do you abstain from alcohol? If so, does it affect the way you counsel patients about alcohol?

Quebec nurse becomes TikTok star with funny, gritty takes on hospital life

The kids aren’t alright: CAPSI survey finds pharmacy students are struggling with mental health issues

In Memoriam: Dr. Noorali Bharwani

My patient is shouting—and so should I

Patient threatened him, his family and demanded 24/7 access: Doctor gets 8-month suspension in a ‘truly unique case’