Cultural Competence

Primary care groups are organized so differently depending on the province. Here's a rundown of the options facing new doctors starting out in Ontario.

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The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) recently published a handbook on HIV prevention, screening and management, on World AIDS Day.

Sarah-Lynn Dunlops encourages techs to stay curious about the diverse population of patients.

Knowing his patient was a chain smoker, Montreal family physician Dr. Samir Habib should have talked to him immediately about his lung X-ray results, ruled the Collège des médecins du Québec. That conversation never happened.

My biggest motivation is the direct impact I have on my patients and colleagues. Since I started being involved, I have always kept in mind the wellbeing of the students, my patients and other professionals.

WHO said it was concerned by the “racist and stigmatizing language'' that arose after monkeypox spread to more than 100 countries. It said numerous individuals and countries asked the organization “to propose a way forward to change the name.''

'Parents are telling me they will be going to the ER because they don’t have other options,' warned Toronto pediatrician Dr. Aviva Lowe.