Cultural Competence

Dr. Ahmer Karimuddin is no stranger to roles on medical leadership.

A recent study pinpointed certain communication pitfalls that result in patients interpreting their doctors' explanations as the exact opposite.

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.

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.

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.

Crowds in China angered by the controls have called on leader Xi Jinping to resign in the biggest show of public dissent in decades.