Cultural Competence

The awkward optics of maskless socializing get docs talking
Does it matter that Dr. Kieran Moore, as a public health official, didn't exactly set an example after strongly recommending Ontarians mask up in public?
'It really shook me': Calgary surgeon spearheads drive to send supplies to Ukraine
Dr. Paul Fedak, who is Ukrainian-Canadian, said he was watching a social media post months ago of a Ukrainian cardiac surgeon, Dr. Igor Mokryk, taking patients down into a bunker as bombs were going off overhead.

Why South Asians are at increased risk for diabetes: A complex interplay of genetics, diet and history

In Canada, 14.4% of South Asians have Type 2 diabetes, the highest prevalence of any other ethnic group in the country.
Montreal now has healthy teddy bears thanks to new hospital organized by medical students

Teddy Bear Hospital program helps alleviate kids’ fears around interactions with healthcare professionals.
Timing of menopausal hormone therapy important in terms of CVD risks

SOGC menopause and cardiovascular disease guideline details benefits, risks.
Top doctors in B.C. and Quebec say no to mandatory masks

Dr. Bonnie Henry said 90% of people in B.C. have some immunity to COVID-19 through vaccination, infection or both.
Misdiagnosed emergency: Doctor's appeal is denied in the case of teen patient who lost his only testicle

Dr. Cristian Lucian Budeci should have rushed his 14-year-patient to a urologist, ruled the Collège des médecins du Québec. Instead he prescribed antibiotics and over-the-counter painkillers.
Fresh cases to better reflect patients in the clinic: Dalhousie University revises curriculum for pre-clerkship medical students

Medical school rewrites more than 200 cases to ensure students learn about the whole patient.
Chronically ill, but 'dying of poverty'

Madeline has lived with myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome or ME/CFS, for more than 30 years after contracting mononucleosis twice in her younger years.
What you can do to help your patients–and yourself–deal with the trauma of pregnancy loss

Many doctors don't know how to react or cope when a patient's pregnancy ends in a miscarriage or stillbirth. At the 2022 Family Medicine Forum, Dr. Sarah Gower offered some advice.

The awkward optics of maskless socializing get docs talking

'It really shook me': Calgary surgeon spearheads drive to send supplies to Ukraine

Why South Asians are at increased risk for diabetes: A complex interplay of genetics, diet and history

Montreal now has healthy teddy bears thanks to new hospital organized by medical students

Timing of menopausal hormone therapy important in terms of CVD risks

Top doctors in B.C. and Quebec say no to mandatory masks

Misdiagnosed emergency: Doctor's appeal is denied in the case of teen patient who lost his only testicle

Fresh cases to better reflect patients in the clinic: Dalhousie University revises curriculum for pre-clerkship medical students

Chronically ill, but 'dying of poverty'

What you can do to help your patients–and yourself–deal with the trauma of pregnancy loss