Cultural Competence

More adventures and new phrases: Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes continues her locum in N.L.

Dr. Robert Dickson has a case in his walk-in that brings to mind a philosophical quandary which he has pondered over the years.

The plan will cover methods including birth control pills and intrauterine devices and cost an estimated $11 million a year.

Lidocaine spray or gel used as a local anesthetic and other pain treatments—think ibuprofen or an injection of an anesthetic—are safe for most patients and can be effective, gynecologists say.

The new policy narrows the list of approves tests but allows applicants to forgo testing if they have Canadian or U.S. education.

Educators can challenge students without resorting to intimidation, wrote the authors of an article in the Journal of Hospital Medicine.

New practice recommendations from U.S. CDC about contraception note use of lidocaine during IUD insertion—and are an important reminder for Canadian docs about how much this procedure can hurt.

The framework will set the foundation for its upcoming licensee and proprietor education programs.