Diffusing Difficult Patients

Resignation notice filed by hospital and posted by college triggers $37-million lawsuit
Dr. Yousef Alkurdi's lawsuit claims Guelph General Hospital 'falsely' reported his resignation was 'related to the competence, negligence, or conduct of the physician' and that he was rejected by two employers after the notice was posted by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario.
Doctor retaliated against patient who complained about him, regulator concludes
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia rejected Dr. Franklyn Vincent's assertion that a letter he wrote a patient's lawyer revealing "shocking information" about the patient's condition was merely intended to correct inaccuracies.

A day in a life of a family physician

As this play-by-play reveals, there are not enough hours in the day for the family doctor, says Dr. Alykhan Abdulla.
But it was just 'goop': Doctor hit with suspension and costs for failing to remove foreign object in patient's eye

Dr. Aimen Fateis then tried to hide his failure by altering the patient's medical records, according to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta.
What if we could rate our patients and colleagues?

Dr. Jabir Jassam proposes a website to evaluate the best—and worst—of our patients and others.
Food for thought as we age

Despite what his kids say, Dr. Gary Kinney has no concerns whatsoever about his eating habits.
Deadly patient or just really angry? What one doctor did after a patient threatened to kill him

'You better learn jiu jitsu and hand-to-hand combat if you ever take my opioids away,' Dr. David Bittleman's patient wrote him. 'You better learn how to defend yourself!'
Are consumers losing trust in healthcare professionals?

Survey shows consumers less trusting now than before the pandemic.
Setting an agenda for the clinical encounter

I begin the clinical encounter with an open-ended question to initiate the discussion, like, “What brings you in today?” Then give the patient a full 90 seconds to respond.
New social media guidance for Ontario docs from CPSO

The guidance notes docs may choose to keep professional and personal accounts on social media but that the professional and personal are not always easily separated.

Resignation notice filed by hospital and posted by college triggers $37-million lawsuit

Doctor retaliated against patient who complained about him, regulator concludes

A day in a life of a family physician

But it was just 'goop': Doctor hit with suspension and costs for failing to remove foreign object in patient's eye

What if we could rate our patients and colleagues?

Food for thought as we age

Deadly patient or just really angry? What one doctor did after a patient threatened to kill him

Are consumers losing trust in healthcare professionals?

Setting an agenda for the clinical encounter

New social media guidance for Ontario docs from CPSO