Interprofessional

Dr. Jabir Jassam realizes a colleague has a different attitude toward work-life balance during a fishing trip.

Public Safety Minister Kris Austin said the Progressive Conservative government had decided it needed to take sharper measures.

Dr. Paul Dhillon argues that the CFPC’s decision to extend family medicine training from two to three years should be paused and reassessed.

Vulnerability to drug-induced nutritional deficiencies is greatest in older adults, patients taking multiple medications and those with chronic illness, multiple co-morbidities, or marginal or inadequate nutrition.

A Medscape online survey completed by 1,063 Canadian doctors last year and released this spring found that 67% of Canadian physicians said they don’t have enough time to maintain their close friendships.

Digital communication can make the doctor-patient relationship more fraught.

Expanding scopes of practice for NPs and pharmacists working independently outside of teams is adding to the strain on doctors.

It is almost like the phrase ‘private care’ should be retired in favour of two terms.