Interprofessional

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.

Pharmacists have emerged as the predominant providers of influenza vaccinations in Canada and provide care for older adult patients taking chronic medications. Therefore, they are critical in identifying, educating, and protecting high-risk patients with immunization and other clinical services.

Just over a year ago I interviewed Carolyn Thomas, a heart attack survivor who now advocates for women’s heart health, after initially being wrongly diagnosed and dismissed by her local hospital.

Studies have linked better health outcomes in Black patients to having a healthcare provider of the same race.

At the end of the mock scenarios, students are expected to call the police and give a statement.