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Out of shame or fear of damaging their careers, doctors do not easily talk about the professional mistakes they make. The start of a five-part series by the Medical Post’s sister brand in Quebec, Profession Santé.

The Medical Post's sister magazine in Quebec recently examined the taboo subject of healthcare workers’ mistakes.

Medical errors: The Medical Post's sister publication in Quebec, Profession Santé, spoke with two lawyers who defend victims of medical errors.

The CMA, the Royal College and CFPC: Much work to be done to get virtual care operating properly in Canadian healthcare.

Dr. Louis Morissette, a Montreal psychiatrist, based his report on third-party information and did not interview the subject, Denis Rancourt, a physics professor whose decade-long legal battle with the University of Ottawa was settled in 2019.

Quebec made some good decisions about primary care IT but bureaucratic meddling has led to uneven access to FPs, argues Dr. Mark Roper.

In a scathing decision that takes aim at basic anti-vaccination arguments, Court of Queen's Bench Justice E. Thomas Christie said the court had no jurisdiction in this case.

Report says expanded scope of practice during pandemic helps patients.