Patient-First Language

If we are to survive, we must rethink our service models not as transactions, but as trust lines.

Physicians are socialized to be humble. We’re shamed for pride, especially as an individual. But who, exactly, does this serve? Physician pay keeps eroding while the cost of living—and patient anger—rises.

Sébastien Lagacé, associate vice-president of mental health and addiction at Vitalité Health Network, says the situation at the Restigouche Hospital Centre was not acceptable and officials are working with the ombudswoman to make changes.

Why pharmacists need to engage more openly with traditional and complementary medicine.

I wake to the aseptic hum of a hospital morning, the light thinning through blinds like fragile skin draped over bone.

The photos all depict various employees making silly poses next to the liquid stains on the exam chair. One employee can been seen sticking her tongue out while another gives a thumbs up.

The stigma attached to being a fat doctor is huge. As a resident, supervisors would comment disparagingly about my weight. Once when I was seven months pregnant, the chief of the department commented that I was letting myself go.

Twice, from the same family, a physician faced hostility not for his care but for his accent and country of origin.