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.
Indigenous pharmacists Dr. Jaris Swidrovich and Amber Ruben offered information about using respectful terminology and creating meaningful territorial acknowledgments in a series of webinars from The Association of Faculties of Pharmacy of Canada.
Dr. Jabir Jassam says it seems like FPs are quitting now more than any time. Why? Well, family doctors are quitting because they ‘can’t take it anymore.'
The agency says people are still welcome to wear masks if they want, but mandatory masking and physical distancing were suspended as of Monday after consultation with medical and epidemiology experts.
Ombudsperson Jay Chalke says that is up from 28% when he made his recommendations in 2019, but still represents a significant gap in compliance by mental health facilities.
