Patient-First Language

Parents of boy in life support battle go to European court
European court refuses to hear UK boy's life support case

Doctors believe the boy is brain-stem dead and say continued life-support treatment is not in his best interests.
When strangers and friends intertwine

As Dr. Gary Kinney proves, even a chance encounter on public transit can have a meaningful impact.
Are consumers losing trust in healthcare professionals?

Survey shows consumers less trusting now than before the pandemic.
Setting an agenda for the clinical encounter

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.
Medically assisted death 'needs to be a good choice, not a choice of last resort'

In June, the federal government broadened MAID eligibility.
More physicians are quitting. What is going on?

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.'
Tips from AFPC’s Indigenous History Month Information Series

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.

Young Leader in Pharmacy Mayur Tailor: "I am most excited about the expanding role of the pharmacist."