Patient-First Language

Equity and diversity cannot be left to chance
The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) wants to engage a diverse group of leaders to help shape our association and our future work. And so, we need to ensure our board and committees are made up of people from a broad range of communities and backgrounds.
Doctors without vaccines
After writing an opinion item for the Medical Post recently called "Should we fire anti-vaxxer patients?" that showed quite a range of opinions from physicians about COVID-19 vaccines, Dr. Jabir Jassam returns to this topic to understand his colleagues’ opinions regarding the vaccines.

Canadian doctor Chika Stacy Oriuwa among 'role models' celebrated in new Barbie line
Spray, don’t delay! conversations around naloxone in practice

There is a marked need for pharmacy awareness campaigns to address the stigma around opioid use and naloxone, and for health care professionals to close this gap through comprehensive patient education.
New 24-hour interpreting app being piloted in Ontario hospital

Mississauga Hospital first to pilot new technology in Canada.
Is the med school practice of 'pimping' simply humiliation? That depends on how its done, says dean of NOSM

The unusual form of teaching has created concerns about bullying and burnout for some medical students.
A pathologist's role in Canada's residential school investigations

Dr. Mary Fernando spoke with Dr. Kona Williams, the only Indigenous forensic pathologist in Canada, about the delicate nature of bringing medical information to light about Indigenous children who did not survive the residential school system.
Doctors call for queer curriculum in medical schools

A 2019 report to the House of Commons found that 2SLGBTQIA+ people are more likely to live with chronic health conditions but less likely to have a family doctor or be able to afford basic and gender-affirming healthcare.
Trudeau says Ottawa withholding 'millions of dollars' from N.B. over abortion access

New Brunswick law bans government funding for abortions conducted outside three approved hospitals.
The 3 top strategies to combat patients’ drug anxiety

A few simple communication tactics can help alleviate patient worries, prevent conflict, and ensure patients leave your pharmacy feeling confident in their new prescription.

Equity and diversity cannot be left to chance

Doctors without vaccines

Canadian doctor Chika Stacy Oriuwa among 'role models' celebrated in new Barbie line

Spray, don’t delay! conversations around naloxone in practice

New 24-hour interpreting app being piloted in Ontario hospital

Is the med school practice of 'pimping' simply humiliation? That depends on how its done, says dean of NOSM

A pathologist's role in Canada's residential school investigations

Doctors call for queer curriculum in medical schools

Trudeau says Ottawa withholding 'millions of dollars' from N.B. over abortion access

The 3 top strategies to combat patients’ drug anxiety