Patient-First Language

The Alberta College of Pharmacy will update its Standards of Practice for Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians next year, with the hope of getting the final changed version in place by late 2023. 

Many doctors don't know how to react or cope when a patient's pregnancy ends in a miscarriage or stillbirth. At the 2022 Family Medicine Forum, Dr. Sarah Gower offered some advice.

I firmly believe that to lead a purposeful life we need to have the humility to keep learning, the resilience to keep adapting and the passion to keep improving.

Madeline has lived with myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome or ME/CFS, for more than 30 years after contracting mononucleosis twice in her younger years.

Medical school rewrites more than 200 cases to ensure students learn about the whole patient.

A patient with a curious rash at Dr. Robert Dickson's clinic warrants a referral to the dermatologist.

Specialists depend on referrals. If we, family doctors, says Dr. Jabir Jassam, acted together we could do something about disrespectful specialists.

Equivalent to walking up two flights of stairs, but its impact may be underreported.