The college received numerous complaints in 2020 regarding disorganization, missed appointments and poor quality of care from Dr. Agomeze Igwe-Omoke, who would see upwards of 70 patients per day.
I recently spoke with Dr. Ben Robert, an Ottawa medical director of long-term care, who still practices comprehensive care in his family medicine office.
What do you say when a patient suggests you're abandoning them because you'll be taking time off after giving birth? I've got some ideas, some sassy, some serious.
‘We have anecdotes from family physicians who postponed their retirement this year because they found the burden had diminished, and that it brought back some joy to their work.’
Under the new system, which officially launched July 7, each complaint will be first looked at by an analytics unit for an ‘up-front and rapid’ initial analysis as soon as it comes in.
A new study suggests patients find physicians who use artificial intelligence in their practice to be less trustworthy, competent and empathetic, although AI use for administrative purposes seems to have fewer negative perceptions.
