The College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia proposed the new role of associate physician in April 2020 to address the province's healthcare needs, allowing doctors who weren't eligible for a full licence to work under physician supervision.
In the second installment of a new series, students from the third-year Advanced Patient Self-Care class at the University of Waterloo School of Pharmacy tackle the issue of decongestant rhinitis medicamentosa.
Twenty years ago, when I was narrowing down the residency programs to which I would apply, internal medicine rose to the top of my list. A major part of what drew me to it was the challenge of its complexity: the required knowledge of our bodies’ systems as discrete parts and also how they interact.
Dr. Akbar Nauman Khan—who has restrictions related to ivermectin and COVID vaccine exemptions—told one patient’s oncologist that SAFE chemotherapy had an FDA-approved trial and was okayed for off-label use for colon cancer. In reality, he had no evidence of this, according to the Ontario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal.
With CTV News reporting that 40 physicians at Trillium Health Partners have hired a lawyer alleging physicians are targets of abusive and unprofessional behaviour by the hospital, Dr. Sohail Gandhi argues the province needs to step in.
I'm the first point of contact for most patients who have questions or concerns about their health. It provides me with an opportunity to collaborate with other healthcare professionals to enhance the quality of life of people in my community.
