How to avoid burnout after medical schoolSecond-year medical student Emma Anderson gives us tips on self care for both during and after medical school. Pharmacists help patients succeed in kicking the habitChris Oliveiro wants to help people kick the tobacco habit. His efforts aren’t going up in smoke. “Yes, we are making an impact,” says the pharmacist/owner of Springdale Pharmacy in Brampton, Ont. How I got started working with Saskatchewan’s trans and gender diverse community I didn’t learn about hormone therapy in medical school or residency. And suddenly I had a patient before me who needed me to act as her endocrinologist because otherwise she’d need to wait another year. Practising self care for physicians Dr. Ginevra Mills, a reproductive specialist, tells us why self care matters particularly for physicians compared to other professions. Bringing surgeons to patients: Check out this Ontario hospital's surgeon of the week program NLMA and province reach tentative agreement The deal covers 1,300 salaried, alternate payment plan and fee-for-service physicians in Newfoundland and Labrador. A-TAPER: a new framework for de-prescribing of medications in older adults Assess medication use, Talk about risks versus benefits, select Alternatives, Plan next steps, Engage patient and Reduce dose. Can medicine survive modern society? Medicine needs three things to survive, argues Dr. Shawn Whatley: civility, logic and free speech. Things I learned in 2021 As the pandemic drags on into its third (!!!) year, here are a few lessons learned that have helped me to not just cope, but thrive Nova Scotia pharmacists report requests to make false vaccine records Overworked pharmacy staff in Nova Scotia have been pressured to create false vaccination records for customers. First Previous 373 374 375 376 377 Next Last
