Montreal hospital docs offering $15K bonuses from their own pockets to find respiratory therapists to prevent overnight ER closuresDr. Fahimy Saoud spent a recent shift in a west-Montreal emergency room idly sitting and waiting for patients she knew would never come. Doctor who propositioned teen patient over Facebook loses bid to get sentences reviewed by Superior CourtThe College des medecins du Quebec was reasonable in suspending Dr. Sebastien Paquin for 12 months based on amendments to the Professional Code, ruled Justice Alain Michaud. The Recovery: BMJ launches podcast on sustainable healthcare Episodes feature guests who are finding innovative ways to tackle "medical excess." N.B. tech group seeks opinions on expansion of scope Facebook group connects pharmacy technicians across the province Quebec tables bill that would force family docs take appointments from patients without FPs Comedy with a message: The 'Internet's favourite dad' takes on the issue of violence against healthcare workers Twitter comedian Brittlestar tried to bring a little laughter into the lives of healthcare workers this week. How well do you think COVID-19 vaccination does at preventing infection and transmission? Based on your understanding of the science and what you are seeing among your patients, take our weekly poll on this topic. Making a difference: Dr. Marcia Anderson In this 10-part series, we profile doctors who are working to combat racism, change the system and improve patient care for racialized communities. Male doctors disproportionately refer patients to male surgeons: study Ontario study looked at 40 million referrals and researchers say a single-entry referral mode is needed. Failure to communicate: Doctor hit with $20,000 penalty for breakdown in pre-op anticoagulation bridging plan Dr. Richard Barr's actions did not cause his patient's stroke two days after a lithotripsy, but he should have made sure the patient was informed about a plan for discontinuing his anticoagulation medication. First Previous 388 389 390 391 392 Next Last
