Practice Tips

As part of a series of first-person true stories written by physicians, psychiatrist Dr. Betty Tang is reminded of why she went to medical school.

We all know, in theory, that our time is limited. Living that reality means truly cherishing the time we have, not fretting about the things we can’t change and learning to value time on our own.

What Canadian healthcare needs is feedback from doctors, nurses, pharmacists, social workers, data managers, economists and patients (and their families).

Regular physical activity is critical to improving health at any age, including people in their 80s and 90s—and doctors should be prescribing it more often to their oldest patients, a new paper published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal says.

Part 3 of a 4 part series: But team-based care and practice assistants mean GPs have larger patient cohorts than in Canada.

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Feeling fully in the present can be tough—and feeling good in the present can be even tougher. Dr. Stephen Starr tries out a popular mental health coping technique with wonky results.

Instead, the college is recommending doctors use ‘professional judgment to establish a system for triaging patients based on their health needs.’