Practice Tips

Private clinics cut down on cataract surgery waitlist, but at what cost?
A new private clinic in northwestern New Brunswick that promises to cut back on the number of elderly people waiting for cataract surgery is being eyed for criticism.
Advocacy Leader in Pharmacy Lars-Åke Söderlund, Part 1: ‘I want community pharmacy to be perceived as a positive force in our society.’
I think the pharmacy profession chose me as much as I chose to be a pharmacist. As I have always been interested in healthcare and patients, I think I also – as a young pharmacist – saw where and how pharmacy could make a difference for our healthcare systems, and in peoples’ lives.

Duplicate the Atlantic Registry?

Multi-jurisdictional physician licensure should be tried in other regions.
How to survive ‘quality improvement’

Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes offers some take-home lessons after being chosen for QI project by her college of physicians and surgeons.
Tackling polypharmacy in psychiatry

Close to 60% of patients in U.S. national ambulatory survey were prescribed two or more psychotropic medications in 2005, a sharp rise from the 42.6% seen in 1996.
Alberta town in health crisis must pay to keep clinic open as doctor roster dwindles

Hinton, Alta. is down to eight family physicians, half of what’s needed for the town of 10,000. And of those remaining, some are working part time or making retirement plans.
ADHD in the spotlight: What doctors need to know about this ‘trending’ diagnosis

Q&A: Two Canadian ADHD experts talk about why there is a surge of patients seeking assessment, the importance of a formal diagnosis, and what physicians need to know to recognize and treat the disorder.
Most kids get antibiotics for pink eye, study shows. Experts say they’re usually not needed

More than two-thirds of U.S. children and teens who saw a doctor for pink eye left with a prescription for antibiotic eye drops, new research has found.
Six considerations physicians should remember when creating a will

Who's going to deal with patient records? Who is going to settle med school debt? And why should you work with a lawyer who specializes in wills, rather than a generalist? We asked financial experts these questions and more on how physicians should plan for their estates
Will increasing hybrid care change staffing?

Many patient visits have returned to in-person following the dramatic upsurge of virtual care during the COVID-19 pandemic, but phone and video visits remain a common part of routine care.

Private clinics cut down on cataract surgery waitlist, but at what cost?

Advocacy Leader in Pharmacy Lars-Åke Söderlund, Part 1: ‘I want community pharmacy to be perceived as a positive force in our society.’

Duplicate the Atlantic Registry?

How to survive ‘quality improvement’

Tackling polypharmacy in psychiatry

Alberta town in health crisis must pay to keep clinic open as doctor roster dwindles

ADHD in the spotlight: What doctors need to know about this ‘trending’ diagnosis

Most kids get antibiotics for pink eye, study shows. Experts say they’re usually not needed

Six considerations physicians should remember when creating a will

Will increasing hybrid care change staffing?