The death of Prashant Sreekumar made headlines across Canada when the 43-year-old father of three died in the emergency room of Edmonton’s Grey Nuns hospital after waiting for eight hours with chest pains.
Primary care providers are in a unique position to identify hearing issues early and refer patients to hearing healthcare practitioners, ultimately mitigating long-term health risks.
A frequently seen patient at our walk-in clinic, probably lonely, with apparently few social contacts, is known to suffer from an aesthetically unpleasant rash—which has been diagnosed in the past.