Discussions

Questions to ask yourself if you're considering retiring from medicine
When contemplating retirement, I think there are two major questions and several minor ones a physician must answer before taking the plunge.
'Tis the season . . . for bright lights and SSRIs
Every year in mid-November, I get serious about my HAPPY light, and I’m not afraid to admit it. But for many of us, talking about taking medication for seasonal affective disorder or depression is not as easy.

Threat to penalize Quebec FPs will only lead to worsening morale

Workload comparisons with Ontario family physicians are ill-conceived and inappropriate.
As doctors, are we rich or poor?

Dr. Jabir Jassam lists the ways physicians can be thought of as rich—and the ways that they are very poor.
Clean your QWERTY, it's really dirty!

People under-rate the dangers of touching surfaces, and when they worry, they worry about the wrong ones.
POLL: Is the Ontario optometrist strike affecting your patients and practice?

The start of September saw Ontario’s roughly 1,700 optometrists withdraw services covered by the province’s health plan to protest the government’s refusal to increase insurance payments to at least cover the cost of providing services.
In these catastrophic times: Doctors of BC president's message

I struggle to find the right words for yet another disaster that has befallen our province.
‘Off-label’ use is common in medicine. Why are the COVID-19 vaccines any different?

A bioethicist and a philosopher explore how prohibiting off-label use of COVID-19 vaccines in kids departs from ethical and legal norms.
POLL: How do you feel about symptomatic testing being permitted in pharmacies?

Ontario recently announced that people with COVID-19 symptoms will be able to get a rapid test performed in a pharmacy.
POLL: Does Canada need a national licence for doctors?

Ensuring proper licensure can be a headache for physicians from from one province or territory to another.