How improving COPD treatment in primary care could reduce demand on hospitals and emergency departmentsIn Ontario, nearly 900,000 people live with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The biggest threat to FPs is FPsLet’s spitball about FPs and fulfillment . . . Poll: Do you see high patient interest in the bivalent COVID-19 vaccine booster? Take our weekly doctor poll. Downsizing my practice wasn’t an easy decision Dr. Jabir Jassam says the last few COVID years aged us all and it drove him to make a tough decision. Social media: A physician but a person too When you’re on social media and people know you’re a doctor, you’re representing the profession. But you also want to be authentic as a person. Will more Canadians resort to medical tourism? As wait-lists grow and patience thins, more people may be seeking treatments elsewhere. Sink or swim A man felt dizzy while swimming and then started to drown. Was it a seizure or was something else happening? Gender pay gap in Canadian medicine—yes, it’s real! Adjusting for demographics and hours/weeks of work, we found that on average female physicians earn about 9% less than their male counterparts, finds health economist Boris Kralj. Helping patients taper down off opioids I've had patients tell me they hate my guts during my taper-down method. But it works. POLL: Are 'time modifiers' a useful tool to help docs get properly paid for the work they put in? First Previous 189 190 191 192 193 Next Last
