Discussions

When physicians need medical care
Like most busy physicians, I don’t often take care of myself the way I should. For many years I have “tolerated” an issue that really needed to be managed appropriately.
A pathologist's role in Canada's residential school investigations
Dr. Mary Fernando spoke with Dr. Kona Williams, the only Indigenous forensic pathologist in Canada, about the delicate nature of bringing medical information to light about Indigenous children who did not survive the residential school system.

Poll: Should those with mixed vaccine regimens be allowed to get additional doses to travel?

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Family doctor and medical secretary

Quebec FP Dr. Geneviève Dechêne says the urban family practice has drifted toward a technocratic practice: FPs spend their days filling in forms and other clerical work so that their patients can access the health “system” and be seen by specialists.
Vaccine hesitancy is decreasing in Canada, but it’s too soon to celebrate

From the outset, evidence suggested most Canadians intended to be vaccinated. Three in four said they would “definitely or probably” get their shot—an encouraging start.
The face of mortality

I have never forgotten the cold and insensitive words of my father’s surgeon. I have never forgiven his failure to comfort and counsel when it was most needed.
As temperatures soar, family doctors can support patient and planetary health
COVID vaccinations—the next frontier

As demand for first vaccine doses plateaus, our focus becomes reaching the vaccine hesitant. The extra effort expended to convince those patients will be well worth it for all of us.
The distribution of care

Look at Canada's primary care landscape, there are too many doctors set to retire and not enough coming out of universities to replace them. But there are a number of solutions to consider.
In defense of vaccine passports

We need a sophisticated way to track what vaccines people have received, and when, so that we are equipped to respond to changes in disease virulence in a measured and proportionate manner.