Discussions

"Parenting as an MD." That's the subject of the newest M-Talks show hosted by Dr. Frank Warsh livestreaming on Thursday, June 17 at 4 pm ET. Guests include Medical Post bloggers Drs. Melissa Yuan-Innes, Ginevra Mills and Michelle Cohen.

This past spring, at the height of the pandemic, pharmacist Aska Patel volunteered to be redeployed as a nurse’s aide at a Barrie, ON. hospital. The experience changed her perspectives on many things.

I remember when I was very young, our family GP, Dr. Bannister, would come to the house with his black bag. My mother would usher him into our bedroom, and he would sit down on the bed to examine my brother and me. Years later, I learned the true value of the home visit.

John started his first appointment in the Neuropalliative Care Clinic with, “I want to talk about MAiD.” I had one request: that he wait to make his MAiD decision until after seeing a community palliative care physician. At his next appointment, John informed us he had withdrawn his MAiD request because his primary symptom—pain—was now well-controlled.

Dr. Carlos Yu says based on his experiences working in the mass vaccine centre as a vaccinator and recovery physician he has some suggestions for a more efficient and safer vaccine roll-out. Most suggestions apply to the future; but some still apply for right now.