Discussions

Understanding how to build back equitably after the pandemic requires gathering the appropriate data and being responsive to the groups who were hardest hit by pandemic-related distress.

At the medical info conference HIMSS22, the question was raised: Can the technological beast that has made many physician lives so miserable be tamed and used to help reduce burnout?

Scott Lear, professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University, shares the story of his mental health journey.

Is the propensity to say ‘yes ’ to everything learned as part of pre-med school—Yes, I can take those extra courses—or innate to people who want to be doctors, wonders Dr. Ginevra Mills.

Should we be putting the “night cap” to rest?

Dr. Jabir Jassam says he has heard doctors' arguments pro and con on Ontario's Proposed Physician Services Agreement but a question remains.

Hey now! Some of us still have friends—we've just time travelled back to the 1900s and only write letters in between bouts of croquet (a safe, if mildly ridiculous outdoor activity).

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