Discussions

Quebec’s move to allow advance requests for MAiD ‘the worst news imaginable’
Proponents of advance requests for MAiD have long argued that patients suffering from neurocognitive illnesses should be able to consent while they’re still competent to do so, an ability they are likely to lose as their disease progresses.
QUIZ: The Northern B.C. docs dispute of 1998
The Medical Post is celebrating its 60th year: Every week test your knowledge—this week a quiz about a late 1990s crisis.

Is pharmacy ready for love?

Much of the decision-making matrix people unconsciously use in their lives is based on the sum of their life experiences and conditioning. And when we are scared or stressed, it’s either love or fear that motivates us to survive.
MAiD and marginalized people: Coroner’s reports shed light on assisted death in Ontario

Laws initially intended to compassionately help Canadians avoid suffering a painful death have metastasized into policies facilitating suicides of other Canadians seeking death to escape a painful life.
The incredible power of counseling psychology

Dr. Davidicus Wong thinks again about the basic principles of neuroscience that every doctor should understand.
POLL: Does the idea of reallocating more of FPs’ time from the healthy to the sick have merit?

See what your colleagues say. Take our weekly doctor poll.
A publicly funded virtual-care system would benefit us all

The speed at which virtual care and nurse practitioner care expanded has led to issues of inequitable access for patients with some providers charging patients to speak with a doctor online or by phone or to consult with a nurse practitioner.
VIDEO BLOG: A week in the life

As part of his Kindly Country Quack video series, Dr. John Crosby details slice of life, namely a week in the life of a family doctor.
POLL: How is vaccine season going so far?

The government of British Columbia announced record-breaking uptake for flu and COVID-19 vaccines in pharmacies during the first week of the Fall 2024 launch. What's been your experience with vaccine demand in your pharmacy so far?
The immigrants

When present, they are not noticed, and when absent, they are not missed, says Dr. Jabir Jassam, reflecting on feelings of blurred identity.