Discussions

Where are your voices?

Ken Burns' attempt to put the fate of the profession back in pharmacists' hands wasn't thwarted—the revolution was simply stalled. But he'll never achieve his goal without your support.
Canada’s healthcare is not keeping up
Ask the Experts: A contraception primer

With so many options, how do prescribers decide which form of birth control is best suited for each patient?
Letter to the editor: Other issues with the COFPS

I read the posting written by Dr. Doug Mark with some sadness. In fact, I will confess the announcement of Craig Bromell as COFPS chief negotiator did not get very much of my attention but something else certainly has: I am much more concerned with the decision by the COFPS to marginalize medical students, and perhaps others as well.
When cold hard facts aren't enough

One of the basic flaws in the arguments of Paul Caldwell’s “Show Me the Evidence” article (Medical Post June 25, 2013) is that he seems to think we live in a “billiard ball” universe where one thing causes another. The problem is that we don’t, and the problem with modern medicine generally is that we think that we do. Hence the difficulty I have with his article.
New recommendations for Canadian doctors-in-training focus on fatigue
Moving Ontario hospitals into the 21st century

Funding approaches that integrate care can improve access, costs and quality
Winning hearts and minds for safe-injection sites

U.S. court ruling against DNA patent means money saved for Canadian healthcare