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  • 10/26/2022

    The sixth sense

    As physicians, are we relying too much on imaging and not enough on instinct?
  • 10/11/2022

    Are you caught in the perfect doctor trap?

    Given that perfect doesn't feel as good as it looks, Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes advocates for more fun.
  • 9/16/2022

    When a nurse needs your help

    It's a great day when you can help a beloved healthcare worker, says Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes.
  • 9/7/2022

    There's a song for that

    Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes explores the song lyrics speaking to us now more than ever.
  • 8/23/2022

    The end of the line

    Doctors just can’t keep going on this way, says Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes.
  • 8/9/2022

    Doctor, how bad is it?

    In travelling cross-country to make people laugh, Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes reflects on physician burnout.
  • 7/13/2022

    The power of people

    As a writer at the Winnipeg Fringe, Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes got billeted with a family. Why not a hotel? Being billeted made her feel ‘nurtured and cared’ for.
  • 6/14/2022

    Should we bother educating the public?

    Physicians feel like the public doesn’t care. We quietly wish each other a happy doctor’s day while nurses loudly and proudly celebrate an entire nursing week. We don’t complain, we don’t petition, we don’t write to politicians, we don’t march on parliament.
  • 5/27/2022

    Confessing our mistakes

    In this safe space, Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes reflects on what can go wrong—and sometimes does.
  • 5/13/2022

    Don't be a hero

    One of the hardest things to learn as a practising physician, says Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes, is figuring out the point at which to stop and put on your own oxygen mask before you go on to save the others.
  • 5/13/2022

    Try a little tenderness

    Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes shares why nurses make her life better, even when they don't get along.
  • 4/7/2022

    Who hates forms?

    'Why do people have forms for referrals?,' one doctor asked. 'I personally hate them. I often make referrals and the form is a total hold up. It is often not downloadable to my EMR.' Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes says 'hear! hear!'
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