12/9/2022 I was exhausted and depressed after having seen 32 patients, many with the flu and colds, looking in vain for a miracle cure to save Christmas.
11/25/2022 A patient recently wrote me the following chronic pain journal—a good reminder for docs to deepen on what some of their patients may really be experiencing.
11/21/2022 In small towns across the country, patients seeking urgent care can't always rely on small emergency rooms that have typically served their communities before. But are these small ERs really what local patients need to get the best care?
11/8/2022 Just kidding. But as of Jan. 1, 2023 they will be diagnosing and treating.
10/18/2022 Unless we recognize and then pay for the solution.
10/13/2022 Dr. John Cocker, founder of the beloved medical humour magazine that ran for many years, died Oct. 3.
10/3/2022 A whopping 87% of Canadian emergency physicians are burned out vs. 25% of physicians overall. That is because they are trying to hold together our healthcare non-system.
9/12/2022 I've had patients tell me they hate my guts during my taper-down method. But it works.
8/18/2022 Is burnout the result of new factors impacting doctors' work and lives or did we just call it something different back in the day?
8/3/2022 Dr. Steve Shore, a British Columbian family doctor, wrote about being fed up and not wanting to take it anymore. I think I know why docs in Ontario are so much happier.
7/27/2022 I recently spoke with a doctor who after 47 years of a very comprehensive general practice, is still working at the age of 89 as a surgical assistant in the OR 15 days per month.
7/12/2022 A young female Canadian general internist wrote this for me. As an emergency physician for 20 years, I get to see many specialties and one of the toughest was internal medicine.
