The Kindly Country Quack
Blogs
- 9/30/2020
Should taxpayers pay every Canadian $1,320 to get a COVID-19 vaccination?
- 9/14/2020
New stress-buster for doctors: Alternate Dispute Resolution
I recently interviewed Dr. David Finkelstein by phone. He is in charge of physician complaints at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO). He also practises as an otolaryngologist/head and neck surgeon in Newmarket, just north of Toronto. We talked about alternate dispute resolution, or ADR. This is where complaints of lesser severity about doctors are quickly resolved by mediation, thus keeping patients and doctors happy and improving care. - 7/23/2020
'Don't send me to a nursing home'
- 7/9/2020
The joys of being an old doctor
- 6/17/2020
Do-it-yourself doctor efficiency upgrade
- 5/31/2020
Ontario Health Teams need doctor input to succeed
- 5/12/2020
Tips to avoid burnout when we are back to normal
- 4/28/2020
Closing small ERs: A response from a small town family physician
- 4/17/2020
My office is eerily quiet during the pandemic. Is yours?
- 3/31/2020
Should nursing homes have no visitors for any reason?
- 2/18/2020
Closing small ERs not a vote-getter but medically right thing to do
Shuttering overnight ERs can improve patient care and help small town FPs avoid burnout - 2/4/2020
The number one cure for doctor burnout? Passion