While the article accurately describes the devastating impact of wage freezes and budget cuts, the relationship between funding and primary care sustainability is more complex.
More Than Access: Why Mental Health Care in Canada Must Reflect Cultural Realities
Eurocentric norms instilled within a one-size-fits-all model of mental health care fail to address the complex and interconnected reality of immigrant and refugee populations.
Eurocentric norms instilled within a one-size-fits-all model of mental health care fail to address the complex and interconnected reality of immigrant and refugee populations.
Health Care’s Domino Effect: Turning Challenges Into Building Blocks
The old systems weren’t designed for this complexity. And survival isn’t enough. We must stop patching the past and start building the future.
The old systems weren’t designed for this complexity. And survival isn’t enough. We must stop patching the past and start building the future.
Dancing With Uncertainty: Finding My Rhythm in the Chaos of the Operating Room
During what I anticipated to be an uneventful hernia repair on a male patient with a history of liver transplant and daily cannabis use, a severe bronchospasm struck shortly after induction.
During what I anticipated to be an uneventful hernia repair on a male patient with a history of liver transplant and daily cannabis use, a severe bronchospasm struck shortly after induction.
When Advocacy Overrides Science, Who Benefits?
The Task Force is an independent body, established in the 1970s to develop evidence-based guidelines for family physicians.
The Task Force is an independent body, established in the 1970s to develop evidence-based guidelines for family physicians.
Reassessing CBT as the ‘Gold Standard’ of Mental Health Treatment
Yet, despite its popularity, some researchers and clinicians have begun advocating for increased access to alternative forms of therapy in Canada.
Yet, despite its popularity, some researchers and clinicians have begun advocating for increased access to alternative forms of therapy in Canada.
Provinces Smoothing the Road for U.S. Doctors to Come to Canada but Ottawa Must Do More
The interest from physicians is certainly there.
The interest from physicians is certainly there.
Beyond the Signature: Is Consent Truly Informed?
Obtaining informed consent is a procedure deeply rooted in communication and is used to uphold patient autonomy – a key pillar of ethical clinical research.
Obtaining informed consent is a procedure deeply rooted in communication and is used to uphold patient autonomy – a key pillar of ethical clinical research.
Healing the Healers: Servant Leadership and Moral Injury
Consider the clinical manager of a surgical ward in the same hospital.
Consider the clinical manager of a surgical ward in the same hospital.
Approved but Denied: Canadians with Neuromuscular Diseases Face Unequal Access to Treatment
This is the lived reality of families across Canada affected by neuromuscular disorders. Friedreich Ataxia (FA) is one such rare and progressive condition.
This is the lived reality of families across Canada affected by neuromuscular disorders. Friedreich Ataxia (FA) is one such rare and progressive condition.
Fluoride IQ Studies Relying on Individual Urine Measures Are Worthless
As Professor Emeritus of Newcastle University, United Kingdom, and past president of U.K. societies of pediatric dentistry and dental public health, I have a strong interest in data surveillance of oral health.
As Professor Emeritus of Newcastle University, United Kingdom, and past president of U.K. societies of pediatric dentistry and dental public health, I have a strong interest in data surveillance of oral health.
Kenya Highlights Dangers of Plastic Pollution as Canada Awaits Court Ruling
When a 2015 viral video showed a plastic straw being painfully removed from a sea turtle’s nostril, global outrage ensued, galvanizing international anti-plastic initiatives.
When a 2015 viral video showed a plastic straw being painfully removed from a sea turtle’s nostril, global outrage ensued, galvanizing international anti-plastic initiatives.
Patients Before Paperwork: Leveraging AI as a Tool in Primary Care
A survey from the Ontario College of Family Physicians reveals that 65 per cent of family doctors are preparing to leave or reduce their hours within the next five years.
A survey from the Ontario College of Family Physicians reveals that 65 per cent of family doctors are preparing to leave or reduce their hours within the next five years.
Accessibility: The Overlooked Competency in Medical School
Although closely related, disability and accessibility are not the same. Disability education focuses on helping future physicians understand the experiences and medical care of individuals with disabilities.
Although closely related, disability and accessibility are not the same. Disability education focuses on helping future physicians understand the experiences and medical care of individuals with disabilities.
Managing the Pitt. Experts Discuss How to Cope With the Stresses of Emergency Medicine
Studies have shown that in the years following the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, rates of burnout and extreme fatigue have increased among ED staff.
Studies have shown that in the years following the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, rates of burnout and extreme fatigue have increased among ED staff.
‘Disability’ Glaringly Absent from Canada’s Federal Cabinet Portfolios
I urged the Prime Minister to consider amending one of the cabinet minister’s portfolios to raise the status of persons with disabilities and amend the ministerial title accordingly.
I urged the Prime Minister to consider amending one of the cabinet minister’s portfolios to raise the status of persons with disabilities and amend the ministerial title accordingly.