ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

• 9/18/2023

  Analysis: Boosting patient self-management

  User fees have steep downsides (and are banned by the Canada Health Act)—an analysis of the alternatives

  Colin Leslie

  
• 9/13/2023

  Rounds: Doctors’ friendships

  A Medscape online survey completed by 1,063 Canadian doctors last year and released this spring found that 67% of Canadian physicians said they don’t have enough time to maintain their close friendships.

  Colin Leslie

  
• 9/12/2023

  Rounds: Private delivery ≠ private pay

  It is almost like the phrase ‘private care’ should be retired in favour of two terms.

  Colin Leslie

  
• 7/6/2023

  All about drugs: Fentanyl, meth found in Mexican prescription drugs

  All along the boardwalk of Puerto Vallarta and other popular vacation spots, Canadian tourists will see farmacias with white-washed walls and signs offering erectile dysfunction drugs and other products.

  Colin Leslie

  
• 7/6/2023

  POLL: How much do you charge your patients for missed appointments?

  Take our weekly doctor poll. See what your colleagues say.

  Colin Leslie

  
• 6/27/2023

  Poll: Do you think charging block fees for uninsured services is reasonable?

  Take our weekly doctor poll. See what your colleagues say.

  Colin Leslie

  
• 6/21/2023

  Poll: Doctors, is there sometimes value from ‘yelling’ at patients?

  Take our weekly doctor poll. See what your colleagues say.

  Colin Leslie

  
• 6/6/2023

  Poll: Have you provided emergency care outside of a hospital or clinic (planes exempted)?

  Take our weekly doctor poll. See what your colleagues say.

  Colin Leslie

  
• 5/31/2023

  Poll: What is your prediction for governments’ ability to properly fund doctor compensation?

  Take our weekly doctor poll. See what your colleagues say.

  Colin Leslie

  
• 5/28/2023

  A physician premier’s take on doctor recruitment

  N.L. premier Dr. Andrew Furey went to Ireland to talk to Canadians training abroad in medicine.

  Colin Leslie