Marjo Johne
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- 9/21/2022
Eight-month suspension for doctor who tried to smother wife with a pillow and threatened to kill his family
'Your misconduct is abhorrent and cannot be excused,' the Ontario Physicians and Surgeons Tribunal told Dr. Awad Abdul Hadi Mortada, a neurologist who had admitted to beating his wife and threatening to kill his family by driving into a transport truck. - 9/21/2022
Too many too fast? Number of assisted deaths in Canada up 32% from 2020
With the criteria for MAID set to expand next year to grievous and irredeemable mental illness, 'Should we accept it becoming some kind of therapy for all kinds of suffering?' asked Trudo Lemmens, chair of health law and policy at University of Toronto. - 9/19/2022
Ob-gyn who made 'errors in judgment' didn't inform patient of her baby's death, visit after delivery
Dr. Krista Brown failed to “appreciate the significance of the abnormal fetal heart tracing and the consequent need for urgent intervention,” wrote the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Newfoundland and Labrador. - 9/15/2022
Resignation notice filed by hospital and posted by college triggers $37-million lawsuit
Dr. Yousef Alkurdi's lawsuit claims Guelph General Hospital 'falsely' reported his resignation was 'related to the competence, negligence, or conduct of the physician' and that he was rejected by two employers after the notice was posted by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. - 9/14/2022
Do it now: OMA calls for more foreign-trained docs, hospice beds and creation of central ambulatory centres
'We are calling on these solutions to be moved on now,' said Dr. Rose Zacharias, president of the Ontario Medical Association. - 9/13/2022
Stop having kids and see a financial planner: ER doctor's advice leaves suicidal postpartum mom feeling ashamed
Delsie Martin left a Manitoba emergency department—where she went for help after being overwhelmed with suicidal thoughts—without having received any treatment or referrals. Instead the doctor told her 'if I get financial planning (and) if I don’t have babies, I’ll be fine.' - 9/12/2022
Family doctors’ out-of-office passions
A baker, a sommelier and an astronaut candidate—all in one Canadian city. - 9/12/2022
'Out of necessity': New patients will need to pay $1,320 a year at this B.C. clinic
Beta Therapeutics isn't the first in the province to go this route. A family physician at another clinic, Perpetual Health Centre, is charging new patients $125 a month starting Nov. 1. - 9/12/2022
When 'test and isolate' isn't good enough: Why patients at high risk for severe COVID need a better plan
Many in extra vulnerable patient cohorts, like those with heart disease and diabetes, don't realize they're at elevated risk of experiencing severe disease. What can doctors and pharmacists do to help?
