Colin Leslie

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Colin Leslie

Editor-in-Chief, The Medical Post

Author Profile

Colin Leslie is a journalist in Toronto who has worked at the Medical Post for 30 years including the last 18 as editor-in-chief. He’s won gold and silver National Magazine Awards: B2B and before that a number of Kenneth R. Wilson Awards. Colin brings a fun and engaging approach to leading editorial teams and team members have also won North America-wide Eddie and Ozzie Awards.

The Medical Post is a six-times a year magazine for Canada's doctors with a 60-year history. It’s also a digital news site via its online portal the Canadian Healthcare Network and its well-read Doctor Daily newsletter. Additionally, the brand puts out the annual Medical Post Awards recognizing Canadian physicians.

Colin dives into a wide range of topics that matter to Canadian doctors, from physician health policy to the latest on AI scribes and tips for managing patient sick note requests.

He is also the past-president of the National Media Awards Foundation which since 1977 has promoted and honoured excellence in journalism, writing and visual creation in the Canadian magazine industry. The foundation puts on three different awards programs and annual shows: the National Magazine Awards, Digital Publishing Awards and the National Magazine Awards: B2B.

In his downtime, he’s an avid reader, active in a book club, and even tried his hand at novel writing—before deciding his true passion lies in journalism! He's also been a volunteer member of a Rainbow Railroad settlement team that brought a LGBTQI+ people facing violence and oppression in their home countries to Canada as refugees.

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

4/9/2026
From basement prototype to frontline care: How the Jenkins AI scribe is reclaiming time for Alberta’s doctors
A homegrown AI tool is reducing the ‘cognitive tax’ on ER physicians, specialists and FPs across the province.

Colin Leslie
4/8/2026
Trust gap limits AI adoption in primary care
AI-enabled clinical decision support is a growing market—and it shows promise—but key concerns may need to be addressed before rollout.

Colin Leslie
4/8/2026
Family medicine: Present everywhere, seen nowhere
From silent foundation to visible leadership: Reclaiming the value of longitudinal care.

Colin Leslie
4/7/2026
Are you a doctor who has changed your mind and now supports pharmacist prescribing?
The Medical Post wants to talk to physicians who were initially against the idea of pharmacists being able to prescribe in more situations—but who have since changed their tune and now see the value in it.

Colin Leslie
4/6/2026
Are Canadian specialists losing ground?
Growing patient waiting lists belie underemployed and unemployed trend as ‘locum-ologists’ rise.

Colin Leslie
4/1/2026
POLL: Should colleges make all complaints public?
See what your colleagues say. Take our weekly doctor poll.

Colin Leslie
3/31/2026
Building ‘One Canada’ for healthcare: How a new national trust framework will end the era of the fax machine
As the Connected Care for Canadians Act moves through the Senate, Canada Health Infoway prepares a digital blueprint to seamlessly connect patient data across all 13 jurisdictions.

Colin Leslie
3/30/2026
I am a specialist in uncertainty
Beyond prescriptions and runny noses lies the valuable heart of family medicine: the art of sitting with the patients that the textbooks forgot.

Colin Leslie
3/29/2026
Clinics find value with CHIME orchestrating patient flow
By automating patient workflows and integrating into EMRs, CHIME Technology is helping large clinics like Bloorkids slash admin costs and eliminate waiting room friction.

Colin Leslie
3/29/2026
$1 billion: The rising cost of asylum and the need for 24/7 border clinics
With TB rates climbing and U.S. deportations hitting record highs in 2026, Canada’s ‘wait-and-see’ approach to migrant health screening requires an immediate upgrade.

Colin Leslie