ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 4/19/2023
What are the strangest complaints you have had?
My son is tired for school, but has the energy for hockey. How curious! - 3/31/2023
Canada is switching to metric time: What you need to know
At midnight one hour will consist of 100 minutes and one minute will consist of 100 seconds. - 3/28/2023
Ontario pharmacists will be doing drive thru neurosurgery
Just kidding, just like last time—but we are seeing yet another expansion of their scope. - 3/21/2023
I flunked my CPSO peer review
Actually, I flunked it twice! And after decades of being a doctor, having to go back and refresh a certain skill gave me a new perspective on it. - 3/17/2023
What it actually feels like to retire as a family doctor
Weird, empty, fulfilled, happy, sad, relieved, numb and content. - 3/2/2023
Boomer patients are getting older, but so are boomer doctors
Becoming an FP is a very different proposition for this new generation of MDs. The age of the Baby Boomers' is ending—what comes next? - 2/20/2023
How Cambridge, Ont. cured its family doctor shortage
Four simple ingredients have put us in an enviable position. And I'm not going to keep them secret. - 2/2/2023
Burnout buster: Doctor’s scribe pays for herself
He used to think that, when he died, he would be buried under his paperwork. - 1/12/2023
Times I tell my patients 'no' and how I go about it
A lot of doctors are like me. Passive aggressive people pleasers. We hate confrontation. But sometimes you have to say 'no' to help patients. Here are my top tips.