ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 3/19/2022
Rapid antigen tests to the rescue: The new world without COVID restrictions
Dr. Jonathan Davids and Melanie Smith of DriverCheck, a testing company, run down the details on effective use of rapid antigen tests. - 3/19/2022
Case report: The girl without a rash
A clinical encounter that Dr. Robert Dickson found peculiar and satisfying. - 3/19/2022
Doctors’ contracts are about central planning, not incomes: Ontario’s PPSA
As inflation runs over 5%, Ontario's PPSA fee deal might be one of the worst offers doctors have ever seen, argues Dr. Shawn Whatley. - 3/17/2022
NACI recommends kids get Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, calls Moderna suitable alternative
Moderna's vaccine does appear to be slightly more effective, according to indirect data in the adult population. - 3/17/2022
B.C. doctors and medical learners have chosen a new CMA president-elect
A former Doctors of BC president, Dr. Kathleen Ross is a family doctor based in Coquitlam and New Westminster. - 3/17/2022
Research director to resign from Ontario COVID-19 science table
A spokeswoman says Dr. Peter Juni hasn't set a date when he will officially step down. - 3/17/2022
Excluding virtual healthcare will do more harm
Ontario's Proposed Physician Services Agreement will drastically cut physician fees for virtual care provided to patients seeing a new doctor thus disadvantaging patients who don’t have an FP, argues Dr. Brett Belchetz, CEO of Maple. - 3/17/2022
We have 15 minutes today
Patients tell me frequently that they don’t know that their appointment has a time limit. We need to tell them. - 3/16/2022
Young Leader in Pharmacy Laura Chirita: "... in pharmacy, you make a difference one patient at a time."
The fact that our profession is always evolving is very motivating. A consistent driving force, and the reason for my participation in various professional committees, has been to actively contribute to the transformation of the profession and “champion” the changes to our practice. - 3/16/2022
COVID-19 hospitalizations likely to rise, but not by as much as January: Ontario Science Table
There are currently 644 people in hospital with COVID-19, and a modelling graph suggests that there could be fewer than 900 hospitalization at a peak in early May.