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- 3/9/2022
Crisis at Trillium Health Partners demands an intervention
With CTV News reporting that 40 physicians at Trillium Health Partners have hired a lawyer alleging physicians are targets of abusive and unprofessional behaviour by the hospital, Dr. Sohail Gandhi argues the province needs to step in. - 3/9/2022
CMA and CNA host emergency summit on state of Canada's ailing health systems
Personal service workers and nurses have coped with professionals leaving their jobs in droves or retiring early, while the CMA says doctors report that they plan to work fewer hours to deal with the fatigue. - 3/9/2022
Understanding intersectionality is at the core of building more equitable healthcare in Canada
Twenty years ago, when I was narrowing down the residency programs to which I would apply, internal medicine rose to the top of my list. A major part of what drew me to it was the challenge of its complexity: the required knowledge of our bodies’ systems as discrete parts and also how they interact. - 3/9/2022
Nova Scotia to test acute outpatient facility for mental health care in Halifax
The 10-patient unit, scheduled to open in mid-April, will treat people who need acute care but aren't sick enough to require overnight hospitalization, Brian Comer told reporters. - 3/8/2022
What's something you sacrificed to become a doctor?
When I went to Medical school, I sacrificed in ways I did not appreciate until later. - 3/8/2022
ER patients report reduction in pain, anxiety after visit from therapy dogs: study
Colleen Dell, co-author of the study and a sociology expert at the University of Saskatchewan, said the findings echo previous research suggesting benefits of therapy dogs within other settings. - 3/8/2022
4 key strategies to get staff to buy in and stay in at your pharmacy
They're worth their weight in gold: those loyal, experienced employees who add so much to your pharmacy's success. They're often the ones who answer customers' questions, find products on the shelf, and help make your pharmacy more than just another drugstore. - 3/8/2022
This time, I had to listen to myself
One day, about five weeks ago, Dr. Dalhia Chiche-More decided to practice what she often says to some patients and to see how difficult it really is to stop eating sugars. She found the results surprising. - 3/8/2022
U.S. man who got 1st pig heart transplant dies after 2 months
David Bennett, 57, died Tuesday at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Doctors didn't give an exact cause of death, saying only that his condition had begun deteriorating several days earlier.