Healthcare

Next Problem: What are the pitfalls of virtual care and how can I avoid them?

Discussed: Mobilizing aid from hospitals; how LTC outbreaks occur; unique policies that empower families; why you can't protect the elderly in herd immunity strategies

Linda Duxbury explains why millennials want to break with the old culture in medicine and why she feels sorry for Gen X doctors.

Change happens rapidly during true crises because the alternative becomes untenable

The OMA is asking the government to 'do the right thing' and allow the use of old codes in time for April submission deadline

In the months leading up to March, the government's mandatory drug shortage website had been listing approximately five new shortages per day—that number has now jumped considerably

Across Canada, the coronavirus pandemic is increasing the demand for already scarce critical care resources. In the coming weeks, there is a very real chance that there won’t be enough ventilators and critical care beds for everyone who needs them.

To get a sense of what the doctor hive-mind thinks about various issues, we annually survey our readers. Here’s a summary of some of their answers.