Compassion Fatigue

In the daily duties of practising pharmacy, we need to say no. As much as we have a distaste for confrontation and want to help everyone in our sight, we are organically the gatekeeper for many requests that come through the pharmacy.

Team-based care has gone prime time as the future of primary care, but we can't afford to phase out solo doctors in the process.

A new study found family doctors just starting out feel unprepared in a number of key areas—and recommended training and mentorship programs that could help.

Dr. Nadine Persaud, executive director of Kensington Hospice, says the facility began two years ago collecting data on whether the socio-economic conditions of its patients matched the surrounding community.

Kym Porter has been carrying a naloxone kit in her purse since her son died of an overdose more than six years ago.

Dr. Jabir Jassam has criticism for colleagues who proclaim patient care as their priority but fail to live up to it.

The 'system' is us and we need to pull up our sleeves and start cleaning up the mess, says Dr. Irith Lebovich.

As a family physician, Dr. Steve Shore is worn out—and he gives us a lengthy list of all the reasons why.