Cultural Competence

Dodge draws a distinction between medical technology and consumer electronics. While the healthcare industry continues to pump out new products, the price of the old technology doesn't come down as it has with consumer electronics such as computers and TVs. "Why hasn't the price of cataract surgery fallen by 90% with the introduction of new laser techniques?"

This month, a new, six-episode Canadian documentary, Emergency Room: Life and Death at Vancouver General Hospital, takes viewers behind the scenes for an unscripted, unflinching look at the busiest ER in the province. Doctors Gina Gill and Andrew Campbell spoke to the Medical Post about their experience working under the camera’s eye.