Patient Compliance

Dr. Omar Afandi and WE Kidz Pediatrics accessed newborn records from a shared hospital EHR to solicit circumcision services, prompting Canada’s first administrative monetary penalties under PHIPA.

Hearing loss affects all ages and can lead to cognitive decline and depression. New guidelines recommend screenings starting at age 50. Early action makes a difference.

Twice, from the same family, a physician faced hostility not for his care but for his accent and country of origin.

The toolkit includes free printable guides, and reference sheets on topics such as conducting a violence risk assessment and developing a clinic safety plan. There are also resources on implementing a patient code of conduct and how to write up an incident report.

The quality of entries for our 2025 Student Essay Contest was so high that we decided to share them all. Here's an essay by Amy Margaret Maclean from the University of Ottawa.

Why can’t we streamline access to medically necessary treatment for patients across the country who are badly in need of them?

The following article does not constitute medical advice. No baristas, coffee beans, or double-doubles were harmed in the making of this semi-satire.

HIV activists say there is mounting frustration in communities affected by the virus, amid near-silence from the federal government nearly 10 years after the Liberals pledged to reform laws surrounding HIV disclosure.