Discussions

I grew up in Iraq where it is common for doctors to have friends and relatives as patients. I like and embraced the Canadian rules about not doing that but, despite my hyper vigilance, a few things slipped away from my hands early in my practice. . . .

John started his first appointment in the Neuropalliative Care Clinic with, “I want to talk about MAiD.” I had one request: that he wait to make his MAiD decision until after seeing a community palliative care physician. At his next appointment, John informed us he had withdrawn his MAiD request because his primary symptom—pain—was now well-controlled.

I remember when I was very young, our family GP, Dr. Bannister, would come to the house with his black bag. My mother would usher him into our bedroom, and he would sit down on the bed to examine my brother and me. Years later, I learned the true value of the home visit.

Dr. Carlos Yu says based on his experiences working in the mass vaccine centre as a vaccinator and recovery physician he has some suggestions for a more efficient and safer vaccine roll-out. Most suggestions apply to the future; but some still apply for right now.

The request came via email from Editor-in-Chief of the Medical Post, Colin Leslie. At first glance, it was a curious ask, “a new headshot,” a term unfamiliar to me until recently. My initial exposure to “headshots” was at a medical cannabis conference a few years earlier. . . and that reminded me of another story. . . .

I have had the opportunity recently to work in a pharmacy in Alberta as well as my usual gig in B.C., which has led to me pondering the differences in pharmacy culture between the provinces.