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  • UnCanadian. Unjust. Unacceptable.

    Ontario’s exclusion of Internationally Trained Physicians from the CaRMS R-1 first iteration must be reversed.
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  • Case report: Treatable?

    I would be interested in opinions and suggestions regarding management of a large keloid scar—fortunately located in a place which could be covered by clothing.
    An unusual scar on the fair-skinned leg of a patient
  • POLL: Are Canada’s FPs looking for the exit?

    We hear a lot about how frustrated family physicians are—but how many of them are actually looking to call it quits?
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  • Five years into retirement

    I’m sitting patiently in a confining, V-shaped waiting room that barely accommodates six time-eroded faux-leather chairs. This professional building has a familiar, déjà vu vibe, perhaps because I had done time here in a previous life—25 years in fact.
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  • Reimagining the future of pharmacy

    If we are to survive, we must rethink our service models not as transactions, but as trust lines.
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  • Hey Siri, define ‘pharmacist’

    If you had to quickly explain to someone what a pharmacist does, what would you say? Your answer may be important for ensuring the profession is valued by patients, policy makers—and future pharmacists.
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  • Rings a bell: Metabolic Health with Dr. Alex Nataros

    The third episode of the 'Rings a bell' podcast—hosting educational conversations to help busy pharmacy professionals stay on top of the clinical info they need—covers general metabolic health as it relates to pharmaceuticals, the microbiome and nutrition.
    Cartoon of a young woman pharmacist thinking
  • Was my wife’s hospital care an anomaly or the new normal in Ontario?

    Over the past few years, I’ve written several articles praising the Canadian healthcare system based on my own experiences or the experiences of those close to me. But my family’s recent experience has me wondering if the system is collapsing into third-world status or if this incident was simply an outlier.
    Blurry view of a hospital room
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