Emergency Medicine

B.C. doctors urge province to expand time-based model of pay
FPs currently can bill for up to an hour to assess whether a patient meets the criteria for the anti-viral drug Paxlovid.
Ukrainian doctors in N.L. who fled the war say they are frustrated with province
Maryna Sikorska says she arrived in St. John's in June and emailed the government on July 7 saying she wanted to work and needed help, but she says she didn't receive a reply until Sunday night.

Mental health experts say Canada should have a three digit suicide crisis hotline

Sheryl Boswell, the executive director of Youth Mental Health Canada, said Canada should act fast to establish this essential mental health service.
Newfoundland and Labrador temporarily hikes pay for doctors in rural emergency rooms

Health Minister Tom Osborne told reporters today the pay increase could amount to as much as $800 a day.
When two wrongs don't make a right: Doctor prescribed Ivermectin for myocarditis—even though tests ruled out the condition

Dr. Wilhemus Petrus Grobler told the College of Physicians and Surgeons and Manitoba he was acceding to what the patient wanted.
Patient dies while waiting hours to be seen in New Brunswick emergency department

John Staples, a residential support worker, witnessed the incident early Tuesday morning as he waited with a client at the Dr. Everett Chalmers Hospital and posted details on social media.
The Dutch public-private healthcare model is the fix Canada needs

Lawyer and health law specialist Tracey Tremayne-Lloyd argues Canada should look abroad for solutions, specifically to the Netherlands.
Don’t blame family physicians: Many factors contributing to Ontario ER record wait times

Hospital staff, FP shortages contributing to crowded ERs.
Ontario municipal leaders call for action amid several temporary ER closures

Hospitals have cited critical staff shortages for the closures and organizations representing doctors and nurses have noted that workers are burned out and leaving their roles after two years on the front lines of the pandemic.
A sick doctor shouldn’t wait eight hours in the ER

Dr. Jabir Jassam makes the case for more professional courtesy in certain situations.

B.C. doctors urge province to expand time-based model of pay

Ukrainian doctors in N.L. who fled the war say they are frustrated with province

Mental health experts say Canada should have a three digit suicide crisis hotline

Newfoundland and Labrador temporarily hikes pay for doctors in rural emergency rooms

When two wrongs don't make a right: Doctor prescribed Ivermectin for myocarditis—even though tests ruled out the condition

Patient dies while waiting hours to be seen in New Brunswick emergency department

The Dutch public-private healthcare model is the fix Canada needs

Don’t blame family physicians: Many factors contributing to Ontario ER record wait times

Ontario municipal leaders call for action amid several temporary ER closures

A sick doctor shouldn’t wait eight hours in the ER