Hospital and nurses deny negligence in N.B. emergency room death of 78-year-old manDarrell Mesheau’s family is suing Horizon Health Network, licensed practical nurse April Knowles and registered nurse Danielle Othen, alleging Mesheau died because of ‘reckless and outrageous acts and omissions.’ Two 'little old ladies with confusion’As part of a series of first-person true stories written by physicians, Dr. J. David Spence shares experiences from his early days making rounds in neurology. Are new payment models leaving rural FPs behind? Fresh payment models for primary care from B.C. and Alberta have been widely welcomed as good news. But, in both provinces, FPs practicing in rural and isolated communities aren't necessarily seeing what they need out of them. Don’t call me doctor As part of a series of first-person true stories written by physicians, Dr. Colin Stevenson shares on his need to not be a doctor sometimes. Man charged with attempted murder after three workers attacked in Halifax ER According to a police information form filed with the provincial court, the weapon used in three of the alleged confrontations was a knife. Armed patient allegedly injures three hospital staff in Halifax emergency room Halifax police say they responded to a weapons complaint at the hospital and took one person into custody. Doctors win more than $1 million in costs from patient who unsuccessfully sued for malpractice The judge ruled that one of the doctors had endured an “aggressive assault” on his reputation during the course of the seven-week trial. Patients in the Netherlands can’t go to the ER without a GP referral Part 3 of a 4 part series: But team-based care and practice assistants mean GPs have larger patient cohorts than in Canada. Adverse drug events in outpatient settings ADEs in the outpatient setting are common, occuring in approximately 5% of patients. Of these, 22% are considered preventable. A friendly reminder to stop killing people Sometimes as a physician, you're the patient. But what can you do if things are going horribly wrong with your care and no one is listening to you? First Previous 20 21 22 23 24 Next Last
