‘Choosing to do a job that pays less, because you enjoy it, only goes so far’To keep their family medicine practice viable, Vanessa and her six female family physician colleagues subsidize their clinic with other work. Will anyone listen this time?A new report from an independent economic think tank calls for all provinces to allow pharmacists the full scope of practice afford to their counterparts in Alberta. Will anyone listen? Waiting for cancer care is the new normal Announcing the first paper in a public information series, AMA president Dr. Paul Parks speaks to what is needed to improve cancer care in Alberta. Physicians need more formal training on delivering bad news: study Two-thirds of physicians say they did not receive any education on breaking bad news to patients. Teen who ate spicy tortilla chip died of high chile consumption and had a heart defect, autopsy says The youth died of cardiopulmonary arrest ‘in the setting of recent ingestion of food substance with high capsaicin concentration.’ POLL: Do you have or are you planning to get point-of-care ultrasound in your clinic? See what your colleagues say. Take our weekly doctor poll. Wildfire emergency resources for physicians in B.C. Doctors of BC compiled a list of resources, including guides for practice continuity. Will AI replace doctors who read X-rays, or just make them better than ever? Radiologists have used computers to enhance images and flag suspicious areas since the 1990s. But the latest AI programs can go much further. How to be more effective at helping youth prevent illicit drug overdose Physicians should understand trends in how youth use drugs, which youth are more likely to be affected and how to tailor proactive overdose prevention to this cohort. How many more pharmacists does Quebec need? A whopping 3,000 Some more niche areas of care are especially empty when it comes to the pharmacy professionals needed. First Previous 49 50 51 52 53 Next Last
