General Practice/Family Medicine

A med student in 1979, I wandered down to the ER of Montreal Children's. It was downright spooky. The cubicles were empty. The waiting room was silent. The doctors and nurses were gathered at the nursing station watching a small portable TV. 

This past election, healthcare came across as an after-thought to more immediate economic concerns that often hijacked campaign headlines.

In medicine, we’re trained to stay rational and calm—but when illness strikes those we love, even the strongest clinical armor can fall away.

For some doctors a heavy workload suits them but some grapple with blurred boundaries, burnout and the line between purpose and addiction.

For Doctors’ Day—May 1—Dr. Alykhan Abdulla shares his latest poem on identity and the everyday reality of the profession.

With high burnout, light touch called for from colleges of physicians and surgeons.

A pharmacist-led transitional care emergency department intervention significantly reduces repeat ED visits and hospitalizations for the same med-related event.

While quality improvement should be about the particulars of your clinic and practice, here are some ideas to get you started.