Many specialists ignore the requirements in the schedule of benefits and expect family doctors to deal with follow-up care, ordering tests and admin work, argues Dr. Adam Stewart.
Treating young patients as mature minors can be challenging. Brian Salte, legal counsel for the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewans, offers insights for doctors.
Canada's leaders would do well to refer to Albert Einstein's definition of insanity, because this new healthcare funding smells like old promises our government failed to keep, years ago.
Margaret Melanson of Horizon Health Network says staff schedules—which often leave little room for work-life balance—are one of the main reasons causing nurses to quit.
Dr. Jean-René Pierre, who retired from practice in December 2021, was also the family physician for the patient’s mother and former spouse, according to the Collège des médecins du Québec.
