Unlike other forums where physicians connect as fellow specialists or talk among themselves, Twitter has created a place where physicians and patients can exchange views and expertise to the advantage of both.
Manitoba has the third-lowest rate of doctors in the country, said the organization's president Dr. Candace Bradshaw, and it's only going to get worse.
Dr. Lorraine Sharp, who made the decision recently to close down her family practice, has first-hand experience with burnout. At the Family Medicine Forum in Toronto, she shared some personal and organizational strategies for addressing burnout among physicians.