Students pitch an app to screen patients for minor ailmentsA group of third-year students at the University of Waterloo are working on an app that would screen patients coming in for minor ailments using chatGPT technology. POLL: Are you using or planning on using an AI scribe?See what your colleagues say. Take our weekly doctor poll. Canada ranks last in primary healthcare access among 10 wealthy countries: report Canada also ranked last in ability to get a same or next-day appointment to see a doctor or nurse. The potential of AI in medical practice: what tools are there? The integration of AI tools into medical offices holds significant potential to enhance efficiency and patient care, argues Dr. Darren Larsen. N.S. to face wave of physician retirements as wait-list for primary care remains high ‘The level of stress on family doctors and emergency physicians has really quite drastically increased since I started to practice about 10 years ago.’ There for the duration: New UBC program immerses family medicine residents in rural communities The program is checklist-based instead of rotation-based as medical residents stay in the community for the full two years. Kid guilt Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes grapples with guilt over the perceived imbalance between a demanding medical career and the time spent with her children. Program helping northern Ontario ERs stay open set to expire Many of the province’s more isolated hospitals that rely on locums have been benefiting from the Temporary Locum Program, which pays them a premium. Treating migraines with CGRP antagonists Calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor inhibitors offer advantages over traditional therapies. Patient perspective: Is my doctor using AI? This piece from the Associated Press takes a look at the artificial intelligence tools that are becoming more widely used among American doctors. First Previous 23 24 25 26 27 Next Last