9+ hour, 24+ min ago  (485+ words) In May, Ontario’s Auditor General released a special report on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Ontario government, including medical “AI scribes” that are increasingly being used by doctors, including us. While headlines and coverage focused mainly on…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (814+ words) A neurosurgeon in Saskatoon removes a brain tumour from a patient flown in from northern Saskatchewan. The operation was successful. Days later, the patient returns home. But the clinicians caring for that patient in the north may not be able…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (327+ words) Canada has long called itself a global public health leader. Last year, we recorded more than double the measles cases of the United States, despite having less than one-eighth of its population. That shouldn’t have been possible, and it didn’t…...

1+ mon, 8+ min ago  (362+ words) It is hard to miss the billboards advertising boutique wellness clinics, executive health programs and concierge medical services sprinkled across major Canadian cities. The rise of “biohacking” – optimizing physical or cognitive performance through lifestyle changes, supplements, devices, testing and experimental…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (302+ words) When I went through medical school, I recall learning little to nothing on topics such as disability, ableism and accessibility in health care. Then one day, near the end of my family medicine residency, I sustained life-altering injuries and could…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (395+ words) There is a quiet pattern anyone who has worked behind a pharmacy counter for any length of time can recognize. The patient showing signs of distress. The patient disclosing struggles with making ends meet in a new country. Or the…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (436+ words) For most of my medical career, physician burnout was treated as a personal failing, something to overcome through sheer grit. Medical learners and physicians often faced stigma, even career consequences, when they asked for help. Thankfully, our understanding of burnout…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (888+ words) Editors’ note: This article is written by Jane Pezarro, with input from Dr. Christian Finley. Every Wednesday in December, the floor of Christian Finley’s lung cancer clinic disappears, buried under gift bags and boxes. Chocolate. Christmas cards. Tokens of gratitude…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago  (942+ words) Over the past decade, we have made significant progress in how we talk about mental health. Words like trauma, burnout, boundaries and triggers have become part of everyday conversation, making it easier for people to name their experiences and, in…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (532+ words) This article is the fourth in a series exploring what a literature review reveals about the digital burden in primary care, why it matters and how we can rethink the relationship between clinicians and technology. Consulting is not co-creating Design…...