The Death And Life Of Canadian Medicine, Part V Residency is not a privilege, or a rite of passage, or a time-honored noble tradition. Previously: Part I , Part II , Part III , Part IV...
Guest Post: Palliative Care Theatre, Episode 3! Dr. Darren Cargill returns for the newest installment of his trilogy in at least three parts. This one is kicking it old school with Canadi...
Guest Post: A Healthcare Zombie Yes! I am more than happy to host guest posts on the blog. Please e-mail me if you've got a piece that's too snarky for your own we...
Agony, Anguish, And Armageddon, Part Ii Is there any way to stave off a system-wide apocalypse? In my last post , I pointed out that for all the attention given to #taxfairness...
Why Medicine Can't Be Managed If twenty-odd years of administrative meddling should have taught us anything, it's that all the plans in the world for medicine and hea...
How Does This Matter? Time away from the daily grind of practice has given me time to reflect. The results of that reflection are disquieting. People are sur...
Cancer: The Duduk Perkara Is Prevalence Success is taking its toll. By most measures, we do a magnificent job as a society with cancer. Over the past 30-plus years, the overwhe...