Almost everyone seems to agree there is a crisis in primary care. Almost one-third of people who want a family doctor can’t find one, and even people who have a family physician generally find them... Read More
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Background The baseline risk of symptomatic venous thromboembolism (VTE) in the first 35 days after major orthopaedic surgery has been estimated at 4.3%.[1] This burden of VTE, along with a much... Read More
Like everyone, I want the pandemic to be over, but I want it to end in the safest way possible for our most vulnerable members of society. A conversation in mid-2022 with Dr Jean Warneboldt, my... Read More
Ten years ago, I sat at a global health conference luncheon with an inspirational physician-leader and human rights champion. As they talked about the need for physicians to recognize and call out... Read More
In fall 2022, in response to progressively worsening difficulty finding a family physician in British Columbia, the Ministry of Health announced the Longitudinal Family Physician Payment Model,... Read More