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Oona Hayes, MD, CCFP

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A medical doctor and a psychiatrist consult about a patient
Clinical Articles / July/August 2018

Assessment by pit appointment as an alternative to full psychiatric consultation

Background Atul Gawande’s 2012 TED Talk about improving health care (How do we heal medicine?) proposes that medical staff should function like a pit crew in a car race, with each skilled crew member having a well-... Read More

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