Dear oncology: in 1 plain sentence, at the top of your note can you write: the cancer; when it was dx'd/recurred; where they are in their Rx; current complications; goals of care. I can't rapidly figure things out in the ER chaos. This is how I can best serve the patient.

A Mother’s Day plea: Be mindful of those around you. The day to celebrate motherhood can be excruciating for those who have lost a child, can't conceive, or miss their own Moms, by Marsha Lederman theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl… via Globe Opinion #grief #MothersDay 💐

The care and expertise family doctors provide cannot be replaced, and compensation should reflect their true value to patients and the health system.

For the love of God, pay family docs more. “More money” may not be the solution for everything. But when it comes to retaining and recruiting GPs, it’s about as close to a magic bullet as we’re likely to find, by Matt Gurney tvo.org/article/for-th… via TVO Today | The Agenda Dennis Kendel

I refer 'social admissions' regularly. I thank Internal Medicine who are compassionate and understanding. Not a patient failure, but a policy failure. Thank you - Catherine Varner Andrew Baback Boozary Andreas Laupacis CMAJ cmaj.ca/content/196/17… - 1/2

Just out: Part 3 in the #SavingEmergencyMedicine series: #Compassion

Full text here: rdcu.be/dGWxt

Paul Atkinson Kavish Chandra Anton Helman #KrishnaPulchan CAEP

Congrats to Alim Pardhan Sonja Wakeling from McMaster Emerg Med for their various awards!!!

So my local Ontario Health Team (Hastings Prince Edward Ontario Health Team) is advertising a local Reiki certification course.

Why does Ontario Ministry of Health want to lend its name & authority to a unscientific alt-health practice? Specifically a $125-225 course designed to generate more 'certified' Reiki practitioners? 😳

Pls, Hastings Prince Edward Ontario Health Team, don't legitimize pseudoscience!

Entities like Ontario Health, Alberta Health Services, etc, should be directing patients & professionals AWAY from this think kind of nonsense! cc Michelle Cohen, MD

DYK? Canadian doctors invest 10 to 15 years in their #MedEd & training to become a physician, in addition to #CPD each year.

Your dedication and expertise make a world of difference every day. Thank you!

#NationalPhysiciansDay #DoctorsDay #CdnHealth #MedTwitter

En cette #JournéeNationaleDesMédecins , la vague de reconnaissance qui déferle sur les médecins m’inspire au plus haut point.
C’est un réel privilège pour moi d’appuyer mes collègues grâce au travail de l’ACPM.

We encourage members of the public to use our Compliment a Physician tool to recognize an Ontario physician who has made a positive impact on your health journey: bit.ly/4blhoYi

On this #NationalPhysiciansDay , we recognize the unwavering commitment of Canada's physicians.

Thank you for your dedication to patient care and your contributions to Canadian healthcare! 🩺❤️

#DoctorsDay #CdnHealth #MedTwitter

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A comic reflection on the roller coaster of medical training 🎢

How do you possibly capture all the ups and downs, the amazing moments and terrible moments, and every messy moment in between?

Emergency department visits by First Nations patients were more likely to end with them leaving without being seen or against medical advice than those by non–First Nations patients, disproportionately disrupting and delaying care.
➡️ cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.…

Minister Rechie Valdez, you're mistaken. This is not something Canada can recruit our way out of.
@Ontariosdoctors are facing financial strain, worsened by proposed tax changes. This could threaten physician practices and patient access.

New HiQuiPs post leverages CMPA data on the most frequent diagnostic contributing factors seen in CMPA cases.

Thanks CanadiEM for sharing!

Thanks to CMPA's Dr. Shirley Lee for providing insights on optimizing your diagnostic reasoning. ow.ly/iuUg50Rji3C #EM #QI

Thank you for your advocacy Kay M. Dingwell🍁🩺🏳️‍🌈

The future of medicine is bright! Proud to see Tharsini Sivananthajothy (she/her) masterfully describe how and why one’s “sense of belonging” in medicine requires critical analysis and reflection as we train the current and future physicians of Canada 🇨🇦

We're proud to have Tharsini Sivananthajothy (she/her) as part of the McMaster Emerg Med McMaster Emerg MedFRCPC family! McMaster University Department of Medicine McMaster University, PGME