Category: COVID-19

Apr 14 2021

COVID-19, Reflections

Canada’s loss of both the pandemic early warning system & the precautionary principle

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Unfortunately, lack of attention to the precautionary principle continues to be a major shortcoming of Canada’s response to health-related threats.

Mar 30 2021

COVID-19, Reflections, Student Humanities Blog

A Tale of Two Pandemics

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I can’t help but recognize that it is racism – not race – that is the real culprit behind the increase in morbidity and mortality.

Mar 16 2021

COVID-19, Reflections

Reflections from “the other side”

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As an "experienced" patient, I felt the absence of a loved one. The vulnerability I felt lying alone and in pain is amplified several-fold for patients far sicker and more vulnerable...

Mar 12 2021

COVID-19, Student Humanities Blog

Hello, 2021

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An entire revolution around the sun later, we are still here.

Mar 10 2021

COVID-19, Reflections

A tale of 4 sisters during COVID-19

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COVID-19 has been the best of times. COVID-19 has also been the worst of times. Recently, it has certainly been the winter of despair.

Mar 08 2021

COVID-19, Reflections

Reflections on a pan-Canadian round table on COVID-19 vaccination

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Our national conversation with Prime Minister Trudeau and Minister Hajdu felt like a balm against the burnout that so many healthcare workers and others are struggling with right now

Mar 04 2021

COVID-19, Reflections

Adapting research to a virtual format during COVID-19

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Thoughtful planning delivered success when transitioning to a virtual meeting format due to COVID-19.

Feb 09 2021

COVID-19, Doctors' health, Reflections

The fallacy of balance in medicine

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Consider the harm done by entangling wellness with professionalism.

Feb 05 2021

COVID-19, Reflections

So how does it end?

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I needed a day to begin to grieve.

Dec 04 2020

COVID-19, Reflections

Losing touch

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COVID-19 has fundamentally disrupted the touch we share with loved ones and the opportunities for provider-patient touch in the medical setting.

Nov 30 2020

COVID-19, Reflections

“Sorry, no visitors allowed”

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COVID-19 visitor restriction policies have taken away a basic tenet of patient-centered care and family-centered care.

Nov 04 2020

COVID-19, Reflections

Telemedicine, autism spectrum disorder and difficult conversations: challenging the 10,000-hour rule

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I have sometimes left the Zoom meeting with a persistent draining feeling of inadequacy.

Oct 08 2020

COVID-19

Should the MCCQE II exams go ahead?

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Public health is all about managing competing risks. What are the respective risks associated with holding the in-person exam or not holding it this year?

Sep 25 2020

COVID-19, Tara Kiran

The issue is not resilience

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Our system is strained and our force of will can’t keep it together.