Category: Reflections

Mar 29 2020

COVID-19, Medical Dispatches, Reflections

Fear and danger in the coronavirus war

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Last week, no one had their act together. This week we’ve finally smartened up, stood up, and are marching in the same direction.

Mar 27 2020

COVID-19, Reflections

Why Canada needs urgent revisions to its COVID-19 response strategy

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The federal government’s reluctance to adopt disruptive measures until very recently reflects a serious underestimation of the gravity of this pandemic.

Mar 27 2020

COVID-19, Medical Dispatches, Reflections

Lessons COVID-19 has taught me

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Being afraid and being brave are not mutually exclusive.

Mar 26 2020

COVID-19, Reflections

A fortnight is forever in a pandemic

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The airport in Miami was crowded, virtually every restaurant was open, hand hygiene was abysmal, and signage was minimal and woefully out of date.

Mar 26 2020

COVID-19, Reflections

From SARS reporter to COVID-19 front line

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I was the CBC’s National Medical Reporter in 2013 when SARS hit Toronto, and that single story pretty much occupied my time for three months straight.

Mar 25 2020

COVID-19, Reflections

Through the eyes of the front lines: the perspective of a 1st year family medicine resident

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One day at a time, one moment at a time, one cough at a time.

Mar 24 2020

COVID-19, Reflections

Social distancing at work and home

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Most of my colleagues go home to a family but I live alone. In the 7 years since my husband died, my web of friends has been a vital source...

Mar 24 2020

COVID-19, Reflections

The potential role of unmatched Canadian Medical Graduates during a pandemic

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As we watch COVID-19 go viral on- and off-line, I, as an unmatched medical graduate, find myself both frightened and frustrated to watch our medical community call for help while...

Mar 21 2020

COVID-19, Primary Care, Reflections

COVID-19 will reveal our true values

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Governments come and go but physicians in this country hold fast to their end of a social contract that includes a duty to care.

Mar 18 2020

COVID-19, Reflections

COVID-19: Crisis reflections from the front line

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My past experiences working with the Canadian Armed Forces taught me a great deal about coping with crises, stress, confusion, guilt, loss and grief.

Mar 17 2020

COVID-19, Reflections

The viral spread of racism

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I was 16 years old when SARS hit Hong Kong. At the time, the virus was far from my mind despite my being a high school student in a predominantly...

Mar 10 2020

Reflections

The Case for Narrative Medicine

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Michael Pratte is a second-year medical student at the University of Ottawa.   Around the moment my scalpel cut into human flesh for the first time, it occurred to me that...

Mar 03 2020

Reflections

What My Brain Tumor Taught Me: The Role My Medical History Plays in My Medical Career

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Noam Raiter is a first-year medical student at McMaster University   I have wanted to be a doctor for as long as I can remember, and I’ve been a patient...

Feb 26 2020

Reflections

Letter to Class of 2020

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Mei Wen is a class of 2019 from University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine. Twitter: @meiwwen.   If there is one thing I learned from going through the Canadian Resident Matching...