Apr 02 2020

COVID-19, Reflections

Safeguarding the health of Canada’s most vulnerable during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Using the same resolve with which we rush to acquire personal protective equipment and ventilators, we must ensure that Canadians don’t fall through the socioeconomic cracks.

Apr 01 2020

COVID-19, Medical Dispatches, Reflections, Tara Kiran

A story of the twin crises of COVID-19 and homelessness

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Where do patients without a home wait for results? Will they have a bed to return to if they test negative? How can they self-isolate if positive? And what happens...

Apr 01 2020

COVID-19, Medical Dispatches, Reflections

A particularly memorable night on-call

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His chest x-ray was concerning for viral pneumonia which made us highly suspicious he might be Canada’s first case of COVID-19.

Mar 31 2020

COVID-19, Maureen Taylor, Reflections

Zoom meeting to keep family up to speed

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I think I was able to make the case for social distancing to most of my many family members, but I spoke with my Dad a week later and he’s...

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

12 Comments

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, Irfan Dhalla, Reflections, Tara Kiran

A fortnight is forever in a pandemic

2 Comments

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Miami was crowded, virtually every restaurant was open, hand hygiene was abysmal, and signage was minimal and woefully out of date.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, Maureen Taylor, 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 26 2020

COVID-19, Editors' Blog

Worrying about loved ones

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When I was practicing as a palliative care doc, I’d see many people come to the ED from their nursing homes with shortness of breath. They were in the ED...

Mar 25 2020

COVID-19, Reflections

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

4 Comments

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

Mar 25 2020

COVID-19, Medical Dispatches

How we are using simulation to help our hospital prepare for COVID-19

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We used to plan on paper and hope for the best. Simulation has allowed us to do much more than that in our preparation for the COVID19 pandemic.

Mar 24 2020

COVID-19, Maureen Taylor, 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...