Delivering the care we need now
Join CMA President Dr. Alika Lafontaine on Dec. 8 from 6:30-8 pm ET for a panel discussion with CBC Radio host and author Dr. Brian Goldman, family physician and researcher Dr. Rita McCracken, former Ontario Minister of Health and Long-Term Care Deb Matthews, and patient advocate Claire Snyman.
From the vault: It takes a team
The daily tradeoffs of caring for patients while keeping up with administrative demands is leading to burnout – and prompting some professionals to swap private clinics and hospitals for team-based practices.
This episode of Sound Mind originally aired in May 2022.
In Focus
- ICYMI: The CMA hosted a Twitter Spaces event on putting patients before politics.
- It’s the most wonderful time of the year! The CaRMS Interview Prep Program kicks off soon.
- Understanding the drivers of physician wellness: Moving past the data from the 2021 National Physician Health Survey
- Read the latest evidence-based resources on RSV, curated by the CMA’s Ask A Librarian team.
- Hung out to dry: Physicians practicing in rural and remote at higher risk for burnout and depression
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- Wellness Hub
Tools and resources to help physicians at all ages and stages, and inform a new culture of medicine. - Wellness Connection
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COVID-19 has had a devastating toll on many health professionals. Get support - for your peers, and yourself.
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Find out how to join the CMA in driving health care reform at a national level. - Membership
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Learn about the patients informing the CMA’s work for a better future of health.
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- Ask a librarian
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