Before any elective surgery, physicians try to prepare patients and reduce complication rates by stabilizing any known medical issues. Growing research also points to the value of considering other health indicators, such as mental health, substance use, chronic pain, nutrition,… Continue Reading
Some physicians may remember a time when doctors’ lounges were a place to mingle with colleagues, share difficult cases, and put faces to names. Even before COVID rendered such in-person gatherings undesirable, there were few opportunities for physicians to get… Continue Reading
Dr. Nathan Hoag saw a great opportunity for multi-disciplinary collaboration: Transgender surgical care has been available, but in a limited and specialty-focused capacity. By bringing together a team of physicians from plastic surgery, gynecology, urology, psychiatry and family practice, Dr.… Continue Reading
The final few weeks of the first trimester of pregnancy can be a time filled with worry. Women can have symptoms such a bleeding or cramping that may suggest an early pregnancy loss, but cannot know for sure without an… Continue Reading
Like many FP OBs, Dr. Telen Harper knows that the safe and effective management of labour and delivery requires seamless collaboration among primary care providers, midwives, obstetricians, pediatricians, anesthetists, and nursing staff. With growing evidence to support alternative practices in… Continue Reading
The Division of Gastroenterology has been working hard to ensure their services are more accessible for patients and referral partners. Led by Dr. Kevin Rioux, the Division hosted a Physician and MOA Education Evening to showcase the improved Central Access… Continue Reading
With a focus on supporting enhanced care for pregnant women who use substances, Drs. Sarah Lea and Heather McEwen hosted an evening event for family physicians, midwives, social workers, nurses, psychiatrists, pediatricians, obstetricians, and addiction medicine specialists. The goals of… Continue Reading
