November 7, 2016
Sometimes it helps to have a quasi-judicial body say something that ought to be obvious. The Consent and Capacity Board has released two rulings that make […]
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October 24, 2016
Compassion is a virtue much touted in health care. Many organizations and individuals would claim compassion as one of their key values. Good thing too – […]
October 19, 2016
On the one hand: The Parliament of Canada recognizes the autonomy of persons who have a grievous and irremediable medical condition that causes them enduring and […]
February 19, 2016
Book Review Atul Gawande. Being Mortal. Medicine and what matters in the end. In the introduction the author describes an early patient of his patient he […]
November 9, 2015
Should an alcoholic be denied a liver transplant unless he or she has been “dry” for six months? Debra Selkirk the widow of Toronto businessman Richard […]
September 24, 2015
Flu season will soon be upon us and once again the issue of “encouraging” or perhaps “coercing” health care workers to get vaccinated will be upon […]