Category: Reflections

Jun 24 2020

Pandemic therapy

1 Comment

I began to imagine the birds as my co-therapists, conveying an implicit message of hope, continuity, and purpose, more potent than anything I could put into words.

Jun 19 2020

COVID-19, Reflections

How one small town tackled the COVID-19 pandemic and won

3 Comments

One factor contributing to low acute care volumes was the lack of spread among our elderly population

May 29 2020

COVID-19, Reflections, Tara Kiran

Ramping up in-person office visits in primary care in the aftermath of COVID-19

8 Comments

How do we balance benefits and risks? How can we assess the impact of decisions to ramp up in-person care so we know whether we need to pull back again?

May 28 2020

COVID-19, Reflections

Family physician leadership in long-term care: COVID-19 success and a call to action

6 Comments

I feel fortunate that our patients have been able to receive care by in large in their homes from their own family physician and care providers.

May 22 2020

COVID-19, Maureen Taylor, Reflections

I can care for patients because I am not afraid

4 Comments

I can do my job because I am protected.

May 22 2020

COVID-19, Reflections

Chewing gum for COVID-19

5 Comments

What about the older adults I saw, or my colleagues who, after interacting with me, provided care in congregate living settings full of seniors?

May 21 2020

COVID-19, Reflections

Revisiting the no visitors policy

8 Comments

Even in lock-down, word travels quickly. Friends and family members, once part of the fabric of our floor, now signify an anticipated death.

May 20 2020

COVID-19, Reflections

Finding purpose in a pandemic

4 Comments

“Despite all the challenges that lie in wait, you are so truly fortunate to be entering this profession.”

May 19 2020

COVID-19, Reflections

A sister’s reflections

10 Comments

If you meet my sister during COVID-19, she will not be able to tell you about what her life is like outside of hospital.

May 15 2020

COVID-19, Reflections

People who use drugs are experiencing overlapping crises during COVID-19

1 Comment

The call to self-isolate puts people who use drugs in a uniquely dangerous position.

May 14 2020

COVID-19, Reflections

On the bench

No Comments

One of the amazing things about the COVID crisis has been the emergence of so many "super-subs".

May 13 2020

COVID-19, Reflections

Good luck

6 Comments

There is a necessary ritual between the dying and the living: that immense need to be held and to hold, to be surrounded by people and be present for the...

May 12 2020

COVID-19, Reflections