by Marcus Greatheart | Feb 25, 2021 | Addiction Medicine, Barriers to Health Care, Blog, Equity Work, Medical Education |
People who use drugs (PWUD) deserve same access to primary care as everyone else One of my biggest frustrations as a doctor are the “care-silos” patients get stuck in. A colleague who’d taken a gig at a methadone clinic told me she was reprimanded for prescribing...
by Marcus Greatheart | Dec 15, 2020 | Blog, Communication Skills for Doctors |
“My patients come with too many problems,” is a common grievance I hear from doctors. Your patient wants your help with their shoulder pain, the diarrhea, a form and prescription refills, which doesn’t include your priorities which are checking the blood pressure and...
by Marcus Greatheart | Dec 15, 2020 | Blog, Communication Skills for Doctors, Medical Education |
In July 2020, I had the pleasure of speaking with Anne and Hannah from the Northern Exposure podcast. These remarkable medical students from my alma mater McMaster University Niagara Campus are holding meaningful conversations with physicians across the spectrum to...
by Marcus Greatheart | Dec 15, 2020 | Blog, Communication Skills for Doctors, Medical Education |
On a recent teleconference, an invited physician leader was abrasive and unprofessional in sharing her opinions. Two other leaders gave her feedback on her approach and she changed her tune somewhat, then gave the standard non-apology: “I’m sorry if I was perceived as...
by Marcus Greatheart | Dec 14, 2020 | Blog, Communication Skills for Doctors, Equity Work |
We carry the burden of our patients’ past mistreatments. We know from history how doctors have participated in the medical violence brought upon Black people, transgender and queer community, and women–just to name a few. Think about the roles physicians played...
by Marcus Greatheart | Dec 14, 2020 | Addiction Medicine, Blog, Medical Education |
Last year, I was invited to speak at the Catholic Health Association of BC annual conference about a novel and, for some, controversial pilot project we’re undertaking at our long term care facility in Vancouver. We’ve invited patients taking methadone and other...
