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Treating cancer pain in patients with Opioid Use Disorder: FREE Resources

Treating cancer pain in patients with Opioid Use Disorder: FREE Resources

by Marcus Greatheart | Feb 25, 2021 | Addiction Medicine, Barriers to Health Care, Blog, Equity Work, Medical Education | 0 comments

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...
Guest Appearance on the Northern Exposure Podcast

Guest Appearance on the Northern Exposure Podcast

by Marcus Greatheart | Dec 15, 2020 | Blog, Communication Skills for Doctors, Medical Education | 0 comments

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...
How Changing the Way Doctors Apologize Can Make a Difference

How Changing the Way Doctors Apologize Can Make a Difference

by Marcus Greatheart | Dec 15, 2020 | Blog, Communication Skills for Doctors, Medical Education | 0 comments

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...
How Do We Address Addiction in Long Term Care Facilities?

How Do We Address Addiction in Long Term Care Facilities?

by Marcus Greatheart | Dec 14, 2020 | Addiction Medicine, Blog, Medical Education | 0 comments

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...
Patients Avoid the Emergency Room for Good Reasons – Doctors Can Change That

Patients Avoid the Emergency Room for Good Reasons – Doctors Can Change That

by Marcus Greatheart | Dec 9, 2020 | Barriers to Health Care, Blog, Medical Education | 0 comments

Many of my patients living with addiction and homelessness who attend our downtown Vancouver health clinic refuse to go to the emergency room. Over the years I’ve grown somewhat accustomed to patients making the decision to not access the hospital despite my expressed...

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