Many patients don't know about the hidden paperwork and administrative duties that family doctors do. Today I did the following (on my day off): #abhealth #abpoli #ableg 👇

Honestly speechless to see my photo series - a way to hear and share stories and learn from so many incredible perspectives - featured in Maclean’s Magazine I’ve met so many incredible people along the way and sharing your stories has been an honour ❤️

What erodes the joy in #medicine is the centering of systems/institutions over ppl & covering toxic culture w/ a misguided notion of professional accountability. Patients & students have seen this for YEARS, yet we fail to hear their wisdom. theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

I wrote this article about how physicians learn to dissociate and how the systems demand it of (all of) us. But there is a path forward…

An update to the sign…

It's happening!! Books will be available via @PagesBooksyyc onsite at @cSpaceProjects. Please join me for the launch of Christy Gibson on Sunday May 7 at 7pm. If you can make it, I'd appreciate it if you filled in numbers (but please come either way) forms.gle/igzNudz86sHAJ8…

A huge appreciation to all nurses during National Nursing Week. We've launched our new Therapeutic Nutrition Training module for nurses this week knowing they are key agents for diabetes remission #nationalnursing week #diabetes remission #newblogpost wix.to/FPdY3Z8

I was 3 years into being an attending physician when I found I was unhappy. I told myself once I…. …Pay off my loans …Buy a bigger house …Get promoted THAT is when I’ll be happy. Except I’d get there, and the happiness was fleeting. This is called an Arrival Fallacy 1/

Friends, I am so excited to share my first piece for the New Yorker about how we misunderstand and misuse CPR. CPR exists to reverse death. And reversing a death does not always mean restoring a life. newyorker.com/news/the-weeke… Department of Medicine UMass Chan Medical School

This is a topic that every family should sit down and discuss together. So few understand how dire their situation is if they are at the point that they require in hospital CPR. André Picard

Having just watched the Netflix documentary Poisoned, I feel horribly anxious about how this will unfold. globalnews.ca/news/9938114/c…

Excited for this upcoming virtual conference “Remission is Possible for Type 2 Diabetes: Navigating the Complexities of a Food-First Approach” presented by the ⁦@IPTN_Canada⁩ ubccpd.ca/learn/learning…

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My jaw just dropped at this statement. I’ve never stopped to think of it this way, but a significant proportion of my mental bandwidth gets taken up at working deciding how to say things “the right way”.

I wrote about antisemitism here & why it is just and important to call it out even amid horrific suffering in Gaza. Jewish fear in Canada is well founded and deserving of a voice. It hurts no one to listen. thestar.com/opinion/star-c… via @torontostar

So excited about this podcast regarding LIPEDEMA My Karl Nadolsky and I spoke with Dr. Amron, a lipedema specialist surgeon, all about the diagnosis and treatment of a condition that is commonly misdiagnosed as obesity. podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/docsw…

Who is watching #TheGentlemenNetflix ? More importantly, has derek guy done an analysis for us yet of the men’s fashion wear?

Wow. Incredibly compelling argument made for greater diversity in operating rooms. Congrats @halletjulie on your study and to you and @SarooSharda_MD on a brilliant interview.

Really important work coming out of U Calgary Domestic violence isn’t just a “women’s issue” and solutions to address it need to come from multiple levels and areas of government. edmontonjournal.com/opinion/column…