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Viral Shadows - by Dr. Lana Myroniuk
Wash hands. Don mask. Wash hands. Don face shield. Wash hands. Breathe. Open the door. Desperation pours out of him like an oil spill....
Dr. Lana Myroniuk
Aug 15, 20212 min read
May She Be Well - by Dr. Celia Sprague
Originally posted on Dr. Sprague's personal blog, Life on Abram Lake, https://lifeonabramlake.com/ Trigger warning: Child non-accidental...
Dr. Celia Sprague
Jul 19, 202111 min read
Three Decades of Taking Care of Women and Those They Care For - by Dr. Sandra Landolt
The Pandemic has forced us to connect and teach via virtual means, which has actually been surprisingly enjoyable. I had the great...
cwimorg
Jul 9, 20217 min read
Ten Clinics
1. Dad is angry he yells and tells me how it is; stridently informs me what is wrong with society and consequently, with me We part,...
cwimorg
May 20, 20212 min read
Happy First Canadian Women Physician's Day - A poem in honour of my colleagues
By Dr. Sara Ahronheim, Emergency Physician, Montreal She sits in her car at the end of the day Lets the music play Closes her eyes Rubs...
cwimorg
Mar 11, 20212 min read
Opening Doors
On March 11, 2021, we will celebrate the first Canadian Women Physicians Day. To mark this remarkable date, the CWIM blog will feature...
cwimorg
Feb 17, 20214 min read
The System is Me Too... Le système, c'est moi aussi...
The system is me too... I am a doctor. I grew up without ever seeing a single Indigenous person in my daily life. I did not see their...
cwimorg
Nov 17, 202016 min read
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day
Moderator Introduction, by Dr. Sara Ahronheim October 15 is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day, and in fact the whole month of...
Dr. Carola Collins
Nov 17, 20205 min read
Grief
BY DR. STEPHANIE HART, MD CCFP Moderator Introduction, by Dr. Sara Ahronheim Trigger warning: Infant loss. October 15 is Pregnancy and...
Dr. Stephanie Hart
Oct 14, 20208 min read
Daring to be
BY DR. CELIA SPRAGUE Dr. Sprague is a rural GP and mama of two littles, who loves to write about life in the backwoods of Northwestern...
Dr. Celia Sprague
Aug 31, 20209 min read
Tears, shame, fear and, above all, heroism.
BY DR. CASSANDRA HOGGARD Cassandra Hoggard is a family doctor in Okotoks and works in multiple supportive living and long-term care sites...
Dr. Cassandra Hoggard
Aug 17, 20203 min read
Goodbye Daycare
By Sara Ahronheim You run to me, arms outstretched, as I drag my weary limbs to the garage door. You have been anticipating my arrival,...
Sara Ahronheim
May 31, 20204 min read
Waiting to Breathe Again
By Rachelle MacLellan I feel like I'm living in the twilight zone. This in between time where nothing has happened. No one has died, I...
Dr. Rachelle MacLellan
Apr 18, 20202 min read
Code Boob
By Melissa Yuan-Innes This article was originally published in the Medical Post as a response to Dr. Michelle Cohen's piece. The editor...
Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes
Apr 15, 20204 min read
The Sweetness of Nothing
By Dr. Alanna Golden I never thought I would be a stay at home Mom. I never thought I would home school my kids. I never dreamed I would...
Dr. Alanna Golden
Apr 3, 20203 min read
Crashing During Covid
By Anonymous Remember that last scene from Thelma and Louise, where they drive off the cliff, smiling and holding hands? I feel like that...
cwimorg
Apr 1, 20202 min read
Pandemic
By Sara Ahronheim I am a front line health care worker. I am an Emergency Physician. I am also a mother to two glorious, growing,...
Sara Ahronheim
Mar 22, 20205 min read
#forlittlekeira
By Jennifer Kagan-Viater Tomorrow marks three weeks since Keira’s death. It doesn’t get any easier. The pain is searing, gnawing and all...
Dr. Jennifer Kagan-Viater
Mar 4, 20205 min read
Residency Mornings
By Meghan Wilson The morning starts early, painfully so. I wake up feeling exhausted, sore everywhere, and overwhelmed. I don’t fall back...
cwimorg
Feb 11, 20204 min read
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