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....
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Dr. Celia Sprague
- Jul 19, 2021
- 11 min
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...
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cwimorg
- Jul 9, 2021
- 7 min
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...
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Dr. Meghan Wilson
- May 21, 2021
- 2 min
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,...
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cwimorg
- Mar 11, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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cwimorg
- Feb 17, 2021
- 4 min
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...
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Dr. Amita Dayal
- Jan 13, 2021
- 3 min
Unleashed
It is time to go on the walk. Like many others who find themselves owned by a dog, as I lace up my shoes Indi bounds about excitedly. ...
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Dr. Pascale Breault
- Nov 17, 2020
- 16 min
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...
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Dr. Carola Collins
- Nov 17, 2020
- 5 min
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...
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Dr. Stephanie Hart
- Oct 15, 2020
- 8 min
Grief
BY DR. STEPHANIE HART, MD CCFP Moderator Introduction, by Dr. Sara Ahronheim Trigger warning: Infant loss. October 15 is Pregnancy and...
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Dr. Celia Sprague
- Sep 1, 2020
- 9 min
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...
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Dr. Cassandra Hoggard
- Aug 18, 2020
- 3 min
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...
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Sara Ahronheim
- Jun 1, 2020
- 4 min
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,...
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Dr. Rachelle MacLellan
- Apr 19, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes
- Apr 16, 2020
- 4 min
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...
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Dr. Alanna Golden
- Apr 4, 2020
- 3 min
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...
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cwimorg
- Apr 2, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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Sara Ahronheim
- Mar 23, 2020
- 5 min
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,...
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Dr. Jennifer Kagan-Viater
- Mar 4, 2020
- 5 min
#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...
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Dr. Meghan Wilson
- Feb 11, 2020
- 4 min
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...
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