Finding a family doctor is a huge challenge for many Canadians. In British Columbia, a growing number of people are turning to nurse practitioners, who have a scope of practice between a family doctor and a registered nurse.

B.C. Nurse Practitioners

A feature interview with Dr. Kathryn Mannix. In her new book – Listen: How to find the words for tender conversations, Mannix shares lessons on how to connect with loved ones and friends on deeply personal subjects.

How to have tender conversations

Dr. Brian Goldman speaks with psychiatrist and neuroscientist Judson Brewer about his new book “Unwinding Anxiety: New science shows you how to break the cycles of worry and fear to heal your mind”. It’s just what the doctor ordered to start out the new year.

ENCORE: Unwinding Anxiety

Because of the pandemic, pharmacists are going way beyond counting pills and filling prescriptions. They administer COVID vaccines, and are poised to expand their scope of practice even more post-pandemic.

ENCORE: Pharmacists Rising

Dr. Brian Goldman rides along with Constable Scott Woods of the Hamilton Police Service and Sarah Burtenshaw, a mental health worker at St. Joseph’s Healthcare. They are a Mobile Crisis Rapid Response Team in Hamilton that responds to 9-1-1 mental calls related to mental health crises.

Mental health dream team

More people are showing up in hospitals with advanced, incurable cancers and it’s taking a toll on the doctors who care for them. Dr. Brian Goldman speaks with Dr. Gerald Batist, a medical oncologist and director of the Cancer Centre at Montreal's Jewish General Hospital and Dr. Irene Ying at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.

Terminal Burnout

How climate-induced storms are affecting healthcare access in rural parts of Canada .

Stranded

Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto tackles vaccine hesitancy among its healthcare workers by friendly peer persuasion. Dr. Adina Weinerman and nurse Diana Beckford explain how it works.

Friendly persuasion

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CBC Radio's Dr. Brian Goldman takes listeners through the swinging doors of hospitals and doctors' offices, behind the curtain where the gurney lies.

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