Fight Back With Libby Znaimer

THE MEDICAL RECORD: NEW DATA ON HOSPITAL STAFFING SHORTAGES DURING PANDEMIC 12-12:30 PM Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Alisa Naiman, Family Physician and Founder and Medical Director of The Medical Station in Toronto,  Dr. Amol Verma, A staff physician in General Internal Medicine at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, and  Dr. Aaron Schimmer, the Director of Research at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre as well as a staff physician and a senior scientist. In the news:  a new report published by CIHI (the Canadian Institute for Health Information) shows that nurses and other front line healthcare workers in hospital in patient units across Canada had logged a lot more sick time hours and overtime during 2021–2022 compared to the year before. Meanwhile, Ottawa has allocated $500,000 for a federal task force to weigh in on the screening age for breast cancer mammograms. Advocates have been calling for it to be brought down from 50 to 40 years of age. BIDEN VISITS ISRAEL & WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE GAZA HOS