by CMAJ News | Mar 31, 2021 | Archive, Catherine Varner, Latest
Hospitals grappling with nurse exodus Dr. Catherine Varner | Toronto, Ont. | March 31, 2021 Emergency departments are struggling to retain and replace experienced nurses. As Canada faces its third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, experienced nurses are leaving emergency...
by CMAJ News | Jan 8, 2021 | Archive, Catherine Varner, Latest
Women experts underrepresented in pandemic coverage Dr. Catherine Varner | Toronto, Ont. | January 8, 2021 Two-thirds of the sources interviewed by major Canadian news outlets since the beginning of the pandemic were men. While many Canadian health leaders are women,...
by CMAJ News | Jan 6, 2021 | Catherine Varner
Women experts underrepresented in pandemic coverage Dr. Catherine Varner | Toronto, Ont. | January 8, 2021 Two-thirds of the sources interviewed by major Canadian news outlets since the beginning of the pandemic were men. While many Canadian health leaders are women,...
by CMAJ News | Sep 18, 2020 | Archive, Catherine Varner, Latest
Hospitals rolling out the “welcome mat” to ease COVID-19 fears Dr. Catherine Varner | Toronto, Ont. | September 18, 2020 Small changes can make a world of difference to patients anxious about seeking care. Clinical, chronically crowded and tough to navigate – few...
by CMAJ News | Jun 19, 2020 | Archive, Catherine Varner, Latest
Pandemic advances alternatives to hallway medicine Dr. Catherine Varner | Toronto, Ont. | June 19, 2020 Emergency physicians say COVID-19 has forced creative solutions to overcrowding. Efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Canadian hospitals have produced a...
by CMAJ News | Apr 10, 2020 | Archive, Catherine Varner, Latest
Parents on the front lines of COVID-19 face tough choices Dr. Catherine Varner | Toronto, Ont. | April 10, 2020 COVID-19 has created new challenges and anxieties for health workers who are parents. Frontline healthcare workers with children are grappling with...
