THE MEDICAL RECORD: LONG COVID, BONUSES FOR NURSES AND MORE

Bob Komsic is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. He is joined by Dr. Malcolm Moore, a medical oncologist  at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Dr. Fahad Razak, an internist and epidemiologist at Unity Health Toronto, Dr. Alisa Naiman, a family physician and founder and medical director of The Medical Station in Toronto.

The province of Nova Scotia is offering its nurses a bonus of $10,000 in an effort to retain them in the public health system. The only condition is that they commit to a two year “return of service” agreement by the end March 2024.  Should Ontario’s government follow the same strategy? Meanwhile, patients in Ontario have to now either pay out of pocket for virtual care as the province makes changes to its funding model and slashes virtual care from that funding. This will impact things like consultations, prescriptions and lab work referrals. And, the City of Brampton has notified the public through a press release that there have been cases of bird deaths due to avian flu. How concerned should the general public be about this? Our panel has the latest.

NEXUS IS COMING BACK

Bob Komsic is now joined by John Gradek,  a faculty lecturer at McGill University in Montreal and a former executive with Air Canada.

Good news for travelers to the U.S.: NEXUS enrollment offices are reopening at our airports this Spring. Travel restrictions were imposed on us three years ago as of March 2023. So, do you welcome this news? And, are you planning on making the line for your own Nexus card? John Gradek reacts to the latest.

PM TRUDEAU’S CHIEF OF STAFF TO TESTIFY

Bob Komsic is now joined by Bob Richardson, Liberal Strategist and Senior Council to National Public Relations.

Katie Telford, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Chief of Staff, will in fact be testifying over allegations of Chinese interference in our political system. So, what can we expect from her testimony? And, before this, Trudeau announced former governor general David Johnston to oversee a probe into the allegations and said he’d agree to whatever decision Johnston makes about whether or not a public inquiry should be launched. Bob reacts to the latest.