A made-in-Ottawa solution to get around long wait times to see medical specialists

About a decade ago, two Ottawa doctors were puzzling over a common problem for family physicians trying to get answers for their patients: long waits for consultations with a specialist.
Patients sometimes had to wait for up to nine months. Wouldn’t it be quicker if the family physician could ask the specialist a question? reasoned Dr. Clare Liddy, a family physician, and Dr. Erin Keely, an endocrinologist, who are both researchers. It could eliminate long waits and frustration for the pat