Share this Story : How being a patient helped turn an Ottawa physician into an advocate for doctors with disabilities Copy Link Email X Reddit Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News How being a patient helped turn an Ottawa physician into an advocate for doctors with disabilities In 2022, Dr. Michael Quon worked with other members of The Ottawa Hospital’s department of medicine to develop a policy that would accommodate physicians in the department living with disabilities. Get the latest from Elizabeth Payne straight to your inbox Sign Up Author of the article: Elizabeth Payne Published Jul 17, 2024 • Last updated 11 minutes ago • 5 minute read Join the conversation You can save this article by registering for free here .
Or sign-in if you have an account. Dr. Michael Quon, who suffered a traumatic brain injury in 2015, is working to improve the system to better support doctors living and working with disabilities.
Photo by Jean Levac / POSTMEDIA Article content Dr. Michael Quon was on a cycling tour with friends in 2015, celebrating the end of medical training, when his life changed in a flash. He has no memory of the bike crash that left him with a traumatic brain injury, intubated and in a coma when he arrived at hospital.
It took weeks before he could begin to piece together what had happened and why he was in there. His recovery was lengthy and at times discouraging, but Quon says the experience has made him a better doctor. Now the gener.