title: Blow the whistle.
abstract: The existence of impaired physicians is usually denied by them and their colleagues. The experience of the Manitoba Physicians at Risk Committee over an eight-year period indicates that physicians of all ages and fields of practice may be affected. A plea is made for earlier recognition and intervention by colleagues.
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008350:Manitoba; D010815:Physician Impairment; D011379:Prognosis; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation