A new study led by a Vancouver-based doctor could change the way heart attack patients are treated around the world. The research says a common practice dating back 50 years may be doing more
Reprinted from the Atlantic article by Matt Schiavenza 11/23/14 Vancouver, one of North America’s most progressive cities in respect to drug policy, will conduct a groundbreaking experiment: prescription heroin. Following a clinical trial involving
Reprinted from CMA article by Pat Rich on 11/18/24 The Canadian health care system – with its universal access – will become unsustainable unless there’s a national strategic rethink about how seniors care is
Reprinted from CMA article by Pat Rich 11/10/2014 A new policy statement on streamlining the physician referral/consultation process between primary and specialty care has been adopted by the Canadian Medical Association (CMA). The statement was
By Laura Donnelly, Reprinted from The Daily Telegraph 10.26.2014 Three heart transplant patients have been successfully given organs that had stopped beating, a medical breakthrough that could dramatically increase the “donor pool” for such
Reprint of article BY JERED STUFFCO ON OCTOBER 10, 2014 FOR THE MEDICAL POST online A doctor shortage is crippling ER facilities in eastern Manitoba, forcing staff to scramble and send patients to other hospitals. created a
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Reprinted from the Medical Post Out on your own, you realize you’ve been shielded from certain things during training, and being the perfect doctor is harder than you had thought Written by Sarah Giles
Reprinted from CNN online. By CNN Staff updated 3:29 AM EDT, Thu October 23, 2014 A ground-breaking cell transplant has allowed a paralyzed man to walk again, researchers announced Tuesday. Polish man Darek Fidyka, 38,
Reprinted from Healthy Debate by Vanessa Milne, Andreas Laupacis & Mike Tierney October 23, 2014 When Anne Lyddiatt’s family doctor retired, she went looking for a new one. The Ingersoll, Ontario resident thought she’d found
Job ID: 908 LOCATION ON, Canada PLACEMENT Permanent START DATE 2014/10/07 This client has been operating physician practices as well as delivering community-based diagnostic imaging services in Ontario and the U.S. for over 25
Reprint from RCPSC Dialogue, Vol. 14, No. 10, October 2014 When Star Trek: The Original Series debuted in the late 1960s, it’s visionary tricorder — a portable device capable of scanning, sensing, computing and
by Pat Rich 10/16/2014 News Body Expression of the many practical challenges involved in implementing a system of assisted dying that protects the vulnerable while allowing patient autonomy marked the Canadian Medical Association’s verbal
Are you an American resident? It’s a question that Canadian “snowbirds” will have to ask themselves before celebrating Canada Day next week, when the U.S. Foreign Tax Compliance Act – or FATCA – kicks
There are 90 B.C. doctors aged 80 and older, according to the B.C. College of Physicians and Surgeons. BY PAMELA FAYERMAN, VANCOUVER SUN SEPTEMBER 16, 2014 Older doctors have a duty to retire before
According to Phil Jost, a senior executive and physician recruiter with CanAm Physician Recruitment Inc., recent changes by Customs and Immigration Canada and Service Canada to policies governing the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) program
Canadian Family Physician Alberta Dream Career Opportunity – Callingwood Crossing, Edmonton, Alberta Want to be part of something you believe in? Want flexibility to better manage your quality of work and home life? Want
Written by JERED STUFFCO on September 23, 2014 for The Medical Post Don’t take it personally—that’s the message from the Canadian Medical Protective Association to doctors regarding physician ratings sites. get very upset
Effective January 1, 2016, the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) and the Medical Council of Canada (MCC) will modify the examination process for family medicine candidates. Upon review, the CFPC has determined
Woman born without a cerebellum baffles doctors A series of CT scans of the woman’s brains. The black spot indicates where the cerebellum is normally found. (Brain, Feng Yu, et al.) CTVNews.ca Staff
RCPSC Dialogue Volumn 14, # 9, 2014 Pairing innovation with practicality is perhaps the defining characteristic of Dr. Yang’s surgical navigation device. Conceived and developed by a Ryerson University research team led by Victor
Pat Rich – CMA – 9/16/2014 News Body A senior Canadian physician health expert has urged his colleagues to follow five fundamental principles of civility. Dr. Michael Kaufmann, medical director of the Ontario Medical
By Phil Jost, MBA, CanAm Blog Post, August 28, 2014 After many years of trial and error as a senior health manager and CEO, I have come to the conclusion that there
AUGUST 16, 2014 – The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC), Canadian Medical Association (CMA) and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada will not be participating in Health Canada’s upcoming
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