CMA Adopts New Policy on Patient Referrals
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 developed by the association’s Forum on General and Family Practice Issues (GP Forum), using research gathered through the development of an […]
Breakthrough as dead hearts are transplanted into patients
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 operations. Donor hearts from adults usually come from those who are confirmed as brain-dead but whose hearts are still beating. But […]
Eastern Manitoba ERs plagued by doctor shortages
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 lot of anxiety CBC reports here that “at least eight of the ten hospitals in the area don’t have enough doctors.” Ambulance drivers […]
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Five things I wish I’d known before starting independent practice
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 on October 20, 2014 for The Medical Post 1. The first two years of practice would be a steeper learning curve […]
Cell transplant allows paralyzed man to walk again, researchers say
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, had been left paralyzed from the chest down after a 2010 knife attack caused an 8mm gap in his spinal cord. […]
Are family doctors cherry picking patients?
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 one for herself, her two daughters, and her granddaughter, and they filled out application forms with their health information. But only […]
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Star Trek’s Tricorder is materializing; RC Fellow is one of 10 finalists for an XPRIZE
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 recording data — was the substance of dreams. Those dreams are quickly becoming a reality. Sonny Kohli, MD, FRCPC, and his […]
Cdn Medical Assoc. outlines complexity of legalizing assisted dying
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 submission to the Supreme Court of Canada earlier this week. The Supreme Court met on Oct. 15 to hear the Carter […]
