Informed discussion characterizes Regina end-of-life town hall
By Pat Rich May 9, 2014 We need to make well-funded, comprehensive palliative care services available to all and advance care directives need to be better crafted and promoted: These messages were delivered repeatedly at the most recent Canadian Medical Association (CMA) town hall meeting on end-of-life care held in Regina. As for the hot-button […]
CMA debate on end-of-life care goes virtual
By Pat Rich May 16, 2014 The Canadian Medical Association’s national dialogue on end-of-life care went virtual earlier this week, as CMA President Dr. Louis Hugo Francescutti led a wide-ranging online discussion. Hosted on the Maclean’s magazine website, the one-hour chat covered a number of topics and saw participants ask many questions and express their […]
E-cigarettes facing first rules in US
E-cigarettes facing first rules in US By Pat Rich May 21, 2014 Change appears to be on the horizon for Americans who use new tobacco products such as electronic cigarettes. Use of the products, which has been growing quickly and totals about $2 billion in annual sales south of the border, is currently unregulated in […]
Medical marijuana: New rules and a ‘ton of confusion’
Physicians reluctant to become gatekeepers for those who want legal access to pot Medical marijuana users across Canada can be forgiven for being confused right now. First, they thought that with the new medical marijuana regime that comes into effect tomorrow, they would lose their ability to grow their own legal pot at home and […]
Physician-assisted death is going to become legal’: Canada’s right-to-die debate almost over, doctors say
It’s time to move beyond the drawn out “yes” or “no” arguments over doctor-assisted death and prepare for a future where sick patients would be granted the freedom to choose when and how they die, doctors who specialize in caring for the terminally ill argue in Canada’s leading medical journal. http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/04/07/physician-assisted-death-is-going-to-become-legal-canadas-right-to-die-debate-almost-over-doctors-say/
Article Foretelling Dark Future for Canadians Who Study Medicine Abroad Reprehensible
According to a recent article entitled “False Hope for Canadians Who Study Medicine Abroad” from the Centre for Health Services and Policy Research by Barer, Evans and Hedden, – Canadians that choose to study Medicine abroad should not expect any special consideration, and can expect an unpleasant outcome in their efforts to re-enter Canada to practice medicine. http://www.cmaj.ca/content/186/7/552.extract?cited-by=yes&legid=cmaj;186/7/552 Much of the article’s […]
Prediction of Hospital Closures due to new LMO regulations!
Recently the Nova Scotia Commission on Building Our New Economy released its final report, “Now or Never”: An Urgent Call to Action for Nova Scotians, or what is now referred to as the “Ivany Report”. The report proposes a national project to address current economic and population challenges. Although focused on Nova Scotia, the report […]
Medical Practice Opportunity at Magazine Landing in Dartmouth
Magazine Landing – A prestigious new development on Windmill road in Dartmouth will host a multi-disciplinary medical practice. Located in the largest business park in Atlantic Canada, Magazine Landing’s ideal location off Windmill road gets more than 38,000 cars/day and is near more than 1000 businesses. The development will consist of 100,000 square feet of […]
Canadian patients wait longest to see family doctors
Access to after-hours care, emergency department waits vary between provinces, raise questions CBC News Canada ranks last among 11 OECD countries in a new survey in terms of how quickly people can get in to see their regular family physicians, showing “where a person lives does matter,” says the Health Council of Canada. The finding […]
Mobilizing national efforts to improve health workforce planning
Reprinted from Vol. 14, No. 3 — March 2014, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada The Royal College is mobilizing national efforts to improve health workforce planning and address the growing employment challenges facing Canadian physicians. This work took a considerable step forward at the first National Physician Employment Summit, which was hosted […]
