New doctors choosing part-time practices in southern Ontario
A quickly-growing region of southern Ontario is taking action to attract new family physicians. Ontario’s Halton Region — which includes the City of Burlington, and the towns of Halton Hills, Milton, and Oakville — has new hospitals opening, and officials say it’s a place both new and established physicians want to “put down roots.” Halton […]
College of Physicians and Surgeons of NS no longer offering CAPP exams
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia will no longer be offering their Clinician Assessment for Practice Program (CAPP) examination, and has cancelled the June 2015 exam. CAPP dates back to 2005, when it was established to support practice-ready international medical graduates who did not have any additional formal residency training in Canada. […]
Proposed bill making medical students reconsider family practice
Medical students in Quebec are shying away from family practice because of a pending bill that would limit their time with patients. Quebec introduced Bill 20 last fall, which would slash income for family physicians unless they meet a patient quota — and various other obligations. The bill would require all general practitioners to take […]
Medical schools preparing to cover assisted suicide
Although medical educators have always taught future healthcare professionals that it’s immoral to end someone’s life on purpose, they’ll be changing their tune in accordance with Canada’s move towards legalized physician-assisted death. Canada’s 17 faculties of medicine are in the process of updating their curriculum to cover assisted dying for the next generation of doctors. […]
Anesthesiology – Locum – Immediately
Job ID: 930 Location PE, Canada Placement Locum Start Date 2015/03/01 CanAm’s client is seeking a locum Anaesthetist to start immediatley, for up to 4 months, or any reasonable period that you can be available…? This locum opportunity may be just the right ‘change-of-gears’ you are looking for…! The Hospital, located in Atlantic Canada is a 110 […]
Family Medicine / GP Cannabinoid Therapy for Pain Management Solution
Job ID: 933 Location Toronto, ON, Canada Placement Permanent Start Date 2015/04/01 Canada’s first referral only clinic that specialises in Cannabinoid Therapy for Pain Management Solution. A state of the art research based Medical Clinic are seeking physicians who are interested in research while providing effective treatment for chronic and serious conditions through the use […]
New push for straight talk between doctors, patients about end-of-life care
Lauran Neergaard, The Associated Press Published Monday, March 23, 2015 12:26PM EDT WASHINGTON — Dr. Angelo Volandes remembers performing rib-cracking CPR on a frail elderly man dying of lung cancer, a vivid example of an end-of-life dilemma: Because his patient never said if he wanted aggressive care as his body shut down, the hospital had […]
Canadian hospitals profiting from foreign patients raises questions of ethics
Could a for-profit sector that allows foreign patients to be cared for in Canadian hospitals be the financial cure for this country’s cash-strapped universal health care system? That is the question being posed by a series of programs that have taken place, or continue to operate in Canadian hospitals. Critics think that treating medical tourists for cash […]
Questions raised about for-profit DoctorCare Accessing Patient Records
Susannah Hendricks is still rattled by the call. It came out of the blue and the for-profit company on the other end seemed to have access to her private health information. The caller from Doctor-Care Inc. urged her to attend a session with a dietitian, suggesting she had risk factors for diabetes and high cholesterol. […]
College of Family Physicians of Canada – Finally – issues Social Determinants of Health Guide for MDs
This practical guide provides family physicians with concrete steps on how to consider and improve patients’ social determinants of health (SDoH). The document provides a background on the social determinants of health, and a practical component with suggested clinical, community, and population-level interventions. Open the link to learn more – http://patientsmedicalhome.ca/files/uploads/BA_SocialD_ENG_WEB.pdf
