Is the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) Irrelevant?
Is the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) irrelevant? Written by Dr. Sarah Giles on August 27, 2014 for CanadianHealthcareNetwork.ca Point of Care: Where Life Meets Medicine by Dr. Sarah Giles Last week I went to the CMA annual meeting in Ottawa. As admission was “free” to members observing the event, I thought I’d take a peek and see what […]
Changes to Labour Market Opinion Process Costly and Potential Risk to Foreign Physician Employment for Canadian Communities in Need
Recently, the federal government announced sweeping changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) program. Most significant are a 300% cost increase to employers and the deletion of the Labour Market Opinion (LMO) with the new Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) and Transition Plan. The purpose of the new LMIA application is essentially the same as […]
Poll reveals Canadians support doctors’ moral right to deny treatment
TORONTO | An unscientific poll suggests that Canadians support a doctor’s right to refuse some procedures on the grounds of moral beliefs. fundamental rights of those who seek their medical services The new stats from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario tallied up some 14,000 votes, giving the edge to the doctor’s beliefs. […]
Gunfire exchanged between patient and doctor at Philadelphia hospital
An investigation is underway after a gunfight at a suburban Philadelphia hospital left one caseworker dead, a doctor with a bullet wound and a former patient in critical condition. Local law enforcement commended Dr. Silverman for his actions District Attorney Jack Whelan told reporters that caseworker Theresa Hunt accompanied patient Robert Plotts to psychiatrist Dr. […]
U.S. doctor working with Ebola patients tests positive
The Associated Press Published Saturday, July 26, 2014 10:48PM EDT BOONE, N.C. — A U.S. doctor working with Ebola patients in Liberia has tested positive for the deadly virus, an aid organization said Saturday. Samaritan’s Purse issued a news release saying Dr. Kent Brantly was being treated at a hospital in Monrovia, […]
Ottawa doctor who caused a public health scare has agreed never to practise medicine again
Christiane Farazli, doctor who sparked health scare, reprimanded An Ottawa doctor who caused a public health scare in 2011 after her endoscopy clinic failed a health inspection has agreed never to practise medicine again. Dr. Christiane Farazli was publicly reprimanded Thursday by the Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons for disregarding the safety of patients […]
Report makes sorrowful acknowledgement — Toronto police have ‘in effect, become part of the mental healthcare system’
By the numbers, the report of former Supreme Court Judge Frank Iacobucci on how Toronto Police deal with mentally and emotionally disturbed people goes like this: 274 pages, 84 recommendations, and one great big long-in-the-coming, almost sorrowful acknowledgement of how the world is. Because of the chaotic patchwork that is Ontario’s mental health system and […]
U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) in Canada
This U.S. legislation aims to prevent offshore tax evasion by U.S. persons. If you are a US citizen or Green Card holder working outside the USA, you need to click on the link and read this NOW! FATCA is coming into force on July 1. Here is a new article by RBC Wealth Management about FATCA in […]
Stateside: Doctors hold 9 of 10 highest paid jobs in America
Figures released by the Bureau of Labour statistics and published by Vox show the nine highest paid jobs in the U.S. in 2013 were in health care. The results have once again drawn attention to the controversial costs of American health care Anesthesiologists were paid the highest mean wage at $235,100 annually followed closely by […]
‘Panic Situation” Top Doctor Critical of Drug Shortage Information Sharing
Canada is facing a major drug shortage problem and authorities must do more to notify patients when supplies of the medications they rely on are dwindling, as well as investigate the causes of the shortages, says the president of the Canadian Medical Association. There are now more than 500 drugs listed on Health Canada’s drug […]
