New Canadian Guidelines put Family Physicians on the Front Line Against Adult Obesity
National guidelines say family physicians have to do more in the battle against obesity. According to a recent article in Canada’s national business newspaper, the Globe and Mail, the guidelines, issued by the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care and published on Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, urge physicians to track the body mass index […]
Appealing to Public Emotions and Greed, Personal Injury Law Firms on Rise in Canada
Personal injury: the changing landscape, by Dr. H. Jaye Goldstein on January 20, 2015 In the course of my morning commute across the roads of Vaughan and north Toronto, I see them everywhere—on billboards and the broadside of buses and in transit shelters. I hear their ads on my all-news radio choice of the day, […]
Are the Canadian public and physicians getting fair ‘bang-for-their-buck’ from the provincial medical colleges?
According to Wendy Glauser in her recent article for the Medical Post, the average yearly fees paid by US physicians is $240 (Cdn), while their Canadian colleagues, on average, pay in excess of $1500 (Cdn) per year. In addition a review of cross-border medical licensing authorities reveals that their respective organizational missions are essentially the […]
Family Physician Opportunities in Downtown Montreal
Our client is seeking a number of family physicians to join a modern, fully-equiped public medical clinic in Downtown Montreal. Candidates must be eligible for a license to practice in the Province of Quebec. Candidates that have their CCFP are preferred, but international medical graduates who are eligible, or may become eligible, for the CCFP […]
Healthcare reform to address needs of Canadians not service providers
TORONTO – Canadian Association of Retired People (CARP) is calling for a full system re-design of the healthcare system to provide a comprehensive 360 degrees of care and that treats Canadians as “healthcare citizens” – with the right to expect timely and appropriate care and equal treatment regardless of age, income and postal code. CARP’s […]
How safe are your hospitalized patients?
Adverse event rates in Canadian hospitals have not significantly improved. According to “The Canadian Adverse Events Study” published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, approximately 7.5 per cent of hospitalizations are associated with at least one adverse event, of which 37 per cent are preventable. In 2013, a Commonwealth Fund Study revealed that Canada is […]
Year-end Statement from the President of the Canadian Medical Association
By the standards of any organization, 2014 has been momentous for the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) – more to come in 2015 In addition to developing a new strategic plan to guide us through the next three years and radically restructuring the organization to allow us to better serve our members and meet future challenges, […]
How to ‘Ace’ the Physician Interview
In a recent editorial I discussed the value of medical employers having a formal Recruitment and Retention Strategy, and the influence it can have on the long-term retention of a physician recruit and his or her family. I also made the point that the retention plan must start with the very first in-person or telephone […]
Study Could Change How Heart Attack Patients are Treated – Globe
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 harm than good. http://globalnews.ca/news/1690465/watch-study-could-change-how-heart-attack-patients-are-treated/
Vancouver Experiments With Prescription Heroin
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 26 subjects, doctors at the city’s Providence Medical Clinic have earned permission to provide doses of the drug to a group […]
