Tag: canada

Failure to Address Seniors Care Threatens System: CMA President

Reprinted from CMA article by Pat Rich on 11/18/24 The Canadian health care system – with its universal access – will become unsustainable unless there’s a national strategic rethink about how seniors care is provided in our nation. The warning came from Canadian Medical Association President Chris Simpson in a key address to the Canadian […]

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 […]

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 […]

Tax-dodging snowbirds could lose their healthcare – Beware the # 183!

Are you an American resident? It’s a question that Canadian “snowbirds” will have to ask themselves before celebrating Canada Day next week, when the U.S. Foreign Tax Compliance Act ­­– or FATCA – kicks into effect. Financial institutions around the world will answer to the U.S. Internal Revenue Agency so Uncle Sam can assess their […]

Family Medicine Job Posting of the Month – Callingwood Crossing, Alberta

Canadian Family Physician Alberta Dream Career Opportunity – Callingwood Crossing, Edmonton, Alberta Want to be part of something you believe in? Want flexibility to better manage your quality of work and home life? Want the support of like-minded colleagues to be the best you can be?? ? Want a safe modern, vibrant city for your […]

Doctors told to pay attention to those controversial rating websites

        Written by JERED STUFFCO         on         September 23, 2014         for The Medical Post Don’t take it personally—that’s the message from the Canadian Medical Protective Association to doctors regarding physician ratings sites. get very upset with (online) criticismAmong their recommendations: Take the feedback as “objectively as possible,” the Leader-Post reported here. And the CMPA added: “Rather […]

Dr. Yang’s surgical navigation device balances revolution with evolution

RCPSC Dialogue Volumn 14, # 9, 2014 Pairing innovation with practicality is perhaps the defining characteristic of Dr. Yang’s surgical navigation device. Conceived and developed by a Ryerson University research team led by Victor Yang, MD, PhD, P.Eng, FRCSC, a staff neurosurgeon at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, Ont., and senior scientist at the […]

Canadian physician health expert tells colleagues: “Be civil”

Pat Rich – CMA – 9/16/2014 News Body A senior Canadian physician health expert has urged his colleagues to follow five fundamental principles of civility. Dr. Michael Kaufmann, medical director of the Ontario Medical Association’s physician health program and Physician Workplace Support Program, took a somewhat lighthearted approach to the serious issue of disruptive physicians […]

A Lesson in Effective Physician Recruitment and Retention Strategies

  By Phil Jost, MBA, CanAm Blog Post, August 28, 2014   After many years of trial and error as a senior health manager and CEO, I have come to the conclusion that there are only two ‘reasonable’ physician retention plan options: Option A: Physician Retention starts from the moment of the screening of potential […]