Statement from the CFPC, CMA and the RCPSC on Government Drug Campaign
AUGUST 16, 2014 – The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC), Canadian Medical Association (CMA) and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada will not be participating in Health Canada’s upcoming anti-drug educational campaign targeted at young Canadians. As the largest national organizations representing Canada’s doctors, the CFPC, CMA and Royal College […]
CMA partners with CARP on Seniors Care
by Pat Rich 8/27/2014 The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) has joined with the Canadian Association of Retired Persons (CARP) to urge provincial and territorial premiers to take the lead in establishing a seniors care strategy. The CMA and CARP recently wrote to the Council of the Federation to recommend that the future mandate of the Council’s […]
Doctor-assisted death appropriate only after all other choices exhausted, CMA president says
By Sharon Kirkey, Postmedia NewsAugust 27, 2014 Doctor-hastened death would only be appropriate after all other reasonable choices have been exhausted, says the head of the country’s largest doctors’ group. Dr. Chris Simpson, newly installed president of the Canadian Medical Association, made the comments in advance of a landmark Supreme Court of Canada hearing expected […]
Foreign doctors boost Ontario’s physician corps
Written by JERED STUFFCO on August 26, 2014 for The Medical Post Doctors trained abroad are bolstering Ontario’s ranks of physicians, the provincial college reports in it’s annual review. “1,793 certificates were for IMGs—a record” In 2013, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario registered 4,441 physicians. Of those, 1,793 were IMGs while 1,646 were from Ontario. […]
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 […]
Job Posting of the Month – Family Medicine / GP Locums – up to $14,000+ per week!
Our Atlantic Canada client needs ongoing locum services commencing September 1st for a primary care/urgent care position until a permanent candidate is found. – A long term locum is preferred for the months of September – December, however, recurring locums of one week or more may also be considered. – Potential for income of $14000+ per week! To view this job vacancy […]
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 […]
CPS Mobile app coming soon for CMA members
by Pat Rich 7/18/2014 News Body Members of the Canadian Medical Association will soon have exclusive free access to a new, valuable electronic point-of-care tool – CPS Mobile. The Compendium of Pharmaceuticals and Specialties (CPS) is well-known to Canadian physicians as a primary source for drug information with more than 2000 product monographs for drugs, […]
