Beverly Medical Clinic – Family Medicine – Paediatrician – Internist
Beverly Medical Clinic 4243 118th Ave NW, T5W 1A5 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada This is your chance to live in a Canadian city ranked among the best places to live in North America. It is a city with education and arts as the center of its cultural life, an outstanding place to raise a family, earn […]
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 […]
Are Quebec’s doctors really fleeing the public system?
Screaming headlines suggesting record numbers of family doctors are streaming for the exits of Quebec’s public health-care system guaranteed a packed house for a College of Physicians conference on the subject here on May 9. Quebec Health Minister Dr. Gaetan Barrette said doctors who do not improve productivity will “face consequences.” But it was the […]
USA Doctors Migrating North to Canada
With the prospect of greater pay, fewer bureaucratic headaches and the opportunity to provide better care for patients, the number of American doctors migrating north is rising, according to Canadian recruiters and Canadian Medical Association data. Susan Craig, president of the Toronto-based physician recruiter, Susan Craig Associates, said that Canada is becoming “increasingly attractive,” while […]
Estate Planning for U.S. Citizens in Canada – New Article
Not everyone is aware of their U.S. citizenship status. The fact that you do not have a U.S. passport or that you never lived or worked in the U.S. does not mean you are not a U.S. citizen! A new, comprehensive article on this topic: http://goo.gl/0hm49c
Job Posting of the Month – Callingwood Crossing Medical Clinic, Edmonton, Alberta
Canadian Family Physician Alberta Dream Career Opportunity – Callingwood Crossing CanAm’s client is seeking a Family Physician to accept a full-time permanent position. The physician will work as an independent medical professional in a well-established, collaborative Primary Care setting in a busy clinic in West Edmonton. The clinic support staff includes 5 physician colleagues, 10 […]
Oil and Medicine: Alberta Doctors Gain Support
Joyce Edwards,Calgary, Alta., May 22, 2014 A new report says there may be a link between Peace River, Alberta residents’ symptoms and odours from heavy oil operations in the area. hen Mike Labrecque told his doctor that he believed his symptoms were linked to emissions from the oil wells around his house, the doctor promptly stopped treating […]
Best practices in physician health available on podcast
By Pat Rich May 6, 2014 Best practices and emerging knowledge about physician health are featured in a new series of podcasts released by the Canadian Physician Health Institute (CPHI). The podcasts feature such Canadian physician leaders in the field of physician health and well-being as Dr. Derek Puddester, director of the CPHI, Dr. James […]
Informed discussion characterizes Regina end-of-life town hall
By Pat Rich May 9, 2014 We need to make well-funded, comprehensive palliative care services available to all and advance care directives need to be better crafted and promoted: These messages were delivered repeatedly at the most recent Canadian Medical Association (CMA) town hall meeting on end-of-life care held in Regina. As for the hot-button […]
