A Must Read for U.S. Citizens Abroad..
Charles W. Cullen, CanAm’s Investment Advisor and Financial Planner affiliate provides his monthly wealth management advice… As we know U.S. Citizens face additional complexities. Here are some articles of interest to U.S. Citizens living outside the U.S. IRS Customs Hold at Airports: Should I Worry? Let’s Talk About: US Tax Countries band together against tax […]
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/
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 […]
Breakthrough as dead hearts are transplanted into patients
By Laura Donnelly, Reprinted from The Daily Telegraph 10.26.2014 Three heart transplant patients have been successfully given organs that had stopped beating, a medical breakthrough that could dramatically increase the “donor pool” for such operations. Donor hearts from adults usually come from those who are confirmed as brain-dead but whose hearts are still beating. But […]
Eastern Manitoba ERs plagued by doctor shortages
Reprint of article BY JERED STUFFCO ON OCTOBER 10, 2014 FOR THE MEDICAL POST online A doctor shortage is crippling ER facilities in eastern Manitoba, forcing staff to scramble and send patients to other hospitals. created a lot of anxiety CBC reports here that “at least eight of the ten hospitals in the area don’t have enough doctors.” Ambulance drivers […]
CFPC and MCC Announce New Examination Structure for Family Medicine
Effective January 1, 2016, the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) and the Medical Council of Canada (MCC) will modify the examination process for family medicine candidates. Upon review, the CFPC has determined that the Certification Examination in Family Medicine, featuring content from both organizations, has not resulted in the anticipated benefits for 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 […]
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 […]
