Government regulation forcing family doctors out of Ontario
Michael Verbora has been completing his residency training with a family health team in Toronto for the last two years, but a new government maneuver won’t permit him to work there — or in Windsor, where he grew up. The provincial government had been trying to move away from the fee-for-service model that rushed patients […]
Canadians concerned about doctor suicide
In the United States, more than 400 doctors take their own lives each year — and that’s stirring up concern within Canada’s medical community. Dr. Derek Puddester, the associate medical director of the Ontario Medical Association’s Physician Health Program, says we need to take steps here in Canada to address the fact that physicians have […]
Medical schools preparing to cover assisted suicide
Although medical educators have always taught future healthcare professionals that it’s immoral to end someone’s life on purpose, they’ll be changing their tune in accordance with Canada’s move towards legalized physician-assisted death. Canada’s 17 faculties of medicine are in the process of updating their curriculum to cover assisted dying for the next generation of doctors. […]
