New push for straight talk between doctors, patients about end-of-life care
Lauran Neergaard, The Associated Press Published Monday, March 23, 2015 12:26PM EDT WASHINGTON — Dr. Angelo Volandes remembers performing rib-cracking CPR on a frail elderly man dying of lung cancer, a vivid example of an end-of-life dilemma: Because his patient never said if he wanted aggressive care as his body shut down, the hospital had […]
Canadian hospitals profiting from foreign patients raises questions of ethics
Could a for-profit sector that allows foreign patients to be cared for in Canadian hospitals be the financial cure for this country’s cash-strapped universal health care system? That is the question being posed by a series of programs that have taken place, or continue to operate in Canadian hospitals. Critics think that treating medical tourists for cash […]
College of Family Physicians of Canada – Finally – issues Social Determinants of Health Guide for MDs
This practical guide provides family physicians with concrete steps on how to consider and improve patients’ social determinants of health (SDoH). The document provides a background on the social determinants of health, and a practical component with suggested clinical, community, and population-level interventions. Open the link to learn more – http://patientsmedicalhome.ca/files/uploads/BA_SocialD_ENG_WEB.pdf
Dr. Robert Martel: Nova Scotia government is ‘tone deaf’ to ER problems
According to Dr. Martel, despite millions of dollars spent studying the problem, innumerable ministers and deputy ministers of health, we remain challenged to provide the most basic service of all: assessment and proper disposition of a loved one who presents with a predictable illness requiring hospital-based care. ‘Patients do not choose to block emergency departments, […]
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Calls for Bioethics Cases
The Royal College Ethics Committee (EthC) invites cases to enhance the breadth of its existing bioethics curriculum. Cases should reflect new and emerging ethical issues and challenges facing residents and Fellows practising in Canada. Some suggested topic areas include, but are not limited to: the growth of transplantation/medical tourism, more particularly a physician’s obligations to […]
New Canadian Guidelines put Family Physicians on the Front Line Against Adult Obesity
National guidelines say family physicians have to do more in the battle against obesity. According to a recent article in Canada’s national business newspaper, the Globe and Mail, the guidelines, issued by the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care and published on Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, urge physicians to track the body mass index […]
Healthcare reform to address needs of Canadians not service providers
TORONTO – Canadian Association of Retired People (CARP) is calling for a full system re-design of the healthcare system to provide a comprehensive 360 degrees of care and that treats Canadians as “healthcare citizens” – with the right to expect timely and appropriate care and equal treatment regardless of age, income and postal code. CARP’s […]
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/
Vancouver Experiments With Prescription Heroin
Reprinted from the Atlantic article by Matt Schiavenza 11/23/14 Vancouver, one of North America’s most progressive cities in respect to drug policy, will conduct a groundbreaking experiment: prescription heroin. Following a clinical trial involving 26 subjects, doctors at the city’s Providence Medical Clinic have earned permission to provide doses of the drug to a group […]
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 […]
