Anesthesiology – Locum – Immediately
Job ID: 930 Location PE, Canada Placement Locum Start Date 2015/03/01 CanAm’s client is seeking a locum Anaesthetist to start immediatley, for up to 4 months, or any reasonable period that you can be available…? This locum opportunity may be just the right ‘change-of-gears’ you are looking for…! The Hospital, located in Atlantic Canada is a 110 […]
Questions raised about for-profit DoctorCare Accessing Patient Records
Susannah Hendricks is still rattled by the call. It came out of the blue and the for-profit company on the other end seemed to have access to her private health information. The caller from Doctor-Care Inc. urged her to attend a session with a dietitian, suggesting she had risk factors for diabetes and high cholesterol. […]
Introducing our refreshed Canadian Royal College Strategic Plan, 2015-2017
Last October, Royal College Council approved a refreshed strategic plan that outlines our key result areas (KRAs) for 2015-2017: Competent physicians Health, health care and health systems Innovation, research and scholarship Value of Fellowship International outreach Responsible stewardship These KRAs should be recognizable to most members, as KRAs one through five were the basis of […]
Dr. Chris Simpson President, CMA responds to Minister’s Announcement supporting IMGs
Reprinted From CMA Newsletter Ottawa, March 13, 2015 – The Canadian Medical Association welcomes today’s announcement by Health Minister Rona Ambrose on financial support to bring internationally educated professionals into Canadian health workforce. The CMA fully supports bringing into practice qualified internationally medical graduates (IMGs) already in Canada. Canada has historically benefited from a steady […]
NS College Discontinues Practice-Ready Assessment (PRA) Route for Specialists
NEWS FLASH – Nova Scotia Recently the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia issued notice that they will be discontinuing the Practice Ready Assessment, a credentialing pathway of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, – closing the door to Nova Scotia for some talented foreign medical specialists. Mr. John Philpott, a senior Nova Scotia health […]
Physician Health Professionals Preparing for Retirement
Whether you are a new graduate, working as an associate, running your own practice or approaching retirement, tax, financial and retirement planning will always play a key part at every stage of your career. As your personal, professional and financial situations continue to evolve, you should ensure that you’ve done appropriate planning to help […]
Anesthetist (2) – Permanent – Eastern Canada
The Anesthesia Department of CanAm’s client is recruiting for two full-time Anesthetists. Physicians have the option of choosing a generous salary or lucrative fee-for-service payment modality. Qualifications: Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada eligibility or certification, or US Board certified preferred. Open the link to learn more…. https://www.canamrecruiting.com/ViewJob.php?JobID=929
Drug manufacturers required to report shortages under new rules
Drug makers and pharmacists say that while they welcome new mandatory drug shortage reporting rules announced today, reporting on shortages will not be enough to end them. Health Minister Rona Ambrose announced the new mandatory reporting regulations Tuesday in Vancouver, saying the new rules will give Canadian health care providers and patients advance notice of upcoming shortages […]
Appealing to Public Emotions and Greed, Personal Injury Law Firms on Rise in Canada
Personal injury: the changing landscape, by Dr. H. Jaye Goldstein on January 20, 2015 In the course of my morning commute across the roads of Vaughan and north Toronto, I see them everywhere—on billboards and the broadside of buses and in transit shelters. I hear their ads on my all-news radio choice of the day, […]
National Physician Survey reveals huge growth in Canadian Specialists use of IT
More Royal College Fellows, and more Canadian doctors overall, are using information technology in their practice. Seventy-five percent of Canadian physicians now report using electronic records to enter or retrieve clinical patient notes on a laptop or desktop, according to the recently released 2014 National Physician Survey (NPS) findings. This number has tripled from the […]
