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Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD April 2013
... Money is also available to local divisions of family practice to work collaboratively with health authorities to ... ease the load years ago. I can see the biggest boon to my practice being the ability to call pa­tients on occasion ... for an appointment to fulfill my current fee-for-service practice. I will participate in this initiative through my ...
Letters / BY: Peter Blair, MD, April 2013
After 30 years in practice and 4 years working at a high level of health ... out of touch with the realities of modern hospital-based practice. There is wide­spread frustration among specialist ...
Letters / BY: Robert G. Holmes, MD April 2013
... a week, as I did when I was in the saddle.  This rural practice area bears no relation to city or suburban practice. The population doubles in the summer months with ... is a great medical need. Sadly, the logistics of medical practice are not taught at medical school, and I could be at ...
President's Comment / BY: Shelley Ross, MD April 2013
... medical care, and affect the style and type of physician practice. Due to the nature of many rural facilities, all ... speaking, rural physicians have a broader scope of practice than their urban counterparts. The abilities of ... Relationships can be more closely formed in rural practice be­cause of the greater chance for en­coun­ter ...
Editorials / BY: Timothy C. Rowe, MBBS, FRCSC, FRCOG May 2013
... but the feeling of reward is more intense. Building a practice or unit from scratch, and then establishing a reputation for excellence in that practice or unit, is about as rewarding as it gets in the ... the hospital and keeps me on my toes. Of course, medical practice in any location has its business side, so naturally ...
Letters / BY: Beth Watt, MD May 2013
... look south to the US or across the water for new models of practice and patient care. These are the changes the public ...
Letters / BY: Jeffrey Eppler, MD May 2013
... physicians as well as many specialists to apply clinical practice guidelines in a more mindful fashion, especially in ...
President's Comment / BY: Shelley Ross, MD May 2013
... in our communities every day. The challenges of ru­ral practice are huge, but so are the rewards. I also enjoyed ... and was thrilled to see a circle close. As I end my practice, someone whom I delivered is getting ready to embark ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Michael A Benusic, UBC Medical Class of 2014, June 2013
... natural gas from previously untappable reservoirs. The practice has become an issue of international attention and ...
Editorials / BY: Willem R. Vroom, MD June 2013
... are increasingly venturing into some aspects of the practice of medicine, finally physicians will be allowed to ...