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Physician Spotlight / BY: Konia Trouton, MD, CCFP, MPH, FCFP January/February 2024
... and abortion in Canada in 1969. When she began practice, she was motivated to work in these fields; at that ...
Obituaries / BY: Sandra Backman May 2024
... as training in scuba diving. He then started his family practice in Nanaimo, which also included marine medical ...
Obituaries / BY: Janet Green, MD January/February 2024
... in the office is now considered full-time! He did family practice maternity, emergency room shifts (until we got ... walk-in clinics and locums after he gave up his full-time practice in 2011. He also did joint injections. At Courtenay ...
Editorials / BY: Yvonne Sin, MD May 2024
... with an apology: “Sorry, but can I . . . ?” This practice seems ingrained in our culture. Reflecting on when I ... what they find to be the most rewarding part of family practice, many tell me it is the longitudinal nature of the ...
Obituaries / BY: Al Kallas, MD March 2024
... Hospital in Edmonton, Alberta. He opened his medical practice on West Hastings in Burnaby in 1974. He shared a practice with Dr Juergen Rauh during his first years at that ... and caring physician, generous of time and spirit. The practice gradually grew into a five-doctor clinic. He enjoyed ...
President's Comment / BY: Ahmer A. Karimuddin, MD, FRCSC Early online
... unwillingness of physicians to engage in this kind of practice and their ability to standardize their practices. ... referral models by working with local communities of practice, holding engagement sessions with referring ... created new fee structures in 2011 to support nurses in practice with rheumatologists. This was in response to ...
Editorials / BY: David B. Chapman, MBChB March 2024
After a few years in practice, I witnessed some of my older colleagues give up ... a day off during the week, and I still do. Starting out in practice is nerve-racking. The worries are endless. The ... every new patient who walked through my door into my practice. That saved me a lot of headaches and is a pearl I ...
President's Comment / BY: Ahmer A. Karimuddin, MD, FRCSC March 2024
... with the highest ratios seen in doctors who have been in practice for more than 10 years. More time spent in medicine ...
Interviews / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC January/February 2024
... worked for 15 years in BC. As a colorectal surgeon, my practice is predominantly at St. Paul’s Hospital, where ... wait lists, which I’m sure you deal with in your practice. The feeling I got from a lot of people was that ... four kids, your wife has a career, and you have a busy practice and obligations to patients; how are you going to ...
President's Comment / BY: Ahmer A. Karimuddin, MD, FRCSC April 2024
... valued. Increasingly, the administrative burdens of practice have led to concerns about physician wellness and ...