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Editorials / BY: Jeevyn K. Chahal, MD June 2023
... it is a “bizarre love triangle”—the physician, the practice, the partner. A triangle perched precariously, ... emotions when off duty. Western society reinforces this practice by warning us all against connecting too much with ...
Editorials / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC July/August 2023
In January 2023, the Elsevier journal Nurse Education in Practice ignited a firestorm when it recognized ChatGPT as a ... ChatGPT is not a valid author.[ 3 ] Nurse Education in Practice has since published a corrigendum to remove ChatGPT, ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD May 2022
... The idea is that a patient becomes part of a family practice where they can access primary care providers such as ...
Editorials / BY: David J. Esler, MD, CCFP(EM) December 2022
... could hardly be more disparate, in both philosophy and practice, from the traditional techniques employed by ... In fact, Western thinking is so ingrained that, in practice, it constitutes our only philosophical and political ...
Editorials / BY: David J. Esler, MD, CCFP(EM) May 2022
... you are never going to see a new privately built family practice in Victoria again.” Nonetheless, recruiting ... Dr Velikovsky and her husband is expected to “build a practice panel from the more elderly and complex patients of ... While such patients have always been part of general practice, they require considerable expertise, patience, and ...
Billing Tips / BY: Janet Evans, MD, CFPC, FCFP December 2022
... this subject continues to pose a problem, the Patterns of Practice Committee decided to revisit the topic. While ... as time-consuming, it is an important requirement of practice. In the process of a billing audit, the physician ... detailed service provision requirements, such as General Practice Services Committee fee items for family physicians, ...
Editorials / BY: David B. Chapman, MBChB June 2022
... there is no incentive for family physicians to work in a practice that provides full-service longitudinal care. First, ... family physicians for the work they did outside of their practice—for example, committee work for the association. ... compensating us for the added costs of running an office practice, over and above what family physicians who don’t ...
Editorials / BY: David B. Chapman, MBChB July/August 2022
... in certain disciplines are also leaving private practice for settings that do not involve them running an ... In my community, there are no psychiatrists in private practice. They all work in the hospital or mental health ...
Editorials / BY: Gail Knudson, MD, MEd, FRCPC January/February 2022
... that is moving away from pathology toward gender-affirming practice. Over the last 2 decades, the field has also moved ... train and support community clinicians in advancing their practice with gender-diverse young people. Many ... in the form of live and online training on clinical practice. Since its inception, Trans Care BC has worked to ...
Editorials / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC October 2022
... Szasz.[ 4 ] Although abortion is not a component of my practice, I regularly prescribe Mifegymiso (mifepristone plus ... the generations of physicians and advocates who shaped the practice of modern gynecology in Canada. It is because of ...