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Editorials / BY: Brian Day, MB January/February 2011
... some of the attitudes that prevail in modern medical practice? Perhaps. Doctors have traditionally worked ... Canadian specialists no longer have to build a referral practice and they develop instant wait lists. Family doctors ...
President's Comment / BY: Ian Gillespie, MD January/February 2011
... was to propose that it be a shared care initiative or a practice guidelines template. However, both the Specialist ... do­main, including Heads Up: Brain In­jury in Your Practice ( ...
Editorials / BY: Cynthia Verchere, MD March 2011
... them to get a general licence to do locums or open a practice. At the end of medical school and internship, they ... general doctors with doors open to most op­tions of practice or training. There are problems with requiring ... internships contribute significantly and positively to the practice of medicine, confidence, maturity, exposure to new ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD March 2011
... hospital privileges.  When I decided to set up my medical practice I applied for privileges at my local hospital. I ... my fate. They asked me questions about my scope of practice and whether I planned to deliver babies and how many ... interview.  Securing privileges allowed me to build my practice and gain favor with the local medical community. Not ...
President's Comment / BY: Ian Gillespie, MD May 2011
... was served with a class action lawsuit alleging that this practice is unfair. The representative plaintiff in this ...
President's Comment / BY: Ian Gillespie, MD June 2011
... not be used routinely in emergency departments, primary practice, and psychiatry.[ 1 ] The screening tool involves ...
Editorials / BY: Martha Lou Donnelly, MD, CCFP, FRCPC September 2011
... of British Columbia Head, Special Interest Focused Practice Program—Department of Family Practice, University of British Columbia Editorials Guest ...
Editorials / BY: Lindsay M. Lawson, MD September 2011
... harm,” which surely is the underlying principle of the practice of medicine. There can be no more harmful and ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD September 2011
... during a meeting about developing a division of family practice in my community. During this meeting I found myself ... good things that had happened through the GPSC (General Practice Services Committee) and how I was beginning to feel ... all the confrontation with government through my years of practice. I mused that perhaps dinosaurs like me would have ...
President's Comment / BY: Nasir Jetha, MD, September 2011
... the kind of lifestyles they are leading. In my pediatric practice I am surprised by the number of adolescents who do ... very in-depth guideline called “ 2006 Canadian clinical practice guidelines on the management and prevention of ...