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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 ...