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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Editorials / BY: Martha Lou Donnelly, MD, CCFP, FRCPC October 2011
... the physicians’ awareness of provincial clinical practice guidelines on cognitive impairment and appropriate ... the use of clinical tools can improve physician practice performance.[ 1 ] The Dementia Education Project ( ... primary care physicians that will permit delivery of best-practice care for seniors with mental health problems.  ...
Editorials / BY: Brian Day, MB October 2011
... the nature of the lifestyle associated with the practice of medicine? I am a great believer in the dispersal ... that physicians—especially those in active clinical practice—should lead that process. After all, their whole ...