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- 11/22/2023
Alberta planning new compensation model to encourage nurse practitioners to set up their own independent practices
A release from the province said nurse practitioners ‘can provide about 80% of the medical services a family physician provides.’ - 11/15/2023
Dr. Alika Lafontaine hosts new podcast
The Healthcare Divide takes a hard look at healthcare inequities relating to race. - 11/6/2023
Up to $40K: Fee-for-service docs in Sask. will soon be able to apply for ‘stabilization funding’
The funding is meant to help docs as the province transitions to a blended capitation model. - 11/2/2023
What will the CFPC do next? Family docs pass non-binding vote asking to pause addition of third-year to FM residency
Members made their voices heard at a CFPC meeting on Wednesday night. So what will the college do now that physicians have asserted their concerns in this forum? - 10/30/2023
Hang on a minute: OMA letter to CFPC asks college to take a pause on third-year family medicine residency issue
The letter noted Ontario's Health Minister Sylvia Jones is also calling for a pause. - 10/30/2023
The cutest (and tiniest) costumes: NICU babies get dolled up for Halloween
It's become a tradition to dress up the littlest patients in hospital. - 10/27/2023
The value of ‘struggle’ in medical training
A group of medical educators and learners debated the topic at the latest International Conference of Residency Education. - 10/5/2023
OMA appoints new CEO
Kimberly Moran was previously CEO of the Ontario College of Family Physicians. - 9/27/2023
Educational resources for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Often still known colloquially as Orange Shirt Day, Canada’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation has become more broadly recognized throughout the country each year on Sept. 30. - 9/11/2023
When patients see medication as an ‘admission of failure’
An essay in the New York Times from pediatrician Dr. Aaron E. Carroll has kicked off discussion as to why patients are reluctant to engage with proven pharmacological treatments—especially where certain stigmatized conditions like depression or obesity are concerned.