Medical Associations

Fewer cops, more staff: CAEP’s new position statement on emergency department violence
The problem is growing, so where's the proactivity? New statement full of ideas of how to flag potentially violent patients, and create safer, calmer environments.
A preferred death
The Jacksons lived in a veteran's apartment building not far from my office. Mr. Jackson sat in his big armchair where he was tied by his oxygen tank and nasal prongs. His skin was abnormally smooth because of his disease.

Happy Doctors’ Day! (I guess!)

I can’t say I’ve met any physician who seems super excited about Doctor’s Day. I got two texts—from nurses!
OMA acknowledges tech problems with AGM, says it has initiated ‘formal review’

The statement also noted the meeting was ‘procedurally complex’ with multiple motions and points of order raised that ‘caused confusion.’
POLL: Should medical association boards have public members with voting rights?

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Governance by the few? The risks of piecemeal change at the OMA

As the AGM approaches, a lack of broad consultation and the absence of proxy voting raise critical questions about how this meeting might shape the future of Ontario’s medical profession.
What’s behind the push to restrict energy drinks for teens in Quebec?

Ever since 15-year-old Zachary Miron died after drinking a can of Red Bull while on a school ski trip in January 2024, his parents have been fighting a battle to ban energy drinks for children under 16.
Feds propose changes to ease DTC paperwork for physicians

The proposed changes would mean dozens of ‘long-lasting medical conditions’ would no longer need as much detail when filling out DTC forms.
Someone to watch over me

I know not everyone is lucky to have found second parents (yet), but maybe you can cobble your own little village to look after you.
988 hotline’s launch is linked to thousands of fewer suicide deaths among teens and young adults in U.S.

Suicide deaths among 15- to 23-year-olds were 11% lower than what researchers expected between July 2022—when the lifeline launched—and December 2024.
Canadian Ophthalmological Society sees ‘significant concerns’ with expanding scope of practice of non-physicians in eye care

The group warns that further expanding scope of practice for optometrists and other non-physicians could lead to more delayed or incorrect diagnoses.
Primary care’s real problem isn’t the system—it’s us

Jay Reaume argues that throughout 20 years of trying to better integrate interdisciplinary health professionals into teams, physicians still remain the bottleneck of primary care. And that needs to change.

Fewer cops, more staff: CAEP’s new position statement on emergency department violence

A preferred death

Happy Doctors’ Day! (I guess!)

OMA acknowledges tech problems with AGM, says it has initiated ‘formal review’

POLL: Should medical association boards have public members with voting rights?

Governance by the few? The risks of piecemeal change at the OMA

What’s behind the push to restrict energy drinks for teens in Quebec?

Feds propose changes to ease DTC paperwork for physicians

Someone to watch over me

988 hotline’s launch is linked to thousands of fewer suicide deaths among teens and young adults in U.S.

Canadian Ophthalmological Society sees ‘significant concerns’ with expanding scope of practice of non-physicians in eye care

Primary care’s real problem isn’t the system—it’s us