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Ontario preparing for next step in private clinic expansion
The province’s plan to expand the number of facilities offering services like cataract surgeries and MRIs, as well as adding hip and knee replacement surgeries, has raised the ire of some health advocates who worry it is a stepping stone to privatization.
'That is in your brain:' Doctor suspended for 5 months called a transmasculine patient 'madam' and insisted he was genetically a woman
Montreal family physician Dr. Raymond Brière also refused to provide a referral to a doctor who had experience with gender-affirming procedures, according to the Collège des médecins du Québec.

Should the gov't pay for administrators to ease the FP paperwork pile?

A recent editorial in the National Post suggests the government should pony up the cash for admin support in exchange for doctors taking on more patients—but would that really work?
Have your say: Manitoba seeks feedback for revised standards to support expanded MAID

In announcing the launch of public consulations, which close on February 11, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba acknowledged that MAID for patients with mental health disorders is 'controversial.'
P.E.I. opposition is asking for answers about feasibility of new medical school

P.E.I. interim Liberal Leader Hal Perry says ‘multiple red flags’ brought up by the province’s outgoing health authority CEO.
The meeting

Dr. Howard Goldstein reflects on how strange it is to refer to yourself as a doctor in the past tense upon retirement.
QUIZ: What you need to know about dental health to help your patients

Test your knowledge around Canada's new plan and other dental health questions.
Which pharmacists have the largest scope in Canada?

NAPRA's 2023 information shows which provinces' pharmacists can do the most—and who is the most constrained.
Actually, adjusting medication dosage is very much within my scope of practice

Contrary to how a local physician admonished me, adjusting medication dosage is absolutely within my scope of practice. Besides, I answer to the patient (who is at the centre of all I do) and to the College of Pharmacists, not to physicians.
What are these ‘emergency medical responders’ Nova Scotia wants to pair with paramedics?

A new profession is about emerge in the healthcare landscape in Nova Scotia—but are paramedics happy about it?

Ontario preparing for next step in private clinic expansion

'That is in your brain:' Doctor suspended for 5 months called a transmasculine patient 'madam' and insisted he was genetically a woman

Should the gov't pay for administrators to ease the FP paperwork pile?

Have your say: Manitoba seeks feedback for revised standards to support expanded MAID

P.E.I. opposition is asking for answers about feasibility of new medical school

The meeting

QUIZ: What you need to know about dental health to help your patients

Which pharmacists have the largest scope in Canada?

Actually, adjusting medication dosage is very much within my scope of practice

What are these ‘emergency medical responders’ Nova Scotia wants to pair with paramedics?