Policy

AFMC releases anti-racism action plan for Canadian medical schools
Some of the goals outlined in the action plan include diversifying admission and hiring, anti-racism training among faculty and reviewing curricula to remove racial and colonial biases.
Nova Scotia women describe harrowing experiences trying to access medical care
‘For 131 days, I have been experiencing prolonged bleeding while being told that what I’m going through is somehow normal.’

Canadians anxious about health system: poll

‘Worry’ and ‘frustration.’ According to a survey of 1,003 Canadians, about 70% say words like those best capture how they feel about healthcare today.
As the debate over AI’s safety rages on around the world, where does Canada stand?

Warnings about the risks AI poses to humans have triggered a heated global debate over the past week. Here’s a quick look at what happened and where Canada fits into the picture.
The hidden toll of ‘outside lab panels’ on primary care

When naturopath test panels land on my desk, family medicine pays the administrative price.
ER visits for gambling rise in Ontario since expansion of online betting: study

The study found that by the end of the study period, the number of gambling-related ER visits was 154% higher than expected among males aged 10 to 29, and 116% higher among males aged 30 to 44.
B.C. rule forcing foreign-trained doctors to work in remote areas illegal, court says

Graduates of non-Canadian programs are required to sign an agreement to practise in rural or remote locations in B.C., something not required of Canadian medical school graduates.
Nurse practitioners in Ontario warn of ‘unintended consequences’ with FHO+ funding model

Aspects of the new model may financially discourage physicians from sharing the clinical load with NPs in a team-based setting, NPAO says.
Alberta maintaining $100 COVID vaccine fee

The government says it's making it easier to get the vaccine this year as it's waiving the fee for anyone over the age of 65 and once again supplying pharmacies with the COVID vaccine to administer.
Online harms now top threat to Canadian children, new report says

The report says kids are coming into contact with AI toys and algorithmic-driven content before they even learn to read.
B.C. Human Rights Tribunal overreach threatens patient safety and physician autonomy

Could you be fined $28,000 for not administering a medication prescribed by another doctor?
Medical tourism

Should we look at this practice as ‘queue jumping’ and an undesirable yet inevitable consequence of a healthcare system in freefall? Or should we incorporate it into our national philosophy?

AFMC releases anti-racism action plan for Canadian medical schools

Nova Scotia women describe harrowing experiences trying to access medical care

Canadians anxious about health system: poll

As the debate over AI’s safety rages on around the world, where does Canada stand?

The hidden toll of ‘outside lab panels’ on primary care

ER visits for gambling rise in Ontario since expansion of online betting: study

B.C. rule forcing foreign-trained doctors to work in remote areas illegal, court says

Nurse practitioners in Ontario warn of ‘unintended consequences’ with FHO+ funding model

Alberta maintaining $100 COVID vaccine fee

Online harms now top threat to Canadian children, new report says

B.C. Human Rights Tribunal overreach threatens patient safety and physician autonomy

Medical tourism