Practice Tips

User fees have steep downsides (and are banned by the Canada Health Act)—an analysis of the alternatives

Current practices are different across the country and can be discriminatory, the group says.

The webinar, which happens on September 20, is part of the WHO World Patient Safety Day initiative.

2023 award recipient Bill Wilson has poured his “heart and soul” into the profession.

Launched last year by Toronto pharmacist Nneke Ezurike, EMPOWER is an all-day women-focused learning and networking event. This year's event is scheduled for Sept. 30 at the Château le Jardin in Toronto.

The Welcome Collaborative—a $1.3-million investment by the province, plans to host up to six sessions per year with as many as 20 doctors per session.

Other provinces are coming up with loads of ad-ons and extras to make the deal for their doctors sweeter—and Ontario needs to step it up.

Dr. Jabir Jassam realizes a colleague has a different attitude toward work-life balance during a fishing trip.

Dr. Paul Dhillon argues that the CFPC’s decision to extend family medicine training from two to three years should be paused and reassessed.

Vulnerability to drug-induced nutritional deficiencies is greatest in older adults, patients taking multiple medications and those with chronic illness, multiple co-morbidities, or marginal or inadequate nutrition.