Medical Practice News

In a letter published Thursday, AMA president Dr. Shelley Duggan called Bill 26 ‘an incursion into the patient-physician relationship.’

A new study shows the number of family physicians vs. population in Ontario has been on the rise in the past 30 years—but a smaller proportion of them are actually practicing comprehensive family doctors.

The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan announced that Dr. Dawne Pierce has agreed to a post-charge alternative dispute resolution without an admission of guilt or a hearing to prove the charges.

The Canadian Medical Association says the court challenge is meant to protect the relationship between patients and doctors when it comes to making treatment decisions.

The letter concluded that the complainant was ‘engaging in a pattern of emotional spousal abuse and parental alienation,’ despite the doctor having never examined the individual.

Depending on your goals and circumstances, a trust could be part of your financial plan to care for minors or other dependents.

Court documents say the ‘full extent’ of the hack still hasn’t been disclosed by Interior Health in the 16 years since.

The Learn and Stay Grant provides money to cover the cost of tuition, books and other educational expenses for certain healthcare professionals who commit to practicing in underserved communities in northern, eastern and southern Ontario.