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- 9/3/2012
Long-time CMPA leader to retire after 13 years
Departing CEO says scope of practice changes pose greatest threat - 9/3/2012
HPV testing set to become primary cervical cancer screen in Ontario
‘Truly progressive’ recommendation is a first in North America - 9/3/2012
Ex-Manitoba MD in court for sex assault charge
A former doctor accused of sexually assaulting a teenage patient while doing his residency in a Manitoba hospital three years ago is back in court this week. - 9/3/2012
Nurses cut from Princess Margaret cancer patients’ lodge
Out-of-town cancer patients who stay at a lodge run by Princess Margaret Hospital are angry that nursing services there are being cut. - 9/3/2012
The satellite solution: Is distributed medical education solving Canada's rural doctor crisis?
There's no question, getting young professionals to settle in small, out-of-the-way communities can be a challenge, especially when the bright lights of Canada's biggest cities beckon. Enter distributed medical education programs: Find doctors suited to rural life, train them in the community and, the thinking is, they'll stick around. Presented as a vital plank in a multi-faceted plan to ensure more doctors "go rural," more medical schools have opened distributed learning campuses across the country-13 are operating this year-including new campuses from Dalhousie and the University of Toronto. Health officials and educators have trumpeted the plan as the magic bullet solution for the rural doctor shortage. But how effective are these programs at getting doctors into under-serviced areas? - 9/3/2012
In the emergency department, NPs thrive on making a difference!
Suturing wounds, ordering lab tests and x-rays, diagnosing ailments, prescribing medications and providing timely, primary health care is all in a day’s work for four NPs in Chatham-Kent. - 9/3/2012
Beating breast cancer
Dr. Alexandra Ginty’s triumph over invasive disease included emerging with a new outlook on life - 9/3/2012
A recipe for healthier doctors
There's a movement afoot to convert medical students into foodies-and perhaps reform medicine and combat obesity along the way