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- 10/26/2020
Next Saskatchewan government must invest in rural primary care, mental health
The SMA is asking the next government to make further investments in rural mental health and addictions treatment. This echoes pleas by rural physicians for access to mental health and addictions treatment professionals such as counsellors, psychologists or psychiatrists, and the ability to call on their services on short notice. Lack of access is particularly acute with children’s mental health care. - 10/26/2020
'Escape the politics': B.C. clinic places ads seeking to recruit Alberta doctors
Denning Health Group, which runs seven clinics in several Greater Vancouver cities is running advertisements in Alberta hoping to recruit doctors, urging them to “escape the politics” and “come practice in beautiful B.C." - 10/26/2020
New PC Health app launched in Atlantic Canada
The free app offers real-time access to information including virtual chats with health professionals during set hours. - 10/26/2020
New research shares safety strategies for women experiencing domestic violence during the COVID-19 pandemic
As a veteran researcher who has studied intimate partner violence for 25 years, Dr. Patricia O’ Campo knows that women experience higher rates of increased violence during epidemics — a troubling and well documented pattern. - 10/26/2020
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- 10/25/2020
Doctors frustrated by unpaid claims after Ontario pledged to honour expired health cards
Ontario announced in March it was extending the validity of drivers' licences and health cards to promote physical distancing at ServiceOntario locations. But Dr. Samantha Hill, president of the OMA, said after many doctors supported the move, the province hasn't followed up regarding related claims.