Is HOOPP the pension Nirvana physicians have been waiting for?Dr. Vu Kiet Tran takes a look at the finer points of how the defined benefit pension plan compares to existing options for Canadian physicians’ retirement savings. CMA vows to address member drainWith membership cut in half can the Canadian Medical Association still claim to speak for Canada’s doctors? Alberta government extends deadline for judge’s investigation into contract scandal Former Manitoba provincial court chief judge Raymond Wyant was expected to submit an interim report to the government today, followed by a full report next month. Here’s how one law from the ‘50s allows corporations to own (some) pharmacies in Ontario A new story in The Globe and Mail highlights this 71 year-old law. 39 children hospitalized: Company fined $10K in E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares in 2023 About 448 people were infected with E. coli in the fall of 2023. Trust funds: Should they be part of a physician’s financial plan? Depending on your goals and circumstances, a trust could be part of your financial plan to care for minors or other dependents. More funding and collaboration to fuel practice change By filling research and evidence gaps in pharmacy, we can move the profession forward in a big way. Class-action suit filed in B.C. over Interior Health data breach in 2009 Court documents say the ‘full extent’ of the hack still hasn’t been disclosed by Interior Health in the 16 years since. Did you miss Doctors of BC’s webinar of estate planning strategies for physicians Check out the recording of the webinar here! Conservative MP links immigration to doctor shortages, crowded hospitals Conservative MP Jamil Jivani wants to see an end to the temporary foreign worker program. 1 2 3 4 5 Next Last
