Practice Tips

Clinical tips for assessing, managing depression in children, teens

Primary care and pediatricians are in a good position to assess and manage.
POLL: How much do you charge your patients for missed appointments?

Take our weekly doctor poll. See what your colleagues say.
As residencies kick off, Nova Scotia is training a record number of new physicians

Every residency spot in the province is full.
Saskatchewan has longest waits in Canada for hip and knee replacement surgeries

Manitoba came in second-last for knee replacements at 336 days.
Dr. Teresa Chan to be dean, vice president of medical affairs at TMU’s School of Medicine

Dr. Chan joins from McMaster University, where she was associate dean of continuing professional development and an associate professor of emergency medicine.
N.L. moves to cover total cost of its EMR

Covering the full operation cost of eDOCSNL is part of the province's move towards a blended capitation compensation model for its physicians.
No overhead, less autonomy: CPSA releases guide for contract physicians

Here’s what contract physicians working in Alberta need to know.
Advocates want national standards for including LGBTQ identities in medical records

Correcting healthcare providers who typically assume he’s heterosexual gets tiring for Jeremy Long, who wants his queer identity to be acknowledged and counted in electronic health records.

Two pediatric riddles