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  • Editorial: SHARE if you LIKE this idea

    In tough times, the best way to ensure more of us survive is by sharing ideas, experiences and lessons learned.

  • Olympic adventure day 2: event tickets in hand

    In fear of morning rush-hour tube traffic, we elected to cab it to our hotel. The traffic was surprisingly civilized, and the driver lamented that London businesses were not seeing the economic boom they were hoping for from the Olympics.

  • My Olympic adventure: First, getting there

    Dr. Cathy Andrew, a family physician in Toronto, is hopping the pond to watch the Olympics in London. She’ll be cheering on our Canadian athletes from the sidelines and sharing her on-the-scene observations with CanadianHealthcareNetwork.ca readers in this blog.

  • Leave emotion out of homeopathy debate

    Pro-homeopathy author shares some observations from his most recent Point of View debate on the practice.

  • Nurse practitioner direct referrals are overdue

    The Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care, premier Dalton McGuinty and healthcare stakeholders have studied, commented and dissected these barriers every which way. There is strong, across-the-board support for increased access to diagnostic testing and direct referral to specialists. So why do our patients continue to be disadvantaged by longer wait times and delays while nurse practitioners collaborate with physician partners in order to obtain the necessary approvals?

  • A vote for independence

    The primary takeaway I have from nearly five years of managing a place such as the Ontario Ministry of Health is that leadership time, not money, is the scarcest resource. You cannot possibly fathom, until you sit there, just how difficult it is to make change. It’s that learning that makes me a bit skeptical about whether mergers are really the best investment of time for healthcare leaders.

  • LETTER: It isn’t surprising there are ‘terrorist doctors’

  • LETTER: OMA failing doctors in fight with province

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