Medical Practice News

Former hospital CEO in Nova Scotia sentenced to nine months in jail for fraud
Her conviction in September marked the second time she was convicted of defrauding the hospital where she served as CEO between 2014 and 2017.
This IMG has Canadian training, but you wouldn't know it from the CPSO website
Now that the CPSO physician register no longer shows any information on postgraduate training, one IMG who did her residency in Canada worries her patients may incorrectly conclude that their doctor has no Canadian training.

New resource available for Manitoba physicians and pharmacists on prescribing ketamine

In response to the growing trend of ketamine being prescribed for off-label purposes, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba has published a resource detailing key safety points for the drug for pharmacists and prescribers.
Reminiscing on residency: Dr. Zameer Pirani on tackling Ontario's opioid crisis and learning to live as a leader

Sometimes a part of mandatory training in a rotation can drive your medical career in an unexpected direction.
Doctors of BC petition for continued funding of on-call physician support program for rural clinicians

The Real-Time Virtual Support program allows healthcare professionals practicing in rural, remote and First Nations communities in British Columbia to instantly connect with a specialist over Zoom or over the phone for clinical questions.
Regulators amend Atlantic Registry after doctor charged with sexual assault

Regulators say loophole won’t happen again after change—while withholding specific details.
Could a doctor take over Chrystia Freeland’s seat in Parliament?

Reporting from the Toronto Star said senior Liberals are trying to recruit Dr. Danielle Martin, chair of the family medicine program at the University of Toronto Temerty Faculty of Medicine, to run.
CMA Foundation gives major funding boost to English learning program for IMGs

The foundation is putting $645,000 over three years towards Health English Language Pro (HELP), an English learning program that helps internationally trained medical graduates get up to speed on medical English.
Nova Scotia sees 30% jump in number of doctors since 2022

According to numbers published in the college’s Access to Care report released on Monday, there were 3,805 physicians registered in the province in 2025, with 1,702 family doctors and 2,103 from other specialties.
‘Worst offenders’: CMA, CFIB survey spotlights these particular paperwork tasks

The 1,924 responses sing many a familiar tune for physicians—but spotlight certain pain points in paperwork.