Medical Practice News

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Insights on teamwork from physicians who know their way around both sports teams and healthcare teams.

How to ‘team’

For some physicians, being a team player doesn’t come naturally but can be learned.
Inside CFPC’s advocacy to reduce DTC form and other admin time

The group says it got a good reception in meetings with the CRA and MPs about the Disability Tax Credit form and other admin burdens on FPs.
Solve my problem: With the plethora of vaccines required for adults at risk, how do you track appropriate vaccinations?

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B.C. judge urgently halts assisted death of Alberta woman, day before MAID procedure

The injunction granted on Saturday to the woman’s common-law partner prevents Dr. Ellen Wiebe or any other medical professional from helping end the life of the 53-year-old Alberta woman within 30 days.
Ob-gyns call attention to how women’s medical procedures pay physicians less than men’s equivalents

Quebec's obstetrics and gynecology association says the discrepancies are not medically based and worry they may prevent medical students from choosing the specialty.
What does an optimized medical form actually look like?

According to Manitoba’s Joint Task Force to Reduce Administrative Burdens for Physicians, standardized digital forms that seamlessly integrate with EMRs are part of the solution to the paperwork problem.
University of Alberta researchers set to deploy AI scribes to 3 ER departments as part of 2-year pilot

Researchers will measure cost-effectiveness and outcomes of the new technology aimed to tackle administrative burdens.
Have your say: CPSO seeking input on its updated ‘consent to treatment’ policy

Expanded guidance sets out expectations for the professional conduct of Ontario physicians around issues of patient consent.