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Dreaming of teams: Ont. gov’t touts new funding for ‘primary care’
Suddenly heading into an early election, the Ontario government just announced $1.4 billion in additional funding to help patients access primary care. While vague on how exactly the money will be spend, the focus on healthcare teams was clear.
Don’t be afraid to prescribe exercise to elderly patients, fitness experts tell doctors
Regular physical activity is critical to improving health at any age, including people in their 80s and 90s—and doctors should be prescribing it more often to their oldest patients, a new paper published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal says.

Doctors win more than $1 million in costs from patient who unsuccessfully sued for malpractice

The judge ruled that one of the doctors had endured an “aggressive assault” on his reputation during the course of the seven-week trial.
Alberta college no longer recommending random lottery for reducing patient panel sizes

Instead, the college is recommending doctors use ‘professional judgment to establish a system for triaging patients based on their health needs.’
Meet the new Creators Circle program nurturing health startups

KITE Research Institute’s incubator helps entrepreneurs launch viable companies.
Alberta docs can now officially express interest in new compensation model

In order for the new compensation model to go through, Alberta Health requires at least 500 physicians to express their interest by March 1.
‘No brainer’: Alberta doctors react to the new physician compensation model

It’s been a month since Alberta announced a new compensation model for family doctors, and physicians say they’re optimistic about the program, with a few caveats.
Ontario doctor suspended four months after inappropriately accessing health records of 700 patients

Dr. Kate Peiyin Zhang was found to have engaged in ‘disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional conduct.’
Medical associations across Canada call on feds to stop capital gains tax hikes

The signatories say the prorogation of Parliament and the impending federal election are ‘are unique circumstances which dictate a full stop’ to the proposed tax measure.
Carer says rules deterred her from getting help for B.C. woman who starved to death

The carer told the coroner’s inquest the woman would have a ‘meltdown’ every time she was supposed to go to the doctor or receive medical care.

Dreaming of teams: Ont. gov’t touts new funding for ‘primary care’

Don’t be afraid to prescribe exercise to elderly patients, fitness experts tell doctors

Doctors win more than $1 million in costs from patient who unsuccessfully sued for malpractice

Alberta college no longer recommending random lottery for reducing patient panel sizes

Meet the new Creators Circle program nurturing health startups

Alberta docs can now officially express interest in new compensation model

‘No brainer’: Alberta doctors react to the new physician compensation model

Ontario doctor suspended four months after inappropriately accessing health records of 700 patients

Medical associations across Canada call on feds to stop capital gains tax hikes

Carer says rules deterred her from getting help for B.C. woman who starved to death

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