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New program could subject Quebec docs to inspections for opioid prescriptions deemed unusual by their college
Under the new program, an inspector with Collège des médecins du Québec analyzes public insurance data against a set of criteria and risk indicators for unusual or potentially inappropriate prescriptions for opioids and benzodiazepines.
New system at CPSA will allow patients to track their complaints in real time
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta said it will continue to use its current portal for registered members to upload letters and documents for physicians who receive a complaint.

Primary care in 'critical condition,' AMA president says, citing survey

Dr. Paul Parks has shared the results of the online survey, taken between Jan. 16 and 19, on the viability of family physician and rural generalist clinics in Alberta.
Shoppers Drug Mart employee celebrates 62 years at the same store

Gord Forbes started in 1961 as a young teenager. He made 60 cents an hour.
Provinces concerned about expanding assisted-dying for mental disorders: Holland

A joint committee of parliamentarians has been studying whether the healthcare system is prepared for the change, and those findings are expected next week.
Class-action lawsuit over COVID-19 outbreaks in Quebec long-term care is approved

The lawsuit in Superior Court alleges that the province’s response to the first two waves of COVID-19 was improvised and that a pre-existing pandemic plan was ignored until it was too late.
Time to borrow from B.C.? Why this rural healthcare model could work in Northern Ontario

Applying the health services coordination model created by the Rural Coordination Centre of British Columbia could be a game changer for Northern Ontario, according to a new paper by an independent think tank.
Saskatchewan woman waiting 10 months for diagnostic breast cancer scan

Saskatchewan Health Minister Everett Hindley has said the average wait time for breast cancer tests should be three weeks, but patients are instead waiting about 10 weeks.
The hunt begins for the CMA’s next CEO as Tim Smith announces plans to step down

Tim Smith, CMA CEO since 2015, announced plans to step down from the role at the end of 2024.
Dolce far niente

Medicine is a draining job. On holiday, the author embraced an Italian phrase and spent days doing nothing and discovering the beauty and wonder in the simplicity of idle moments.

New program could subject Quebec docs to inspections for opioid prescriptions deemed unusual by their college

New system at CPSA will allow patients to track their complaints in real time

Primary care in 'critical condition,' AMA president says, citing survey

Shoppers Drug Mart employee celebrates 62 years at the same store

Provinces concerned about expanding assisted-dying for mental disorders: Holland

Class-action lawsuit over COVID-19 outbreaks in Quebec long-term care is approved

Time to borrow from B.C.? Why this rural healthcare model could work in Northern Ontario

Saskatchewan woman waiting 10 months for diagnostic breast cancer scan

The hunt begins for the CMA’s next CEO as Tim Smith announces plans to step down

Dolce far niente

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