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Government drops $25 physician visit fee
Fraser Institute shifts blame for rising health costs

Prescription drug costs not to blame for unsustainable growth of health spending, concludes new study.
MDs call for stop to post-cardiac death organ harvesting
New CMPA strategic plan designed for ‘evolving’ issues

The Canadian Medical Protective Association’s strategic plan for 2011 to 2015 commits the group to meeting “evolving” medical liability protection issues, say its senior officials.
New guidelines issued on performing pelvic exams

Action follows a Canadian study that suggested some exams were being done on anesthetized patients without consent
Grim moment at storied hospital
Health Council report ignores pharmacists' role

Report says physicians often inappropriately prescribe drugs and diagnostic imaging tests.
Project aims to make med school a ‘pain-full’ experience

McGill web-based tool being created to address lack of pain-management education

CFPC Celebrates the ‘Best of the Best’ in Family Medicine With the 2010 Family Physician of the Year Awards