The decision sets in motion a reversal of government policy that began almost 30 years ago when then-premier Ralph Klein collapsed more than 200 health boards and agencies into 17 regional health authorities.
Dr. Albert Kadri refused to make policy-mandated clinic referrals, sent orders to the hospital after he lost privileges, collected fees that should have been paid to other nephrologists and misled a young physician with a job offer he did not have the authority to make.
More than six out of 10 residents have reported being mistreated. One doctor revealed being blamed, while in training, for a patient's death. Drs. Amanda Bell and Christina Grant from McMaster University tackle the topic of learner mistreatment.
Dr. Melissa Lem, says Carter Vigh’s death underscores the urgent need to better protect vulnerable people from the effects of wildfires and other climate change-driven emergencies.
The Netherlands was the first nation to legalize euthanasia. A 2002 law allowed physicians to end the lives of patients under strict conditions, either by administering a fatal dose of drugs or giving the patient the drugs to take.
The Canadian Cancer Society and the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer say in a report that other gaps in the data include risk factors to guide cancer prevention efforts, patients’ experiences and social determinants of health.
