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.
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.
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.
A joint committee of parliamentarians has been studying whether the healthcare system is prepared for the change, and those findings are expected next week.
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.
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.