Unity Health Toronto and ICES found the number of family physicians who stopped working doubled between Mar. and Sept. 2020 compared to the same period the previous year. The study cites other possible reasons such as health concerns, increased
The five-year pilot will evaluate whether certain international medical graduates (IMGs) may begin independently practicing faster. Currently, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta’s Practice Readiness Assessment (PRA) consists of two
Its five-year plan includes major investments in recruitment and retention. The strategy lays out 70 total actions under four central pillars: Retain, redesign, recruit and train. The province will create 128 additional seats for its doctor training
The B.C. government will table a new deal for family doctors promising a better compensation model to address rising business costs and to provide physicians with an alternative to the current fee-for-service payment system. Doctors of BC says the
A recent increase in fatal sodium nitrite poisonings has some health experts calling for stricter regulation of the substance. Sodium nitrite is a white salt commonly used in curing meat but it’s also being used as a poison in suicides. Ont. saw at
A donated vehicle and staff will allow the Salvus Clinic to bring healthcare services to some of the most vulnerable residents of Moncton, Dieppe and Riverview. A nurse practitioner says they can take the van to homeless tent sites, homeless shelters
Four years after the N.B. auditor general criticized the province for offering a lack of access to addiction and mental health treatment inside provincial jails, more than half of her recommendations weren’t implemented. That includes a
People in N.S. who seek gender-affirming surgery no longer need a letter of support from a specialist to apply for the procedure. A psychosocial assessment letter is still needed but the province is making it so more healthcare professionals can
L’étude (anglais seul.) de l’Université Concordia explique qu’il y a beaucoup d’accent mis sur les risques biomédicaux. Bien que la coauteure de la recherche reconnaisse que ce sont des inquiétudes valides et que les futures mères devraient en être
The B.C. Court of Appeal’s three justices were unanimous that B.C.’s ban on doctors’ extra-billing and limits to private health insurance don’t violate the Constitution but acknowledged that people are suffering and dying from waiting too long for