Doctors

• How health-care professionals can address medical gaslighting

  The Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada is addressing what medical schools in Canada are teaching to avoid situations of medical gaslighting.

  Health

  Feb 1
  
• Queen’s Family Health Team awarded $100K grant to connect patients to primary care

  Queen’s Family Health Team awarded $100,000 grant by Kingston to connect 1,200 patients to primary care, boosting access and reducing unattached patient numbers citywide.

  Health

  Dec 19, 2024
  
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• Bill to force new Quebec doctors to stay in province raises legal questions: expert

  Expert says proposed Quebec legislation forcing new doctors to practice in the Quebec's public system for five years could violate Charter-guaranteed rights to freedom of movement.

  Canada

  Dec 4, 2024
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• Alberta health care worker speaks out about AHS changes

  Last year the Alberta's United Conservative government announced it would be restructuring health care in the province.

  Canada

  Nov 25, 2024
• Manitoba cuts down doctor shortage with 133 new physicians since last year

  The province is now 346 doctors away from hitting the national average of doctors per capita, which sits at 243 doctors per 100,000 people.

  Health

  Oct 10, 2024
• How many doctors does Canada have? Feds to fund research to find answer

  The money is being divided among research groups that aim to collect and study data on Canada's health workforce, which has been difficult to gather across health systems.

  Canada

  Jul 11, 2024
• New eating disorder screening guidelines will ‘shine a light’: experts

  The guidelines call for primary-care providers to screen all adolescent patients for eating disorders at both routine checkups and other medical visits.

  Canada

  Jun 7, 2024
• Capital gains change: CMA ‘deeply concerned’ about impact on health care

  The CMA said in a statement Thursday that the capital gains tax changes will worsen barriers for retaining and recruiting physicians.

  Canada

  May 23, 2024
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• Doctors ‘smuggling education’ into social media content to drown out misinformation

  Some experts say one of the best ways to fight a rising tide of medical misinformation on social media is to drown it out with captivating content backed by science.

  Canada

  Mar 16, 2024
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• Saskatchewan doctors reach tentative contract agreement with provincial government

  The Saskatchewan Medical Association has reached a tentative contract agreement with the province.

  Health

  Jan 17, 2024