Most Canadians are aware Canada needs more medical doctors. What they might not realize is that residency issues are creating a real bottleneck for Canadian doctors who are educated abroad to come home to set up practice. That must change, and one way to achieve that is to allow citizens who have received medical training in […]
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Health-care horror stories dominate Canadian news. If Canada is serious about addressing the shortage of primary health-care providers, the federal and provincial governments must commit to a new funding model for nurse practitioners. And soon. To read more, click here. More from TTL Health Law: It is time for Canada to go ‘Dutch’ on health
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Canada’s current model for providing health care is unsustainable. Despite having one of the highest per-capita spending levels of developed countries, long wait times, overcrowded emergency departments and a shortage of family doctors are issues plaguing most communities across the nation. Canada should instead look abroad for a solution, specifically to the Netherlands. The land
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I am pleased to see that 50 Ontario hospitals will receive a welcome infusion of 300 foreign-trained nurses this coming week as they grapple with rising COVID-19 cases, with many more internationally trained nurses to follow. This sidestepping of the usual rules regarding nurse certification comes after a collaboration between Ontario Health and the College
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If you are in a regulated health discipline in Ontario, treating your spouse could lead to charges of professional misconduct. A recent dismissal of an appeal by a dental hygienist who had his registration revoked by the College of Dental Hygienists of Ontario shows the need for caution. To read more, click here. What ‘reasonable
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Physicians who conduct independent medical examinations and provide third-party medical reports are increasingly the subject of complaints by patients, insurance firms and their lawyers. To read more, click here. Doctors should not treat physician assistants as substitutes Private-sector involvement in public health care is nothing to fear What ‘reasonable risk is a doctor expected to
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Expert witnesses play a crucial role in medical negligence cases. Proof of that is shown in a recent dismissal of an appeal launched by a gynecologist after a trial court found that his breach of the applicable standard of care resulted in a patient’s death. To read more, click here. What ‘reasonable risk is a doctor
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People visiting a walk-in clinic or family health team office may be attended to by someone with a stethoscope around their neck, who they will likely assume is a doctor. That is a dangerous assumption to make, as there is a good chance that person is a physician assistant (PA). Since 2007, PAs have been
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It should be obvious to everyone that our current healthcare model is not working, as evidenced by waitlists that sometimes stretch beyond a year as thousands linger in pain, their quality of life eroding. But if someone dares to suggest relieving the backlog by involving private-sector partners, accusations of two-tier health care and extra costs
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Alberta is on the right track with a bill that should make it easier for private surgical clinics to be established, setting the precedent for other provinces. Across Canada, people are stuck on waitlists for two years or more for medically necessary operations. I am not talking about cosmetic surgery, but instead procedures such as
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