by CMAJ News | Sep 24, 2016 | archive, CMA GC 2016
Doctors urge tight controls on legal pot By Lauren Vogel | CMAJ | Aug. 24, 2016 Doctors agree that government should control the strength of recreational marijuana products under new legal regime. (ElizaRex/iStock) Doctors want the federal government to keep marijuana...
by CMAJ News | Aug 24, 2016 | archive, CMA GC 2016
Infighting impedes health system change: new CMA president By Lauren Vogel | CMAJ | Aug. 24, 2016 Infighting impedes health system change: new CMA president By Lauren Vogel | CMAJ | Aug. 24, 2016 Dr. Granger Avery took the helm of the Canadian Medical Association...
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Burnout common throughout medical career By Roger Collier | CMAJ | Aug. 24, 2016 Improving resiliency in medical training and practice is an important step to promote well-being throughout a doctor’s career. (SolStock/iStock) Many medical students burn out. Same goes...
by CMAJ News | Aug 24, 2016 | archive, CMA GC 2016
Physicians must lead in integrating Canadian health care By Barbara Sibbald | CMAJ | Aug. 24, 2016 Integrating care can reduce the health system’s cost, while improving results and patient satisfaction, said experts Dr. Carl Nohr (standing) and Dr. Chris Stanley. (B....
by CMAJ News | Aug 23, 2016 | archive, CMA GC 2016
No new federal funding promised for health accord By Lauren Vogel | CMAJ | Aug. 23, 2016 Federal Health Minister Dr. Jane Philpott sidestepped questions about new funding under a renegotiated health accord with the provinces and territories. (Mark Holleron/CMA)...
by CMAJ News | Aug 23, 2016 | archive, CMA GC 2016
Unity needed in challenging times for medical profession By Roger Collier | CMAJ | Aug. 23, 2016 Physicians must stand together and put patients first to address challenges facing the medical profession, outgoing CMA President Dr. Cindy Forbes said during her...