This isn’t going to go well for them. Link to the BMJ article.
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THE FIFTH COLUMN: COVID-19 Pandemic Reflections and The Next Pandemic
Well the pandemic is over, at least according to most governments, science and medicine not so much. So now it is time to look back, and to look forward. Perhaps my biggest reflection is that governments, at least in Canada, did not receive the rational criticism for their failures that
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: Intuitive Lessons from The Pandemic – A Fantasy
This post is not based on comprehensive research or particular expertise on my part. Rather it is more what we would have called “common sense” before Mike Harris completely destroyed the meaning of the phrase. We start off with the most obvious. We need a public health care system that
Continue readingSusan on the Soapbox: Hey Doc, Ya Wanna Work in Alberta?
“Nice business you got here, be a shame if something happened to it.” – Gangster in a B-grade movie Alberta’s doctors are tired. They’ve been fighting covid for over a year while at the same time fighting with the Health Minister, Mr Shandro, who has filled their lives with
Continue readingScripturient: The Cancer Diaries Part 1
I should have started this a while ago. Perhaps when I received the first news something as wrong. But it took a while to really sink in. And then it was upon me. Although this is personal, I wanted to share it, in the hope others might find it useful.
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: The doctor is out… of the province #nlpoli
Health minister John Haggie announced on Friday that doctors in the province could now start seeing patients remotely either by telephone or using video conferencing. Kinda bizarre, though, given that some doctors in the province have already been doing this. In any event, using technology to see patients remotely is
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Doctors More Dangerous Than Guns!
TO BE TAKEN WITH A GENEROUS PORTION OF SALT Doctors (A) The number of physicians in the U.S. is 700,000. (B) Accidental deaths caused by Physicians per year are 120,000. (C) Accidental Read more…
Continue readingThings Are Good: Cuba Creates Great Doctors
Cuba is a beautiful country filled with nice people. Many of those people are educated doctors who go around the world saving lives for free, and they do the same at home. Al Jazeera has a nice long piece looking into the quality and motivations behind these great Cuban doctors.
Continue readingThings Are Good: Doctors Say Healthy People Come From Good Urban Design
A new report written by a handful of doctors titled Improving Health Care by Design concludes that in order to have a healthy populace we need cities designed for health. There is nothing startling in the report but it does provide one more reference and tool for people to use
Continue readingThings Are Good: Doctors Prescribing Nature
Doctor Robert Zarr prescribes walking in parks to his patients. Regular readers already know that the exposure to nature is beneficial in multiple ways for our physical and mental health. Doctors have also taken note of this and realize that prescribing walks and exposure to nature can reduce obesity rates
Continue readingDefending Public Healthcare: Physician numbers up 18% in four years
There has been a sharp increase in the number of physicians in Ontario and an even sharper increase in payments to physicians. Between 2008 and 2012 the number of physicians in Ontario has increased 18.5%. This growth is offset by population growth only very modestly: the number of physicians per
Continue readingLeft Over: Not So Special, After All?
Unemployed Doctors? 1 in 6 New Specialists Can’t Find Work, Study Says CP | By Helen Branswell, The Canadian PressPosted: 10/10/2013 12:01 am EDT | Updated: 10/10/2013 10:01 am EDT Not too surprising, I live on Vancouver Island where there are two (2) dermatologists for the entire island, with many hundreds of thousands of residents
Continue readingLeft Over: Ice Floe Condos for Seniors?
CMA poll finds golden years filled with ‘anxiety’ Poll backs national plan on seniors’ health care CBC News Posted: Aug 19, 2013 10:53 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 19, 2013 11:00 AM ET Considering this is the pro-privatization of the medical system – CMA, rather like a certified (or
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: In Canada, doctors cashing in despite cash-strapped health care system: Report
A new report by the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy says today’s Canadian physician earns nearly four-and-half-times more than the average Canadian, even as the price of health care continues to rise. The post In Canada, doctors cashing in despite cash-strapped health care system: Report appeared first on
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Harper Conservatives’ refugee health care cuts remain a concern: Ontario doctors
By: Ontario Medical Association | Press Release: TORONTO, June 17, 2013 – One year after the implementation of a series of changes to federal coverage of refugee health care, Ontario’s doctors are seeing a negative impact on the delivery of care. Under the new Interim Federal Health Program rules, the federal government
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Canadian doctors demand restoration of refugee health services
By: Canadian Doctors for Refugee Care | Press Release Photo: Doctors for Refugee Care TORONTO, June 10, 2013 – Canadian Doctors for Refugee Care is holding a second National Day of Action on June 17th to call on the federal government to reverse the reckless cuts to refugee health care. It has been almost one year since the government
Continue readingDefending Public Healthcare: Doctors get lion’s share of Budget funding
Forget all the government Budget rhetoric about better home care. The real winners are the docs. The Ontario Budget Estimates are out and the line item primarily covering the doctors (“Ontario Health Insurance”) is going up 2.9 per cent to $13.3 billion. The rest of the health care sector got
Continue readingcalgaryliberal.com: So how did you get them emails, Ms. Redford?
This week Education Minister Jeff Johnson sent an email to about 30,000 teachers. This is frightening for two reasons. (1) It is an abuse of private information of citizens. As Liberal MLA Laurie Blakeman points out in a press release today it likely violates FOIP as Alberta’s teachers gave those emails solely
Continue readingDefending Public Healthcare: Docs up $8,300 each in recent negotiations?
Dr. Michael Rachlis, a well known expert on the health care system, suggests there is more to the recent deal the province hatched with the Ontario Medical Association than has been reported.
He estimates that increased utilization and “fee…
Continue readingcalgaryliberal.com: Ms. Redford’s Fudget-Budget: Not Open, Not Transparent, and Definitely Not What She Promised
Ms. Redford’s expectation that the price of oil would stay high (we’re currently hitting a nine-month low for oil), her spending promises be fulfilled, and that a PC government would be a stable choice for Albertans, has fallen flat. She ran on the regular non-Conservative spending sprees — even where
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