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- 1From: CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal. (Vol. 183, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedLiberals pledge support for childcare: Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff has promised to increase support for early childhood care through a new fund, should his party win the upcoming federal election, citing access to...
- 2From: CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal. (Vol. 183, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedA series of measures aimed at reining-in pharmaceutical costs, a promise to eliminate fee-for-service delivery of health care, and initiatives to bolster the number of physicians trained in Canada are among health care...
- 3From: CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal. (Vol. 183, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedRichard Bronson MD Professor, obstetrics, gynecology and pathology Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.l01392 Hubris For Charles Bailey I saw your picture in the paper the other day--...
- 4From: CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal. (Vol. 183, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedThere's an ongoing disconnect between Canada Health Infoway's plan for a national electronic health record (EHR) system and a model that would be useful at the physician-patient level, according to an external...
- 5From: CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal. (Vol. 183, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedShocking though it might sound to some physicians, there are those who believe that a few members of the profession have the clinical empathy of a cadaver and aren't adequately trained in the requisite observational...
- 6From: CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal. (Vol. 183, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedBackground: In 1997, the National Hockey League (NHL) and NHL Players' Association (NHLPA) launched a concussion program to improve the understanding of this injury. We explored initial postconcussion signs, symptoms,...
- 7From: CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal. (Vol. 183, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedIt is a simple statement of fact that countries with national pharmacare programs, such as the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, Sweden and France pay less for drugs and haven't experienced the kind of...
- 8From: CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal. (Vol. 183, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedPharmacare urged: It's time for Canada's political parties and governments to "step up to the plate" and commit to the development and implementation of a universal drug coverage plan, according to a coalition of health...
- 9From: CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal. (Vol. 183, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedPotassium iodide warning: Canadian officials have stockpiled the drug near the Bruce power plant in the event of nuclear mishap. American officials are distributing it to United States personnel and their families in...
- 10From: CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal. (Vol. 183, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedThe young nurse inquired congenially: "Have you ever had an endoscopic examination?" "No," I replied, "but my frien ..." "Open your mouth, please," she interrupted as she sprayed a liquid into my mouth from what...
- 11From: CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal. (Vol. 183, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedA Liberal government would convene a first minister's conference within 60 days of taking office to negotiate systemic health reforms and new funding arrangements for health care once the current intergovernmental...
- 12From: CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal. (Vol. 183, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedLoan forgiveness for rural doctors and nurses: A re-elected Conservative government would forgive a portion of the student debt of new family physicians, nurse practitioners and nurses who agree to practise in...
- 13From: CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal. (Vol. 183, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedYet another study, this time from Sweden, has shown that screening for prostate cancer does not reduce mortality related to prostate cancer and may lead to overdetection and overtreatment. In a 20-year follow-up of 9026...
- 14From: CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal. (Vol. 183, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedFed up with "glaring failures of vision and leadership" for health reform at all levels of government, patients and health care professionals at the Canadian Medical Association's third town hall on health care...
- 15From: CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal. (Vol. 183, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedIt has become almost axiomatic in Canada that the bulk of new health research investments made by the federal government is reserved for targeted, specific initiatives aimed at one discipline or another or glittering...
- 16From: CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal. (Vol. 183, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedFears that baby boomer doctors will retire en masse causing severe shortages in Canada's physician supply may be unfounded. A third of physicians aged 65 years or older are still working full time, according to a...
- 17From: CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal. (Vol. 183, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedFitness tax credit: Prime Minister Stephen Harper says a re-elected Conservative government would create a fitness tax credit for adults and double an existing fitness tax credit for children (www...
- 18From: CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal. (Vol. 183, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedBeing treated with a measure of respect is just as important as being taught appropriately, Canadian medical residents asserted in a national survey on the markers of excellent residency programs. A "collegial,...
- 19From: CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal. (Vol. 183, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedDespite the growing push toward full transparency in clinical guideline development, some Canadian medical societies continue to buck the trend, which some experts claim will ultimately erode the credibility of all...
- 20From: CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal. (Vol. 183, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedA $1 billion family care plan featuring six months of employment insurance benefits for those who take time off work to care for family members who are ill; a national brain health strategy and bolstered support for...