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Beyond Medicine / BY: Benjamin Millar, MD, March 2016
... social media is rapidly growing for medical education and practice sharing, and emergency medicine has been on the ... decade as a platform for sharing medical education and practice approaches among health professionals. A recent ... in favor of using social media as part of medical practice point to its ability to help people stay connected, ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Joanne Jablkowski July/August 2016
... in place to meet the successes that Divisions of Family Practice has achieved for family doctors; second, the ... many professors and doctors instilled in me a passion for practice and continuous learning, lifelong learning. I truly ... fair economic reward. Today we have 35 divisions of family practice in 230 communities around the province. . . . As ...
Beyond Medicine, Interviews / BY: Joanne Jablkowski September 2016
... as a family doctor or specialist might encounter in their practice, but thinking beyond that and being curious about ... your patients’ expectations changed as well? The family practice I inherited almost 20 years ago was from a doctor ... early- to mid-60s. Jumping forward 20 years, my latest practice profile tells me that my average patient is now 76 ...
Interviews / BY: Joanne Jablkowski September 2015
... family physician with a focus on geriatric general practice. A last-minute decision to pursue medicine led Dr ... where after 2 decades of satisfying work running his practice he’s also in a role that fulfills everything else ... these people are cool!   Having spent 27 years in general practice, 23 of them in Vancouver, how have you seen primary ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Cathy Clelland, MD January/February 2015
... There is enhanced access for appointments. 5.    The practice includes well-supported information technology, ... health care provider satisfaction, knowledge, skills, and practice behaviors; broader range of services; better access, ... are four main issues: 1.    Clarification of scope of practice and roles 2.    Information sharing 3.    ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Gabrielle Lynch-Staunton, BFA, BEd January/February 2015
... case. In the 1920s medical specialties emerged and medical practice began to shift from home to office and hospital. ... and Surgeons of Canada in 1931. Since the 1950s general practice has become a specialty in its own right. As medicine ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Jay Draper July/August 2015
... Service—Dr Carole Williams Silver Medal in General Practice—Dr Matthew Petzold Dr Cam Coady Award Dr David ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Gabrielle Lynch-Staunton, BFA, BEd November 2015
... trying to mediate a settlement himself, noting that this practice works very well. In the last 3 years he has resolved ... that medicolegal work is a fulfilling aspect of medical practice, noting that he would like to make young doctors ... his daughter is just finishing her residency in family practice. Mr Webster Jr. also volunteers his time with the ...
Interviews / BY: Joanne Jablkowski September 2014
... began in 1995, including 10 years on the General Practice Services Committee (GPSC) and 8 years as its ... Australia, which is when I worked in Cairns doing family practice and worked in the Cairns-based hospital. Then we ... time. We did so many fantastic things to improve family practice. It was inspirational to be there. Are there any ...
Physician Information Technology Office / BY: Bruce Hobson, MD December 2013
... efficiently. Physicians all over the province, in varying practice types are using different EMR systems and are ... satisfaction. At the same time, physicians in similar practice types, using the same EMRs, are finding challenges ... and tested by a group of 500 users over the past year. Practice automation coaches, physician MOA mentors, and EMR ...