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Clinical Articles / BY: Derryck H. Smith, MD, FRCPC January/February 2010
... relevant medical records, particularly when there is an issue of injury or illness before the courts. Many patients ... a subpoena and court appearance later. • They know they may be able to bill medicolegal rates for such a meeting and ... the court for the right to interview you.[ 4 ]  In July 2009, I wrote to the College regarding MacEachern v. Rennie ...
Clinical Articles / BY: S. Green, MD, FCFP March 2010
Background Recently the issue of resident work hours and, more specifically, ... week, which was changed to a 48-hour work week on 1 August 2009.[ 5 ] In Canada, there is no similar legislation, but ... any of the questions about attitudes to work hours. This may, however, reflect a small sample size; perhaps a ...
Physician Information Technology Office / BY: Jeremy Smith, October 2009
In the May issue ( BCMJ 2009; 51:154 ) we explored the broad electronic medical ... with surgeons; however, some specialists in this category may wish to use more sophisticated tools to capture consult ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Mark Fok, MD, FRCPC September 2007
... factors lower the quality of life of medical trainees and may result in medical errors that compromise patient care.[ ... (a limit that will be lowered to 48 hours per week by 2009).[ 17 ] New Zealand has mandated a 72-hour range.[ 18 ... for orthopaedics). This makes statistical validity an issue. However, our response rate of 78% for PGY-1 residents ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Richard Eddy, MD May 2005
... work and duty hours first proposed in the 1930s may become even more stringent. Human sleep requirements In ... limit that will be lowered to 48 hours per week by 2009. A decision in Spain clarified that “work” includes ... be tolerated in any other profession where safety is an issue. Typical work weeks exceed 50 hours, while work weeks ...
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