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Letters / BY: Aidan Byrne, MD, FCFP, April 2016
... different medications in different species in veterinary practice combined with a simple classification of groups of ... system of medicating frail geriatric patients. In medical practice, however, I have found that treatment decisions tend ...
Letters / BY: Vandad Yousefi, MD, CCFP, FHM, May 2016
... the complex reasons behind the overwhelming changes in practice patterns of modern-day family physicians. For ... family physicians by ensuring proper remuneration and practice support. Some of the ideas raised by Dr Nicolson may ... levels of complexity. The decline of comprehensive family practice is not only due to a fee guide that promotes ...
Letters / BY: Gerrard A. Vaughan, MD September 2016
... College is to establish, monitor, and enforce standards of practice to reduce incompetent, impaired, or unethical practice. The regulation of medical marijuana is an ... medical boards that have been regulating this aspect of practice for a while. Published and personal reports ...
Letters / BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP April 2016
... Perhaps Dr Byrne felt that an analogy to veterinary practice was too simplistic, but a veterinarian treating an ...
Letters / BY: Evert Tuyp, MD, FRCPC March 2016
... allergists, etc., as well.  The Divisions of Family Practice have done a wealth of good for GPs, as former ...
Letters / BY: Bruce Nicolson, MD May 2016
... pattern. I am unconvinced that high-volume low-intensity practice is a meaningful deployment of comprehensive medical ... emerging subspecialty of Internet-facilitated prescription practice (high-volume low-intensity on steroids) worries me ... excellent position paper,  A Vision for Canada: Family Practice: The Patient’s Medical Home , but would point out ...
Letters / BY: Gerrard A. Vaughan, MD September 2016
... has a statutory obligation to set standards for medical practice, and most elements contained in the standard on safe ... must not abrogate its legal obligation to regulate medical practice, including prescribing. Regulation is foundational, ...
Letters / BY: Michael M. O’Brien December 2016
... as a GP, which many did, most of whom would go into practice with a group or clinic and have hospital privileges ... that 52% of graduates are now choosing general/family practice, clearly not something to be proud of. The other ...
Letters / BY: Justine Spencer, MD October 2016
... after every patient interaction. I’m grateful for this practice, which keeps me and my patients safe from contagious ... with possibly few reserves left to manage them. In a busy practice there is simply no time to fully address our ... take them home with you. —Justine Spencer, MD UBC Family Practice PGY-2 Letters I wash my hands of this: A plea for ...
Letters / BY: Charles Webb, MBChB March 2016
... importance to them.  Between the Divisions of Family Practice and the facility-engagement initiative, we’ve ...