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BY: Vaclav Hyrman, MD, FRCPC
December 2022
... toxic organizational culture, a system-level problem. The practice of medicine is replete with unexpected and ... there must be a way around it. Having seen (in psychiatric practice) people suffering from symptoms of burnout ...
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BY: Rob Lehman, MD, CCFP, MClSc, FCFP(LM)
June 2022
... mental health services. Offer input to divisions of family practice and medical staff hospital associations. Contribute ... a fee-for-service system that encourages a high-volume practice, so spend as little time as possible with each ... the foot-voting will turn back in the direction of family practice, particularly longitudinal comprehensive family ...
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BY: Kevin Wade, CD, MD, CCFP
December 2022
... especially new graduates interested in trying out practice in a beautiful new province. It seems unconscionable ...
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BY: Robert Semeniuk, MD, FRCSC
July/August 2022
... so be it. I acquired my licence to perform family practice during my training and worked walk-in clinic shifts ... want. Instead, we need to support the areas of family practice that require help, including remuneration. —Robert ...
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BY: Anne Pousette, MD, MPH
December 2021
... in these conversations is recognizably dependent on their practice contexts, their community resources, and their own ...
Letters, COVID-19 /
BY: Tonia Tauh, MD, FRCPC
April 2021
... Vigilance will be key in determining whether this practice can continue safely while vaccine supply is limited; ...
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BY: Renee Fernandez, MD, CCFP
December 2021
... This discussion highlights a disconnect between the practice of medicine and the current fee-for-service system ... antiquated document that does not reflect modern medical practice or support patient-centred appropriate care. Despite ... fee-for-service modernization will align current medical practice with the values and goals of our health care system. ...
Letters /
BY: Brian S. Pound, MBBS, LRCP, MRCS, LMCC
June 2021
Bravo, Dr Chow! I’m retired from practice now after 50 years as a GP/FP and found your article ... trusted as a caring friend, but alas, the pressures of practice, bureaucracy, paperwork, and rules of conduct have ... with those we care for. Your philosophy of medical practice illustrates a means to bring back the very real joy ...
Letters /
BY: Roger Seldon, MBChB, MD
June 2021
... to chronic unremitting intoxication). It is not regular practice to force treatment due to addictions. This patient ...
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BY: Stephen D. Anderson, MD, FRCPC
July/August 2021
... P. Anderson, MD Clinical Instructor, Department of Family Practice, UBC Faculty of Medicine —Bethan Everett, MBA, PhD ...