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Critical issues
can’t wait for negotiations table
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By Rob Ritter
Working conditions for
physicians, as for all front line professionals, have always been quite
tough. For far too
long doctors here have been shouldering a disproportionate burden, that
rightfully belongs to government, to keep the system
afloat. |
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M A N E W S
CMA launches
“Doctor’s Doctor” podcast
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By NLMA Staff
The CMA
and the CMA’s Centre for Physician Health and Well-being have
launched an innovative new podcast series, Healthy
Practices, that explores the challenges and
ways of overcoming the stressors in physicians' personal and professional
lives. |
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Living with
stroke
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Submitted Article
Living with
Stroke is an education program for people who have had a stroke. The
program provides tools and support to improve quality of life, reduce
the risk of another stroke and help with adjustment to life after a
stroke. |
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E R S P E C T I V E S
Websites offer
good information for physicians, patients
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By Dr. Susan King
Each time I write this column
there seems to be more and more Internet content. The way of the future
I suppose….well, the present really. I guess it’s an “If ya can’t beat
’em, join ’em” kind a thing. |
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I N A N C I A L
The temptation
of market timing
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By Tammy Power
The desire to stay the course
and focus on the long term has challenged investors over the past few
months. Some investors have ignored their financial goals and moved
funds in a practice known as “market-timing.” |
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L I N I C A L P R A C T I C E
Optimal
prescribing and use of proton pump inhibitors
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Submitted Article
Through its Canadian Optimal Medication
Prescribing and Utilization (COMPUS) program, the Canadian Agency for
Drugs and Technologies in Health has produced publicly available optimal
therapy reports on PPIs and supporting tools. |
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O C T O R S I N T H E N E W S
Physicians
honored, 'Pacemakers' run the Tely 10
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By NLMA Staff
Dr.
Donald Cook receives CAPs President's Award, Dr. William Fitzgerald
invested with Order of Canada and The 'Pacemakers' (physicians and NLMA
staff) run the Tely 10. |
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Referrals: What
you need to know
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Files from Dr. Lydia Hatcher and Dr. Leslie Rourke
The West Coast CME at the NLMA AGM
featured a multidisciplinary physician panel discussing how referring
physicians and consultants can facilitate ongoing management of the
patient’s condition, and optimally order diagnostic imaging. |
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E A L T H T E C H N O L O G Y
Genetics
research centre gets $11 million
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By Jonathan Carpenter
The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
has announced it will provide $11.2 million to fund the construction of
the Newfoundland and Labrador Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Human
Genetics. |
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I N F O R M A T I O N T E C H
N O L O G Y
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Peer-to-Peer Network initiative launched
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Submitted Article
The Clinician e-Health Support
Network, a national peer-to-peer initiative, facilitates the sharing of
e-health experiences among clinicians and peers, integrating information
technology into regular work processes to improve access, quality, and
productivity. |
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Would you like
to add 1 or 2 to that diabetes? Yes, please, Doctor!
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Submitted Article
Physicians are reminded of
the importance of documenting the type of diabetes on patient charts by
indicating the specificity of 1, 2, gestational or other to
significantly increase accurate coding of the exact diagnosis and/or
co-morbidities. |
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H P R O M O T I O N
See your risks
more clearly and change the face of cervical cancer
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Submitted Article
Pap Test Awareness Week -
October 19 to 25 features a campaign with a variety of new resources and
strategies to raise awareness on the benefits of Pap testing, while
encouraging more women to attend screening. |
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Short-term
solution
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Submitted Article
Granting provisional
licenses to new primary care physicians does not lead to long-term
retention of international medical graduates in Newfoundland &
Labrador, according to a new study led by Dr. Maria Mathews, associate
professor of health policy/health care delivery, MUN Faculty of
Medicine. |
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Central Health
goes smoke free
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By NLMA Staff
In September, Central
Health announced that as of January 21, 2009, all its properties will be
smoke free. All smoking will be prohibited anywhere within the property line at all facilities and
buildings, including parking lots and vehicles on the premises. |
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Report shows
more work needed to help smokers quit
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Submitted Article
In May the Canadian Lung
Association released a report entitled Making Quit Happen: Canada’s
Challenges to Smoking Cessation, indicating that while effective
smoking cessation approaches have been identified, not all are available
to all smokers. |
Online Only C M A N E W S
CMA governance
changes endorsed overwhelmingly
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Delegates to the Canadian
Medical Association's annual general council in August strongly endorsed
a package of governance reforms that will fundamentally change the
structure of the organization. |
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Rusted
receives key to the city
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By Jonathan Carpenter
Dr. Nigel Rusted was
presented with the Key to the City of St. John’s and what’s known as the
Freedom of the City of St. John’s at a ceremony at city hall on
September 30, 2008. |
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