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Communication, unity key
to successful negotiations
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By Rob Ritter
The NLMA will soon
enter into a formal process of negotiation for a fair and equitable
Memorandum of Agreement that ensures a sustainable physician
workforce and improves access to care for all people of the
province. |
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Eastern Health introduces
mislabelled specimens policy
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Submitted Article
Eastern
Health’s Laboratory Medicine program has a responsibility to provide
accurate testing of correctly identified patient specimens. |
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L I N I C A L P R A C T I C E
Stroke care
recommendations: 2008 update
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By Leigh Thorne
Stroke
continues to be a leading cause of death and disability. The Canadian
Best Practice Recommendations for Stroke Care aim to provide clear
direction for clinical care and systems change. |
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Physician named
Honorary Life Member
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By NLMA Staff
During the December 6th Board
of Directors meeting, NLMA President Dr. Elizabeth Callahan presented
the NLMA Honorary Life Membership to Dr. James Hopkins, who was unable
to attend the annual general meeting in June. |
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Educational
opportunities in unlikely places
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By Dr. Susan King
Never a dull moment in this
business, hey? There’s always something new and different to bone up on;
keeping current is a challenge. More and more continuing education is
being referred to us as KT – Knowledge Transfer or Translation. |
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M A N E W S
CMA creates MD
“bill of rights” on forms
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By CMA Staff
The Canadian Medical Association (CMA)
hopes its new policy on third-party forms will become a bill of rights
for physicians trying to cope with the blizzard of paper arriving daily
from governments, insurers, schools and employers. |
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CADTH
assessment of schizophrenia medications
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Submitted Article
Community-based
individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia experience significantly more
mortality and serious morbidity; they can manage their disease ... [but]
most people with the disease need to take medications indefinitely. |
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EHR Lab
Standards group face massive undertaking
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Submitted Article
The Electronic Health Record Lab Standards
Provincial Advisory Group provides direction and
support in the implementation of national and provincial
standards within the provincial interoperable Electronic Health Record (iEHR)/Lab
project. |
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Tax free
savings accounts: Information for incorporated physicians
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By Kelly Budden
The new Tax Free Savings Account,
introduced in the 2008 Federal Budget, comes into effect on January 1,
2009. All Canadian residents who have reached the age of majority and
have a Social Insurance Number can open a TFSA, but a corporation
cannot. |
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D O C T O R S I N
T H E N E W S
Physicians and
medical students recognized
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By NLMA Staff
Dr. Judy Ophel a CFPC family
physician of the year; Ms. Susanne Price receives CFPC scholarship; CMA
past-president Dana Hanson elected to WMA’s top post; NLMA scholarships
awarded. |
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What does
Justice Cameron need to say?
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By Roger Chafe
Justice Cameron is
scheduled to present her report to government by March 1, 2009. There
are a number of audiences that will be looking for different things from
her report. |
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PDSC Winter
Program for Continuing Medical Education
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Submitted Article
In 2009, PDCS will offer
onsite and online courses, covering the topics of asthma, feeding
difficulties in young children, and an inter-professional skin cancer
program, as well as a new online support tool for preceptors and a new
osteoporosis course. |
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Medical
students learn about CMA online tools
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Submitted Article
On November 27,
approximately 45 first-year medical students gathered at Memorial
University as Lisa Morrison, CMA membership marketing, presented an
overview of the Clinical Resources on the CMA website, cma.ca. |
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Supporting
decision-making for diabetes
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Submitted Article
To mark Diabetes Awareness
Month, the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH)
has launched a special section of their web site to provide a virtual
library of products on the topic of diabetes. |
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E C H N O L O G Y
Physician
access, use of Pharmacy Network
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Submitted Article
The Pharmacy Network is a
provincial drug information system and a component of the Newfoundland
and Labrador Electronic Health Record (EHR). |
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