CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne
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This month Canada will host the largest conference ever held on the worldwide epidemic of AIDS. More than 12,000 participants from over 130 countries are expected to convene in Vancouver from July 7 to 12 for the XI International Conference on AIDS. ⋯ The pandemic is still growing at an alarming rate, and governments need to be reminded that a failure to commit funding and resources to the extension of programs for AIDS research, prevention and care is both cynical and unwise. Now is the time to redouble our efforts, not to abandon them.
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A recent conference on physician health cosponsored by the CMA and American Medical Association provided some sobering news. One physician reported on the suicides of physicians practising in the US. ⋯ Patricia Tighe. "They have become like factory workers who can't take pride in their work and are denied a sense of belonging. They are part of a corporate enterprise, to be dispensed with when they are not profitable, and subjected to penalties if their work doesn't measure up".
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To determine the number of neurosurgeons in clinical practice in Canada on Jan. 1, 1996, and their practice profile and to determine requirements for 2001 and 2011. ⋯ Strategies need to be developed quickly to address not only the chronic shortfall but also the attrition of established neurosurgeons. Strategies to increase and retain the number of Canadian neurosurgery graduates are also needed.
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During the recent scientific assembly of the Manitoba chapter of the College of Family Physicians (CFPC), a session was devoted to the ways health care reform has affected family medicine. Doctors listened to guest speakers from the CFPC, Manitoba Medical Association and provincial Ministry of Health, and there was a stimulating discussion about the critical issues facing FPs.
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Comment Letter Comparative Study
Selecting your surgeon an advantage Canada has over the UK.