Articles on Canadian Physician Shortages

[Guest Ian Wong]

Here's a series of articles collected by the Coalition of Family Physicians of Ontario (COFP) regarding the current shortage of doctors in Canada. Keep in mind when reading that this site has a mission statement of preserving health care access, and the articles chosen therefore have a corresponding point of view.

 

www.cofp.com/doctorsupply.htm

 

Ian

UBC, Med 3

[Guest Ian Wong]

Here's a few more articles that I ran into today, all from the CMAJ.

 

1) <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> In your face: A new wave of militant doctors lashes out<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->

This article describes the job actions taken by doctors in several Canadian provinces, and the motivations for these actions.

www.cma.ca/cmaj/vol-158/issue-11/1505.htm

 

2) <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Results from CMA's huge 1998 physician survey point to a dispirited profession<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->

This article discusses the results of a large nation-wide poll of doctors conducted by the CMA, and many of the reasons for their findings.

www.cma.ca/cmaj/vol-159/issue-5/0523.htm

 

3) <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> General practitioner-to-population ratios and long-term family physician retention in British Columbia's health regions<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->

This article and the next one both discuss physician population ratios in BC, and how there is a severe maldistribution of doctors in the northern and rural areas of BC.

www.cma.ca/cjrm/vol-6/issue-2/0115.htm

 

4) <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Physician : population ratios in British Columbia<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->

See above.

www.cma.ca/cjrm/vol-4/issue-3/0139.htm

 

Ian

UBC, Med 3