Disgruntled Newfoundland MDs take job action

B Ryan - 2001 - Can Med Assoc
Results from the CMA's 2001 Physician Resource Questionnaire (PRQ) indicate that 74% of
Canadian physicians either take or share call. Physicians in the 35–44 age group are most …

How many MDs take call? How are they paid?

S Martin - CMAJ, 2003 - Can Med Assoc
The CMA's 2002 Physician Resource Questionnaire (PRQ) found that 74% of Canadian
physicians take call or share call. Among those who take it, remaining within a specified …

The burden of on-call coverage

S Martin - 2001 - Can Med Assoc
Results from the CMA's 2001 Physician Resource Questionnaire (PRQ) indicate that 74% of
Canadian physicians either take or share call. Physicians in the 35–44 age group are most …

On-call duties total over 7.5 days a month for 25% of surgeons

P Sullivan - CMAJ, 2003 - Can Med Assoc
One of the key findings to emerge in recent PRQs is the sheer volume of on-call hours faced
by Canadian physicians, particularly surgical specialists. Results from the 2002 …

Southern Ontario towns hang out MD-wanted signs

B Sibbald - CMAJ, 1998 - Can Med Assoc
Ashortage of rural physicians in southern Ontario? No, that's not a typo. Although
communities in Northern Ontario continue to face shortages, some areas in the southern part …

[PDF][PDF] The Call of the Canadian Physician

L Buske, M Comeau - Healthcare quarterly (Toronto, Ont.), 2010 - researchgate.net
Abstract The 2007 National Physician Survey shows that 70% of physicians are on call each
month. Slightly fewer female and family physicians are on call compared with male …

Gradual decrease in MD workload

Canadian Medical Association - CMAJ, 1997 - Can Med Assoc
Physician resource surveys undertaken by the CMA in 1982, 1986, 1990, 1993 and 1995
show a gradual decrease in the number of hours physicians (excluding residents) spend on …

Rural docs. Narrowing the gaps.

LC Higgins - Medical World News, 1989 - europepmc.org
Small-town practice looks more inviting as telecommunications bridges the distances to
bring specialist consults and CME to remote areas. As Medicare reforms give country …

Stop trivializing MD workforce problems

BTB Chan - CMAJ, 2002 - Can Med Assoc
2. Chan BTB. From perceived surplus to perceived shortage: What happened to Canada's
physician workforce in the 1990s? Ottawa: Canadian Institute for Health Information; 2002 …

Angry New Brunswick physicians continue to take job action

D Moulton - 2001 - Can Med Assoc
New Brunswick's MDs were a distinctly unhappy lot in December. As Christmas approached,
doctors in 13 communities staged rotating office closures to protest what they consider …