The need for practice management training in Canadian anesthesiology residency training programs

Re: Developmental disability training in Canadian psychiatry residency programs.

OBJECTIVE To examine current training in developmental disabilities in Canadian psychiatry residency programs and to determine, from the programs' perspectives, how provinces across Canada are responding to the needs of persons with developmental disabilities and comorbid mental health disturbances (persons with a "dual diagnosis"). METHOD A survey was completed by residency directors, or the...

Colposcopy practice and training in family practice residency programs.

BACKGROUND The potential growth of colposcopy as a family medicine procedural skill is directly related to the training currently offered to family practice residents. To define whether these skills are being adequately offered to physicians who want to perform this procedure for their patients, a study was designed to investigate the current status of colposcopy practice and training in family...

Endoscopy training in Canadian general surgery residency programs.

Currently, general surgeons provide about 50% of endoscopy services across Canada and an even greater proportion outside large urban centres. It is essential that endoscopy remain a core component of general surgery practice and a core competency of general surgery residency training. The Canadian Association of General Surgeons Residents Committee supports the position that quality endoscopy t...

Stroke Training in Canadian Neurology Residency Training Programs Re: tPA use for Stroke in the Registry of the Canadian Stroke

Stroke patients now make up the majority of inpatient admissions to neurological wards and transient ischemic attack referrals, a growing number of outpatients. At our institution, for example, of the 911 inpatients admitted to the neurology clinical teaching unit in 2005, 611 were diagnosed with stroke. In the outpatient setting, 988 patients were assessed due to a possible transient ischemic ...

Trends in the growth of family practice residency training programs.