'We celebrate those who got the profession to this point'

Health reform: remember why we got into this.

This resident has got to learn!

A a junior surgical trainee in the University of Alberta’s General Surgical Residency Program, I found that one of my mentors was exceedingly patient in instructing me, step by step, on the fundamentals of surgical technique. One day as I was completing an intestinal anastomosis and receiving patient, persistent feedback at each step, while being watched by the operating team (and conscious of ...

We've got to stop meeting like this.

Meetings are an integral aspect of healthcare management. Too often, however, they are run inefficiently and with the wrong emphases, thus diminishing their inherent value. The words of wisdom from this veteran of innumerable meetings should provide readers with some pointers on how to get their meetings back on track.

Fitness to Practice in the Profession of Psychology: Should We Assess this During Clinical Training?

Assessment of Fitness to Practice (FTP) within clinical psychology training programmes requires balancing the individual’s right to pursue their vocation of interest and the rights of others with whom that person comes in contact. The past decade has seen international growth in policies related to formal FTP assessment built into tertiary health care training programmes leading to professional...

Antihypertensive prescribing: do we have reason to celebrate?

The blood pressure (BP) goal for Healthy People 2000 was to achieve BP control in 50% of the population with hypertension. Unfortunately, BP was only controlled in 31% in 2000.1 When the goal was not achieved in 2000, the same goal of 50% was established in Healthy People 2010.2 There is slightly 3 years to achieve Health People 2010. Do we have reason to be concerned with achieving this rather...