Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine articles from June 2007

Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine archives from June 2007

Reflections on the privitization of health care.(Editorial)
June 22, 2007... Quebec has for some time allowed private MRI clinics and in the wake of the Chaoulli decision is experimenting with other public-private configurations. Is this change apocalyptic, or is it unexpectedly benign? The following vignettes...

President's message.(rural health affected by environmental changes )(Editorial)
June 22, 2007... We had another successful Rural and Remote Conference in Saskatoon thanks to the organizing committee members, volunteers, presenters, staff people and participants. The energy at our R&R was upbeat and more positive than ever. I personally...

Graduates of northern Ontario family medicine residency programs practise where they train.
June 22, 2007... Objective: To examine where graduates of the Northeastern Ontario Family Medicine (NOFM) residency program in Sudbury and the Family Medicine North (FMN) program in Thunder Bay practise after graduation, using cross-sectional and longitudinal...

Big cities and bright lights: rural- and northern-trained physicians in urban practice.
June 22, 2007... Introduction: Rural medical education is increasing in popularity in Canada. This study examines why some family physicians who completed their residency training in northern Ontario decided to practise in urban centres. Methods: We used a...

A comparative analysis of the perceived continuing medical education needs of a cohort of rural and urban Canadian family physicians.
June 22, 2007... Objective: To assess the perceived continuing medical education (CME) needs of a cohort of Canadian family physicians. Methods: We distributed a questionnaire survey to Canadian family physicians who became Certificant members of the...

The needs of rural and urban young, middle-aged and older adults with a serious mental illness.
June 22, 2007... Objective: The delivery of mental health services is often provided through agencies set up to serve both young and older adults. Young and older adults with a severe mental illness (SMI) have different needs; this study was designed to...

The occasional carpal tunnel injection.(The Pactitioner / Le praticien)
June 22, 2007... A 21-year-old patient presents to your office with a 3-week history of increasing pain and numbness in his right dominant hand. Particularly affected are the index and long fingers. Symptoms are worse at night and awaken him from sleep. To...

Remote reflections.(Podium: Doctors Speak Out / La parole aux medecins)(Viewpoint essay)
June 22, 2007... I was recently asked to speak at the 25th reunion of my 1981 University of Cape Town graduating class on having survived as a (geographically) remote family physician among a sea of specialists and urbanites. My class has undergone a Diaspora,...

Bella Bella baby.(Podium: Doctors Speak Out / La parole aux medicine)
June 22, 2007... I am a Bella Bella baby. Nestled in the Great Bear Rainforest on British Columbia's northern coast, Bella Bella is home to the Heitsulk Nation. With a population of just over 1000 people and accessible only by plane or boat, Bella Bella is...

Windows Desktop--shortcuts.(Out Behind the Barn / Dans le feu de l'action)
June 22, 2007... The Windows Desktop display contains a number of icons (small pictures with labels) that are shortcut links to Windows programs. When a new program is installed, it usually installs an icon on the Desktop. This article describes how to create...

You know you're a rural resident when ...(Residents' Page / Page des residents)
June 22, 2007... * You've only met your program director over video conference. * Your obstetrics preceptor gets called to the ER to place a chest tube. * You've hurled obscenities at your computer after being instructed by "Up-To-Date" that the only...

Rural obstetrics in the winter CJRM.(Letter to the editor)
June 22, 2007... To the Editor: I was very impressed with the Winter edition of CJRM, particularly in reference to 2 articles related to rural obstetrics. (1,2) The shoulder dystocia article by Peter Hutten-Czapski and Alistair Anderson (2) covered the...