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First president: Peter Nicholson, who holds a doctorate in physics, is the inaugural president of the Canadian Academies of Science. Nicholson has extensive experience in both science and government, most recently as deputy chief of staff for policy in the Prime Minister's Office. A member of the Order of Canada, Nicholson was also a charter member of the Prime Minister's National Advisory Board on Science and Technology (1987) and the founding chair of the Fields Institute for Research in Mathematics. The Academy, which has $35 million over 10 years in federal funding, will be a source of expert advice on scientific aspects of important domestic and international issues.
BC goes hip: The BC government is investing $60.5 million to ramp up its wait time management, with a focus on joint and hip patients. Included in the package of reforms is $25 million for 2 new operating rooms dedicated to hip and knee replacements; another $25 million to increase joint replacement surgeries across the province; $5 million for a surgical patient registry; and $5.5 million for a research centre for hip health. About 4500 joint patients have waited longer than 6 months, the recommended benchmark.
Physician supply: Canada needs a national body to coordinate physician human resource planning, delegates to a national conference agreed. In late January, 130 delegates from government and professional organizations attended the National Conference on Physician Human Resources, organized by Task Force Two: A Physician Human Resource Strategy for Canada, that is funded by the federal government and the medical community. The delegates also agreed that a team approach involving physicians and other health care providers is part of the solution to problems such as physician burnout and access issues. Urgent physician shortages in some regions, certain fields (e.g., family medicine, obstetrics) and among Canada's First Nations population must be addressed rapidly, the delegates stated. A final report from the Task Force is due in March (www.physicianhr.ca).
Donate a day: Canadian Physicians for Aid and Relief is challenging Canadian health practitioners to donate all or part of the day's income on World Health Day (Apr. 7) toward building healthy communities in Africa. CPAR (www.cpar.ca) works with rural African communities on primary health care initiatives aimed at reducing the burden of HIV-AIDS, increasing access to clean water and sanitation facilities, promoting healthy pregnancies and educating people about sexual and reproductive health. — Compiled by Barbara Sibbald, CMAJ
BC goes hip: The BC government is investing $60.5 million to ramp up its wait time management, with a focus on joint and hip patients. Included in the package of reforms is $25 million for 2 new operating rooms dedicated to hip and knee replacements; another $25 million to increase joint replacement surgeries across the province; $5 million for a surgical patient registry; and $5.5 million for a research centre for hip health. About 4500 joint patients have waited longer than 6 months, the recommended benchmark.
Physician supply: Canada needs a national body to coordinate physician human resource planning, delegates to a national conference agreed. In late January, 130 delegates from government and professional organizations attended the National Conference on Physician Human Resources, organized by Task Force Two: A Physician Human Resource Strategy for Canada, that is funded by the federal government and the medical community. The delegates also agreed that a team approach involving physicians and other health care providers is part of the solution to problems such as physician burnout and access issues. Urgent physician shortages in some regions, certain fields (e.g., family medicine, obstetrics) and among Canada's First Nations population must be addressed rapidly, the delegates stated. A final report from the Task Force is due in March (www.physicianhr.ca).
Donate a day: Canadian Physicians for Aid and Relief is challenging Canadian health practitioners to donate all or part of the day's income on World Health Day (Apr. 7) toward building healthy communities in Africa. CPAR (www.cpar.ca) works with rural African communities on primary health care initiatives aimed at reducing the burden of HIV-AIDS, increasing access to clean water and sanitation facilities, promoting healthy pregnancies and educating people about sexual and reproductive health. — Compiled by Barbara Sibbald, CMAJ