NEWS
Memorial and Western are leaders in incorporating technology in med schools
March 17, 2010
Canadian medical schools are increasingly incorporating technology into their curriculum, though some are much further ahead than others. Full article
Veterans stepping forward for treatment of operational stress injuries
March 16, 2010
TAn Ottawa, Ontario-based clinic is one of 10 across Canada funded by the Department of Veterans Affairs to offer help to both current and retired military personnel and Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers who have, or suspect they have, an operational stress injury. Full article
Evaluating postgraduate medical education
March 12, 2010
National trauma divide must be narrowed
March 12, 2010
New Brunswick overhauls trauma services
March 11, 2010
Neonatologists urge national plan to improve infant mortality rates
March 10, 2010
Mental health in the military: a class where “stigma leaves the room”
March 9, 2010
Newfoundland premier not alone in venturing south of the 49th parallel for medical treatment
March 8, 2010
Federal budget light on initiatives for health, research
March 5, 2010
Recalibration or regurgitation?
March 4, 2010
Pilot projects lay foundation for national tissue surveillance and traceability system
March 3, 2010
Ontario’s plan for electronic health records is at risk, official says
March 2, 2010
Democrats consider playing trump card in effort to pass Obama’s health reforms
March 1, 2010
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BRIEFLY
Convention ratified
March 17, 2010
Canada has ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which commits all levels of government to preventing discrimination in such areas as the provision of reasonable accommodation. Full article
FOR THE RECORD

Further delay in restart of National Research Universal reactor
March 16, 2010
Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. has announced that it will again push back the restart date for the medical isotope-producing National Research Universal reactor in Chalk River, Ontario. Full article
DISPATCH FROM THE MEDICAL FRONT

A large and a small hand
March 17, 2010
A physician/technophile feels lost and adrift in a sea of paper while working in a rural Ontario practice. Full article
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