Health committee  We have jurisdictions that have a high reliance on IMGs—Saskatchewan and Newfoundland predominantly, and Manitoba also. But for the past two years, Ontario has licensed more IMGs than the outputs of Canadian schools. It's a high-stakes profession. The consequence of error is high

Health committee  The quick survey I did of our members when the announcement of the pan-Canadian framework came out indicated that most of them already provide an answer to an IMG before a year. And that's what it is, right? It's not that after a year you're licensed; it's that after a year you k

Health committee  We are proceeding in compliance with the agreement on internal trade, which will place us ahead of the pan-Canadian framework.

Health committee  If I may, we were surprised when the announcement came through as well. The way that Minister Kenney was portrayed in the media...he said that doctors had refused to come to the table, or implied that doctors had refused to come to the table. We quickly got onto the system and sa

Health committee  Thank you. There are roadblocks, and they're roadblocks because of resources. One of the big resource requirements is assessment. It's a roadblock for funding and it's a roadblock for faculty. We have increased the undergraduate enrolment, so they are busy dealing with new train

Health committee  Madam Chair and committee members, thank you for this opportunity to speak to you today on labour mobility and international medical graduates. I would like to say that I would be happy to answer questions in both official languages. I am addressing you today on behalf of FMRA

Health committee  Close.

Health committee  Yes, I think that's exactly it. We're quite excited about this progressive licensing, and we think it should be accompanied by progressive reporting. That's what we're talking about. Report what you have to report. Then somebody at the other end will say, okay, this is the poin

Health committee  Thank you. When my mother was discharged from the hospital in early January, she was discharged with a piece of paper that contained the names of over 25 medications. Some she was to continue, some she was to stop, and some she was to start. There was a mistake, which I picked u

Health committee  I will let my colleagues from the Canadian Medical Association answer that question.

Health committee  Because my colleagues seem to be catching up with the translation, I'll have a go at this. I'm assuming that you're talking about off-label use of prescription drugs. You are essentially talking about off-label use of drugs. Several weeks ago, at a Health Canada meeting, I was

Health committee  Several of the jurisdictions have addressed that, and there's some privacy legislation that right now can be seen as an impediment. We are strong supporters of e-prescribing and we are working really hard in that area. Now, we have some jurisdictions that are moving ahead with th

Health committee  Yes, it would, so that would provide a lot of advantages. I'm just going to comment briefly, if I may, on the alerts. One of the things we're also working on, as you know, is emergencies and disasters. One thing that's really important is that when physicians receive an alert th