An editorial in L’Omni of the Montreal Association of General Practitioners (AMOM) by Dr. Asselin.
Family medicine is going through hard times. Rejected by students in the last two years, 21 and 23% of residency positions were not filled in Quebec in 2006 and 2007 respectively.
This is a study of 501 patients with type 2 diabetes in the Province of Quebec.
Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2009 Jun 16;6(1):35.
Breast cancer study misinterpreted: Quebec health minister – cbc.ca.
Breast cancer tests face new controls – The Gazette.
One in five breast cancer hormone tests in a Quebec study (out of 15 tissue samples) were wrong compared to the results from a reliable lab.Luckily, the Quebec health minister, Yves Bolduc, is a doctor and he has the proper knowledge and vision for fixing these kinds of problems.For example, he wants to use the Toyota production system as a model to improve the quality and efficiency of health care services (Deloitte & Touche).
His response to the study…
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The reports are false, completely false”