At Richmond St. HILTON HOTEL Toronto Mt. Sinai Granovsky Glusken GP Centre David TANNENBAUM MD FCFP was acclaimed President.
Many GPs now leaving General GP and Focusing on a Specialty recognised by the Royal Colleges of Physicians & Surgeons. Mainly Acupuncture, Anaesthesia, Cosmetic medicine, Geriatrics (Nursing Homes) Hair Transplants, Musculoskeletal medicine(including joint injections & manipulation), Palliative medicine, Psychotherapy, Refraction, Rehabilitation (car accidents & WSIB), Sports Medicine, Surgical assisting.Weight loss.
Reasons:
Many specialties have lower overhead: especially psychotherapy.
Higher status: not "just a GP" Similar to UK GPwSI (GP with Special Interest).
Higher income as many services not covered by Provincial insurance with higher PRIVATE RATES.
Less medico-legal risk as TREATMENT stressed not Diagnosis.
With increase of clinical responsibility of Nurse Practitioners, the rise in Canada of Physician Assistants, and of Pharmacists in PAID Counselling, the role of GP in Ontario is declining. A worry to the College of FPs.
COFP Exec.Director & CEO is a Registered Nurse Ms Jan KASPERSKI
