8 Apr 2018

TORONTO; TAXI VS LIMO

FOR SHORT DISTANCES DOWNTOWN TAXI COULD BE USED

FOR HIGHWAY DRIVING TO SUBURBS LIMO PREFERABLE ON GROUNDS OF COMFORT EG SUSPENSION & TEMPERATURE CONTROL.AS WELL AS SAFETY FACTORS PERSONAL AND MECHANICAL.

LIMO DRIVERS USUALLY WEAR UNIFORM DRESS. MORE LIKELY TO WEAR ANTI-GLARE GLASSES.


5 Apr 2018

CMPA COUNCIL; ONTARIO 4 OUT OF 10 HAVE ADMIN QUALIFICATIONS

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER

PSYCHIATRIST  GERARD  P CRAIGEN LLB


NON-EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

PHYSICIAN A C BARRON MBA
GP R COOPER LLB
GP B SINGH LLB


























29 Mar 2018

DR PETER MUNK C C LL,D P, ENG. 1927-2018.

OFFICER ORDER CANADA 1992 AT 65
COMPANION                          2008 AT 81.

FOUNDEE MUNK SCHOOL OF UNIV TORONTO
FOUNDED TORONTO GENERAL MUNK HEART CENTRE.

MERMBER TORONTO LAWN TENNIS CLUB.

27 Mar 2018

AIRD AND BERLIS LLP WEBINAR. ON RISK OF LITIGATION ABOUT SEXUAL HARASSMENT CLAIMS,

COURTS SYMPATHETIC TO CLAIMANTS. AWARDS CAN REACH $200,000

IMPORTANT TO HAVE DETAILED DOCUMENTATION, ACCORDING TO AIRD AND BERLIS LLP PARTNER LORENZO LISI

SAFEST AND CHEAPEST TO CALL LAWYER AT TRIAGE STAGE OF CLAIM. SETTLEMENT CAN BE CHEAPER THAN DEFENSIVE LITIGATTION.

THIS IS RISK TO BE CONSIDERED BEFORE SETTING UP A PRACTICE AS SELF-EMPLOYED PRACTITIONER.

LESS RISK IN PAYING COMMERCIAL OFFICE FOR USE OF SPACE. AND STAFF AT USUALLY ABOUT  30 PER CENT OF BILLING.. GREAT ADVANTAGE OF WORKING IN A HOSPITAL OR PUBLIC HEALTH CLINIC. CPSO OFFICE INSPECTOR NURSES MORE LIKELY TO APPROVE OFFICES IN GOVERNMENT FUNDED BUILDINGS.

26 Mar 2018

NEW CPSO REGISTRAR DR NANCY WHITMORE MD (MANITOBA) FRCSC (OB/GYNAE) MBA (IVEY)

PAST PRES & CEO ST THOMAS ELGIN GENERAL HOSPITAL (157 BEDS). SALARY WAS $205,569 PLUS ONE DAY A WEEK OHIP PRACTICE.

CPSO SALARY AND BENEFITS NOT DISCLOSED BY CPSO OR SYDNEY BOYDEN EXECUTIVE SEARCH AGENCY. (1946). PRES AND CEO TRINA GORDON. CALGARY REP N BERKO. 1 403 410 6700

PRESENT REGISTRAR ER DOCTOR R GERACE RETIRING AFTER 16 YEARS.

DIFFERENCE FROM QUEBEC WHICH  HIRES EXECUTIVES FROM WITHIN THE "ORDER".


28 Feb 2018

'INCREMENTALISM' YALE STIRLING PROFESSOR DR CHARLES LINDBLOM 1917-2018

'THE SCIENCE OF MUDDLING THROUGH' 1955. ACCORDING TO ONT DEPUTY MINISTER OF HEALTH ORTH SURGEON ROBERT BELL AT A LONGWOODS'  LECTURE TO 300 AT THE TORONTO GILGAN CENTRE, THIS IS THE PRESENT PHILOSOPHY OF THE MINISTRY.

6 Feb 2018

ONT MIN HEALTH TO PAY FOR 25 PATIENTS TO HAVE PROSE SCLERAL CONTACT LENSES TO BE FITTED AT TORONTO KENSINGTON EYE INSTITUTE .LOCATED IN KENSINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE.

CLIN DIRECTOR  OCULAR REGENERATION PROGRAM; OPHTH. ALLAN SLOMOVIC MSC MD FRCPC WORKING WITH 3 OPTOMETRISTS TO FIT THE BOSTONSIGHT  "PROSE" SCLERAL LENSES IN USE IN USA SINCE 1994

PROSE; PROSTHETIC REGENERATION OF OCULAR SURFACE ECOSYSTEMS. INVENTED BY DR P ROSENTHAL IN 1986.. NO CONTACT WITH CORNEA. FLUID RESERVOIR.

COST $2-5,000

INDICATIONS;

IRREGULAR CORNEAS; HIGH REFRACTIVE ERRORS.CORNEAL TRANSPLANTS;KERATOCONUS ET AL.

OCULAR PROTECTION; CHEMICAL BURNS;  SJOGREN'S ;  NEURTROPHIC KERATITIS; STEVENS-JOHNSON-  PEMPHIGOID

OCULAR COMFORT; TRICHIASIS,  SCLERAL PATCH GRAFTS;  KERATITIS SICCA, FILAMENTARY KERATITIS.