USA MEDICINE preferred by the Ontario Upper-Middle class

COMMENTS invited about pay & benefits in USA HMOs. Does MAYO still pay a salary? Cleveland Clinic Canada (30,000 sq ft) & M.D Anderson Cancer have offices in Toronto. Ontarians with means or private insurance go to Capitalist USA for treatment. Avoiding the restrictive Socialist "Guidelines" of OHIP medicine. Princess Margaret Cancer Hosp may do good research but patient care far from top USA standard. NO MAGNET HOSPITALS in ONTARIO

QUEBEC & ALBERTA Best Provinces for expensive Cancer drugs

QUEBEC ("New France" until Treaty of Paris 1790)and ALBERTA are the most generous of the Canadian Provinces. In Canada Medical care is in the Power of the Prov. Govts. The Canada Health Act (CHA) (1984) officially prohibits charging for " medically necessary" services,( never defined in 30 years), in all Provinces except QUEBEC after the judgement in (Dr.)CHAOULLI v QUEBEC(Attorney General) 2005 SCR 791 2005 SCC 35. A 3 months residence in "La belle province" required for membership in the "Regie de l'assurance maladie du Quebec. COMMENT: In Ontario the legal way of avoiding the restriction of the CHA is to call Private Clinics WELLNESS CENTRES. The do not bill OHIP for medical visits , charging about $3,500 a year. Pathology & Imaging can be billed to OHIP. Examples Cleveland Clinic Canada, Medcan, Medisys Inc. and GP "Boutique" clinics providing a Dietition +/- Physio.,Podiatry etc. There are still no private General Hospitals; Homewood Mental Hosp & Shouldice Hernia Hosp are allowed to be privately owned. Some hospitals have single rooms at an extra charge of about $300/day. Difficult to find as many used as isolation rooms for MRSA & AIDS.

London,Ontario: TRUDELL MEDICAL Int. AEROBIKA Oscillating Positive Expiratory Pressure Therapy System: $85

AEROBIKA shown at Ontario Thoracic Soc meeting at Marriott Eaton Hotel. Can be combined with the AEROCLIPSE XL BAN & Ombra compressor as a nebulizer ($100) Director, Can.Sales & Marketing H.G.HARKNESS hharkness@trudellmed.com www.trudellmed.com

DANA-FARBER PRIVATE DISTANCE CONSULTING: $ 575

The Partners Online Specialty Consultations (POSC) service allows physicians all over the world to refer cases to Dana-Farber oncologists for expert second opinions. By combining the personalized care of a local physician with the expertise of a Dana-Farber oncologist, cancer patients can benefit from state-of-the-art care regardless of their location. The service is available to adult patients only. Services Partners Online Specialty Consultations can be initiated by a patient or physician. Patients requesting consultations need to involve their local physician. Once the patient and the patient's physician agree to pursue the consultation, the physician registers with the service and completes a patient history. A Partners HealthCare System specialist will review the case, as described by the referring physician, within three to four business days after the diagnostics have been re-evaluated by a Partners Specialist. A consultation will be sent back to the patient's physician. Treatment team Many members of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute's staff participate in online specialty consultations with Partners HealthCare System. The program will arrange consultations with the participating physician whose expertise is most consistent with the patient's type of cancer. How will I get the results of my consultation? The reviewing Dana-Farber physician will send an opinion to the referring physician. Patients will get an email telling them to contact their referring physician when the specialist's opinion is ready for discussion. All patient information is kept confidential to the patient, the referring physician, and the online specialist. Patient information transmitted over the Web cannot be intercepted or read by anyone other than the referring and consulting physicians. Note: The price for an online consultation starts at $575 and is typically the responsibility of the patient. It must be paid prior to the consultation.

CPSO TRIBUNAL DATES FEB (FREE ENTRY to ANYONE)

February 2014 Effective as of January 23, 2014 Doctor Date Summary of Allegations POWELL, Gerald Wayne Ottawa February 3 Failure to maintain the standard of practice of the profession. Engaged in an act or omission relevant to the practice of medicine that, having regard to all the circumstances, would reasonably be regarded by members as disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional. WOOLLAM, Robin Charles Mississauga February 5 Sexual abuse of a patient. Engaged in an act or omission relevant to the practice of medicine that, having regard to all the circumstances, would reasonably be regarded by members as disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional. Has been found guilty of an offence that is relevant to his suitability to practice. BHUPAL, Vipul Kumar Toronto February 7 Hearing will be held in the council chambers on the 3rd Floor, start time 9:00 a.m. Failure to maintain the standard of practice of the profession. Engaged in an act or omission relevant to the practice of medicine that, having regard to all the circumstances, would reasonably be regarded by members as disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional.He had a conflict of interest. Incompetence. SOARES, Claudio De Novaes Practice Address not available February 7 Motion Sexual abuse of a patient. Engaged in an act or omission relevant to the practice of medicine that, having regard to all the circumstances, would reasonably be regarded by members as disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional. ABAWI, Walid Toronto February 10 Penalty hearing Hearing will be held in the council chambers on the 3rd Floor, start time 9:00 a.m. On September 12, 2013, the Discipline Committee found that Dr. Walid Abawi committed an act of professional misconduct, in that he has engaged in an act or omission relevant to the practice of medicine that, having regard to all the circumstances, would reasonably be regarded by members as disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional. EISEN, Hillel David Toronto February 12 Motion Hearing will be held in the council chambers on the 3rd Floor, start time 9:00 a.m. Sexual abuse of a patient. Engaged in an act or omission relevant to the practice of medicine that, having regard to all the circumstances, would reasonably be regarded by members as disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional. SIKANETA, Samuel Sibafuzi Practice Address not available February 24-28 Sexual abuse of patients. Failure to maintain the standard of practice of the profession. Engaged in an act or omission relevant to the practice of medicine that, having regard to all the circumstances, would reasonably be regarded by members as disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional. Incompetence.

Tor.Western Hosp Paul HELLIWELL LIBRARY

Paul Helliwell (right) was born in China in 1917 to parents who were missionaries, and died in 2001. After serving in the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War, he started a career in the banking industry and went on to own several manufacturing firms with his wife, Neta. They were married for almost 50 years until her death in 1985. Several years later, Helliwell remarried and he and his wife, June, were together for 10 years. Though he was never a father himself, he was a father figure to many and gave generously to various charitable causes. Excellent selection of Medical books available on loan.

DUBAI: Canadian Group to Medical exhibition

Member of Ont.Health Innovation Council, Orthopaedic surgeon,Pres & CEO Univ. Health Network Dr. Robert S.BELL MDCM( 1975) MSc(Tor. 1981) FRCS(C)-Fellow @ Mass.Gen & Harvard now in Dubai with Canadian Trade commission selling Hosp management.