Desperately Seeking Doctors in Canada 2

Canada's universal health care system was the envy of the world. But today five million Canadians don't have a family doctor. As a result, when we get sick we either clog up hospital emergency rooms or go to walk-in clinics that don't know our medial histories and can offer little continuity of care. The situation is already critical, and is about to get much worse--with a huge bulge of baby boom doctors about to retire, and younger doctors not inclined to sacrifice personal lives for their careers.

How did we get here? And how do we get back to the level of primary health care that we believe is our right as Canadian citizens? Filmmakers Sharon Bartlett and Maria LeRose set out on a cross country journey,talking to ordinary Canadians, doctors, and health care experts to investigate the present crisis , its causes and possible solutions.

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[kgwickings]

some scary information for those of us in the U.S. if this comes our way

[alyr315]

My spouse is an IMG, and we don't see any hope in Canada. I just dont get that provincial governments dont abolish those College of Physicians and Surgeons or at least force them to bring down those insane barriers that they put on IMGs. Aging population, retiring doctors, it's just getting worst. BUT, Fuck it. We're just 1 inch away of moving to USA.

[drjerrygreen]

There is a no cost solution: use international medical doctors already residing in Canada.

J. Green, MD