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André Picard is the health columnist at The Globe and Mail. Author of "Matters of Life and Death." I tweet and RT about health issues, running and journalism.

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    André Picard‏Verified account @picardonhealth 13h13 hours ago

    Why isn’t there a single medical licence for all doctors in Canada? by ⁦@picardonhealth⁩ via ⁦@GlobeDebate⁩ ⁦@ResidentDoctors⁩ ⁦@CMA_Docs⁩https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-why-isnt-there-a-single-medical-licence-for-all-doctors-in-canada/ …

    5:55 pm - 4 Jan 2019
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      2. Jonathan Sher‏ @SherOnHealth 12h12 hours ago
        Replying to @picardonhealth @GlobeDebate and

        1/2 Canada should follow the lead of the USA in making it easier for doctors to be licensed in multiple states:pic.twitter.com/mnOwtth3sA

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      3. Dr Paul Mackey‏ @auscandoc 11h11 hours ago
        Replying to @SherOnHealth @picardonhealth and

        Don’t have to go to US for example. Australia (similarly a constitutional monarchy: in answer to your constitutional barriers question) solved it with AHPRAhttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/health-care-medicine-doctors-locum-travel-licence-1.4795274 …

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      4. Jonathan Sher‏ @SherOnHealth 11h11 hours ago
        Replying to @auscandoc @picardonhealth and

        Thanks for another good example; I am sure there are many. Canadians need to overcome this sense that their constitution is immutable.

        1 reply . 2 retweets 3 likes
      5. Dr Paul Mackey‏ @auscandoc 11h11 hours ago
        Replying to @SherOnHealth @picardonhealth and

        In this situation the framework is already in place with the various interprovincial free trade agreements. The constitutional arguments are a smoke screen for inaction on the part of the Colleges.

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      1. Sameer Premji‏ @MrPremji 8h8 hours ago
        Replying to @picardonhealth @GlobeDebate and

        My wife is dealing with this right now. She's working in Ontario but the process of getting her license in BC will take at least 9-10 months. It's extremely bureaucratic and tedious for no apparent reason.

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      1. Anne Huang | 黃安安‏ @drannehuang 12h12 hours ago
        Replying to @picardonhealth @GlobeDebate and

        Thank you for covering this important issue Andre @picardonhealth!!! As an early-career physician who has held independent/regular licenses with 4 different regulatory bodies in Canada, I can attest to the frustration and inefficiency you described.

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      1. Danica Kindrachuk‏ @DrDanica 9h9 hours ago
        Replying to @picardonhealth @GlobeDebate and

        If a resident wishes to advance training in another centre, even for 2 weeks, required to go through extensive application process and $$$. Even if licence for home province in good standing. It's craziness.

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      1. Natalie Stake-Doucet‏ @NurseInfirmiere 12h12 hours ago
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        I ask myself the same question for nursing.

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      1. Jason McVicar  🇨🇦‏ @jaymcv 4h4 hours ago
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        Absolutely. I’m in the process of obtaining a license for Nunavut for a locum to cover vacation. I can see the same patients in Ottawa but require a mountain of paperwork to provide care in Iqaluit.

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      1. Jonathan Sher‏ @SherOnHealth 12h12 hours ago
        Replying to @picardonhealth @GlobeDebate and

        2/2 There is a broader issue here: Perhaps no country has a constitution that is such a barrier to national collaboration and the lack of political will to change it -- what other developed countries have internal trade barriers?

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      2. Bogeywheels‏ @bogeywheels 12h12 hours ago
        Replying to @picardonhealth @GlobeDebate and

        Interesting because all 🇨🇦provinces accept @csmls national certification to practice as medical laboratory technologists in clinical labs, For those who do not know, med lab techs deal in life & death for patients, Their work affects diagnoses & treatment.

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      1. gerrybuddy‏ @gerrybuddy 8h8 hours ago
        Replying to @picardonhealth @GlobeDebate and

        .Once a bureaucratic agency forms, it’s prime directive is to protect its own existence. No provincial medical college will voluntarily decrease its own mandate without a big fight.

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      1. Danica Kindrachuk‏ @DrDanica 9h9 hours ago
        Replying to @picardonhealth @GlobeDebate and

        The role of the licencing bodies is to protect the public. Everyone agrees. But upholding standards doesn't differ between BC or ON or NS or NU.

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      1. maria‏ @grandbender 1h1 hour ago
        Replying to @picardonhealth @GlobeDebate and

        Should be the same for nurses as well.

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      1. Paul Watts‏ @pwattscmt 9h9 hours ago
        Replying to @picardonhealth @GlobeDebate and

        Makes it very difficult for surgeons to get access to valuable training with other more experienced colleagues across the country.

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      1. Dr. Matt Henschke‏ @DrMattHenschke 12h12 hours ago
        Replying to @picardonhealth @GlobeDebate and

        Please help advocate for us. If there's one thing most doctors are bad at its advocating for ourselves.

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      1. Diane Strongeagle‏ @tiggerlingren 12h12 hours ago
        Replying to @picardonhealth @GlobeDebate and

        Same as Nurses...if we move, we need to take different exams and pay for different college fees, depending on where in Canada we go.

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      1. Jane Malcolm‏ @CJanemalcolm 12h12 hours ago
        Replying to @picardonhealth @GlobeDebate and

        Also, why isn't ther a single registration for registered nurses in Canada as well????

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      1. Dr Elisabeth Kosters  🇨🇦 🇳🇱‏ @EC_Kosters 13h13 hours ago
        Replying to @picardonhealth @GlobeDebate and

        or for engineers, geologists, physiotherapists, etc. etc. etc. It's absolutely maddening and the only ones to benefit from this archaic system are the professional licensing organizations, not the clients / customers / patients.

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