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The Doctors We Need: Imagining a New Path for Physician Recruitment, Training & Support By Dr. Anthony Sanfilippo

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The Doctors We Need
Imagining a New Path for Physician
Recruitment, Training, and Support

Toronto, On — “The Doctors We Need” is available for pre-sale.  Release date is November 26th. Dr. Anthony Sanfilippo is a highly respected cardiologist, educational leader, and former Associate Dean of Medical Education at Queen’s University, where he holds a teaching position as a professor of Medicine and Cardiology. Dr. Sanfilippo has been practicing and teaching medicine for five decades. His research skills are praised throughout the country.  After receiving his Royal fellowship, Dr. Sanfilippo did a post-graduate fellowship at Harvard University and Massachusetts General Hospital before returning to Queen’s.  For the past sixteen years Dr. Sanfilippo guided the prestigious medical school as it adapted to dramatically expanding changes, ballooning medical knowledge and societal needs, new student expectations, and intense financial constraints in healthcare—plus a pandemic.  All the while an alarming trend was brewing, one that Dr. Sanfilippo knew was only going to get worse. The medical scholar put his focus, dedication, and expertise to work, and a new journey began. “The Doctors We Need” lays out a plan that defines opportunities to better align medical education with the needs of contemporary society.  Dr. Sanfilippo’s mandate was to find a practical path to accessible healthcare for all Canadians.

“The Doctors We Need” is a call to action.  It’s an exposé on the harsh realities Canadians face every day.  Dr. Sanfilippo writes with elegance, wit, and empathy, while bringing home the seriousness of the healthcare pressures facing Canada.  He illuminates how our legacy for recruiting, educating, and promoting hyper-specialization in medicine has failed to adapt to the basic healthcare needs Canadians should expect.  Dr. Sanfilippo takes readers through compelling, hard-lived, real-life accounts, illustrating the impact of outdated selection and training methods on doctor shortages and why current approaches fail to produce doctors with the diverse skills needed today, again…. failing Canadians.  “The Doctors We Need” is a groundbreaking book that doesn’t just diagnose the problem, it prescribes solutions that alter incentives for decision-makers and embraces a new path for aspiring family physicians. Dr. Sanfilippo proposes innovative reforms in three critical areas that should be looked at as a warning sign of what’s to come if changes to our healthcare system are not made. Dr. Sanfilippo proposes innovative reforms in doctor selection, medical training, and education in the healthcare workplace. In a nation proud of its pledge to universal healthcare—despite massive investments in medical education and institutions—the startling reality is … over six million Canadians lack a family doctor.  This is completely unacceptable but it is our reality.  “The Doctors We Need” challenges Canadians, medical schools, and our political leaders to endorse urgent, disruptive change in the face of clear and present needs. …. “We need to think differently.”

The Doctors We Need offers a practical roadmap for ensuring every Canadian has access to quality primary care. Essential reading for anyone concerned about the future of healthcare in Canada, this book provides the blueprint for transforming our medical system to truly serve all Canadians.

“The Doctors We Need” by Dr. Tony Sanfilippo (published by Sutherland House Experts) is available now for pre-sale.  Release date November 26, 2024.

https://www.amazon.com/Doctors-Need-Imagining-Physician-Recruitment/dp/1738396460

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Prince Harry in Vancouver as Invictus Games school program launches online

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VANCOUVER – Prince Harry is in Vancouver for the launch of a campaign to raise awareness of the Invictus Games among children and youth, one day after surprising Canadian football fans by appearing at the Grey Cup in the city.

The prince visited Vancouver-area elementary and high school students at Seaforth Armoury.

The visit comes as the Invictus Games launches a lessons program for students from kindergarten to Grade 12, making educational resources on the event’s history and purpose available online.

Prince Harry founded the Invictus Games for wounded, injured and sick veterans and other service personnel about a decade ago, and the games will next be held in Vancouver and Whistler in February.

After meeting the students and engaging in a short game of sitting volleyball on the floor of the armoury, Prince Harry told the crowd the school program could help the Invictus Games “go even wider” and “into schools in Canada and hopefully around the world.”

The prince made a surprise appearance at the Grey Cup game at BC Place Stadium on Sunday, waving to the crowd and giving an interview before joining B.C. Lions owner Amar Doman on the field.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 18, 2024.

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Fall storm could bring ‘hurricane force’ winds to B.C.

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VANCOUVER – Environment Canada is warning about an intensifying storm that is expected to bring powerful winds to Vancouver Island and the British Columbia coast this week.

Matt MacDonald, the lead forecaster for the BC Wildfire Service, says models predict “explosive cyclogenesis,” which is also known as a bomb cyclone, materializing Tuesday night.

Such storms are caused by a rapid drop in atmospheric pressure at the centre of a storm system that results in heavy rain and high winds.

MacDonald says in a social media post that B.C. coastal inlets could see “hurricane force” winds of more than 118 km/h and create waves up to nine metres off Washington and Oregon.

Environment Canada posted a special weather statement saying the storm will develop off the coast of Vancouver Island on Tuesday, bringing high winds and heavy rain to some areas starting in the afternoon.

It says the weather system may cause downed trees, travel delays and power outages, adding that peak winds are expected for most areas Tuesday night, though the severe weather is likely to continue into Wednesday.

B.C. has been hit by a series of powerful fall storms, including an atmospheric river that caused flash flooding in Metro Vancouver in mid-October.

A lightning storm overnight and early Monday covered parts of Metro Vancouver in hail.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 18, 2024.

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CBP Announces New Hours for Border Crossing Locations

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CHAMPLAIN, N.Y. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in collaboration with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), will adjust hours of operation for 38 ports of entry (POEs) along the U.S. northern border, beginning at midnight, Jan. 6, 2025.

This will allow CBP to enhance border security while facilitating legitimate cross-border trade and travel. CBP officers will be deployed to busier ports of entry, enabling the agency to use its resources most effectively for its critical national security and border security missions.

These adjustments formalize current operating hours that have been in effect for more than four years at 13 ports of entry across the northern border, with eight ports of entry expanding hours. A small number of ports will see reduced hours in an effort to continually align resources to operational realities. Travelers who use these affected crossing locations will have other options within a reasonable driving distance.

Importantly, these adjustments have been made in close coordination with CBSA, to ensure aligned operational hours that further enhance the security of both countries.

CBP continually monitors operations, traffic patterns and volume, and analyzes the best use of resources to better serve the traveling public. CBP will remain engaged with local and regional stakeholders, as well as communities to ensure consistent communication and to address concerns.

The vast majority of the 118 northern border ports of entry will continue to operate at existing hours, including many with 24/7 operations. Locate ports of entry and access border wait times here.

The following are the new permanent POE hours of operation for select New York POEs:

  • Chateauguay, NY                 new hours of operation – 6 am to 6 pm
  • Trout River, NY                   new hours of operation – 6 am to 6 pm
  • Rouses Point, NY                 new hours of operation – 8 am to 8 pm
  • Overton Corners, NY            new hours of operation – 6 am to 10 pm

Again, these changes will go into effect beginning at midnight, January 6, 2025.

Below is a listing of each location with the closest border crossing that will remain open 24/7 for appropriate commercial and passenger traffic:

  • Chateauguay, NY –                closest 24/7 port: Fort Covington – 27 miles
  • Trout River, NY –                   closest 24/7 port: Fort Covington – 11 miles
  • Rouses Point, NY –                closest 24/7 port: Champlain – 8 miles
  • Overton Corners, NY –           closest 24/7 port: Champlain – 5 miles

For additional information or to contact a port of entry, please visit CBP.gov.

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For more on Customs and Border Protection’s mission at our nation’s ports of entry with CBP officers and along U.S. borders with Border Patrol agents, please visit the Border Security section of the CBP website.

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