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What's New?

• Practice U is live with career-focused information for residents or licensed physicians entering into practice in Ontario.
• Ontario Telemedicine Network launches web-based telemedicine service.
• What makes today's medical students and residents tick?
• Income Stabilization program changes: INFOBulletin 11017.
• Physician supply is increasing twice as quickly as the Canadian population.
• Looking to recruit?
  Nurses and doctors are searching on HFOJobs now. Are your positions there? Contact your local Community Partnership Coordinator for help in posting your vacancies.
  
  Don’t forget, Recruiter U has great information on recruitment, retention and much more.
• Good reading
  Where did medical students find their residency matches?

Upcoming Events

• Economic Developers Council of Ontario Conference (EDCO)
  Jan. 31-Feb. 2, 2012—Toronto, ON
• FRMQ Outside Quebec Career Fair
  Feb. 16, 2012—Montreal, QC
• Canadian Paediatric Review
  Mar. 27-30, 2012—Hamilton, ON
• Docs on Ice
  Mar. 29-April 1, 2012—
  Peterborough, ON
• Canadian General Surgery Review
  April 13-15, 2012—Mississauga, ON
• Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA) Annual Meeting
  April 25-27, 2012—Kenora, ON
• Rural Ontario Medical Program (ROMP) Workshop
  Spring 2012—TBC
• 2012 Society of Rural Physicians of Canada (SRPC) Rural and Remote Medicine Course
  April 26-28, 2012—Whistler, B.C.
• Canadian Association of Staff Physician Recruiters (CASPR) Annual Conference
  April 30-May 1, 2012—Ottawa, ON

Regional Updates

• PracticeOntario@Western is growing with 57 first-year family medicine residents already registered and eager to find a practice opportunity in Ontario. This is an increase of 22 from last year.
• Listowel and North Perth have been approved to hire a health-care recruiter for their area.
• Welcomes:
  
  - Recruiter Peggy Zeppieri confirms that new ER doctor Steve MacKinnon will join the Southampton Emergency Department next summer. He is from the University of Toronto.
  
  - Family doctor Yvonne MacDonald has started at the West Elgin Community Health Centre.
  
  - Dr Jennifer Jeffries has joined the Dr Russell Hall Family Health Centre in Norwich.
  
  - Dr Jay Bajanerjee, anesthesiologist, has started at The Hanover and District Hospital.
  
  - Dr Fahamia Koudra, family physician, joined the Goderich Family Health Team in August and is a great help in the obstetrical department.
  
  - Family physicians Dr Anje Kluz and Dr Agnes Kluz joined Seaforth’s medical staff in October bringing the number of family physicians to eight. They are from Regina, Saskatchewan.
  
  - Dr Loretta Seevaratnam, family physician, is a welcome addition to the Clinton medical team. She started Dec. 1, 2011.
• The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care recently announced funding to support the provincial Primary Care Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) Lead Pilot Program. The creation of the Primary Care LHIN Lead role is intended to strengthen and focus the efforts that local primary care providers and LHINs have made to date to address local challenges. The new Primary Care LHIN lead for South West LHIN will be announced soon.