Background The scope of practice of general surgeons in Canada is highly variable. The
objective of this study was to examine the demographic characteristics of general surgeons …

Context: Over the past 25 years, the attrition of small volume rural surgery programs across
Western Canada has been significant and sustained. The'Joint position paper on rural …

Background: Rural general surgeons perform many procedures outside the conventional
scope of the specialty. Unique to British Columbia, the Rural Practice Subsidiary Agreement …

Objectives: To explore the knowledge, practice, barriers and reported self-confidence of
family medicine (FM) residents in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in performing minor …

Background The attrition of small volume rural surgery programs across Western Canada
has been significant and sustained over the past 25 years. 1, 2 Aside from loss of local …

An article discussing a proposed curriculum to provide surgical training to family phys icians
is included in this issue of the journal. 1 We decided to publish it with accompanying com …

Abstract Introduction: Rural, remote, indigenous, and circumpolar populations have worse
health outcomes when compared with their urban counterparts. Little is known about the …

1. Malik A, Bell CM, Stukel TA, et al. Recurrence of inguinal hernias repaired in a large
hernia surgical specialty hospital and general hospitals in Ontario, Canada. Can J Surg …

There is no question Canada and other large parts of the world have difficulty providing
adequate care. Rural and not so rural communities are lacking total health care coverage …

Il ne fait aucun doute qu'au Canada et dans d'autres grandes régions du monde, on a du
mal à offrir des soins adéquats. Bien des communautés plus ou moins rurales n'ont pas …